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Punjab: Farmers demand loan waiver; block Amritsar- Delhi railway route
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Farmers in Punjab on Friday as mark of protest blocked Amritsar- Delhi\">Amritsar- Delhi railway route at Manawala near Amritsar demanding their loans to be waived off.
Amritsar: Farmers in Punjab on Friday as mark of protest blocked Amritsar- Delhi">Amritsar- Delhi railway route at Manawala near Amritsar demanding their loans to be waived off.
Earlier on June 21, farmers in Ludhiana staged a protest on National Highway (NH-1) demanding a loan waiver.
On June 19, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh had announced a total waiver of entire crop loans up to Rs. 2 lakh for small and marginal farmers up to five acres, and a flat Rs. 2 lakh relief for all other marginal farmers, irrespective of their loan amount.
Making the announcements during his speech in the Vidhan Sabha, the Chief Minister said the move would benefit a total of 10.25 lakh farmers, including 8.75 lakh farmers up to 5 acres.
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