Chandigarh, December 10:- Providing a big relief to the farmers associated with the Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PAX) of the state, Haryana Chief Minister Mr. Naib Singh Saini announced a one-time settlement scheme for the settlement of outstanding payment loans. This scheme will be applicable till March 31, 2026. Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Mr. Shyam Singh Rana was also present on this occasion.
The Chief Minister was addressing a press conference organized at the Civil Secretariat on Wednesday. Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Mr. Shyam Singh Rana was also present on this occasion.
The Chief Minister said that he, as the Finance Minister, had announced to bring a scheme under the settlement of outstanding payment loans of farmers by PAX in the Budget Session 2025-26. Accordingly, this scheme has been brought today.
He said that under this scheme, if the farmers who take loans from PAX deposit the principal amount of their loans in the accounts of the committee, then their entire outstanding interest will be waived. Under this scheme, interest of Rs 2,266 crore will be waived off for 6,81,182 farmers and poor laborers of the state.
The Chief Minister said that this scheme is for all those indebted farmers who have taken crop loans, cultivator loans or shopkeeper loans, which have become due on September 30, 2024, they can take advantage of this scheme.
Apart from this, the families of 2.25 lakh deceased farmers can also take advantage of this scheme. If their heirs deposit the principal amount, then they will also get the benefit of interest waiver. This amount is about Rs 900 crore.
The Chief Minister said that under this scheme, after depositing the principal amount in the committee, the farmers can take a new loan in three installments for their next crop after a month.
On this occasion, Revenue and Disaster Management Department and Financial Commissioner Dr. Sumita Mishra, Town and Country Planning Department Additional Chief Secretary Mr. AK Singh, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Mr. Arun Kumar Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary to the Cooperation Department Mr. Vijender Kumar, Special Secretary to Revenue and Disaster Management Department Mr. Prabhjot Singh, Director of the Agriculture Department Mr. Rajnarayan Kaushik, Director of the Town and Country Planning Department Mr. Amit Khatri, Deputy Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Mr. Yashpal, Director General of the Information, Public Relations, Language and Culture Department Mr. Partha Gupta, Additional Director (Administration) Mrs. Varsha Khangwal, Media Secretary to the Chief Minister Mr. Praveen Atre were present.