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57.98 crore from state cooperative banks and 1,078 farmers will be provided a waiver of Rs. So far, it has provided a debt waiver of Rs 3,445 crore to over 4 lakh marginal farmers.Bhardwaj said of the 11,328 farmers, 10,250 will be provided a waiver of Rs. In all, it plans to spend Rs 9,500 crore on the populist initiative. 13.36 crore from nationalised banks. BATHINDA: Chief minister Amarinder Singh will launch his government’s debt waiver scheme for small farmers, who have landholdings between 2.5 and 5 acres, from Mehraj, his ancestral village in Bathinda, on January 22.So far, the state government has provided partial debt waivers to marginal farmers in the state.A source in the state government said debt waivers totalling Rs 71.34 crore would be extended to 11,328 small farmers in Bathinda district Bathinda deputy commissioner Praneet Bhardwaj and SSP Nanak Singh , along with officials of various departments, took stock of preparations for the function at Mehraj grain market on Wednesday.Congress, after forming coming to power in the state, had announced farm debt waiver of up to Rs 2 lakh for 10.25 lakh marginal and small farmers who are under debt..