Punjab CM launches anti-drugs drive, farm loan waiver second phase on I-Day

Chandigarh | Friday | 17th August, 2018

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Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh inspects the parade on 72nd Independence Day at Guru Nanak Dev Stadium in Ludhiana on Wednesday. (Express photo/Gurmeet Singh) Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh inspects the parade on 72nd Independence Day at Guru Nanak Dev Stadium in Ludhiana on Wednesday. A total of 10.25 lakh farmers will be benefitted through the loan waiver scheme as per our election manifesto,” the CM said, while addressing people at the stadium. In the second phase, 1.5 lakh marginal farmers will be benefitted, said the CM. Already Rs 1,710 crore loan, taken by three lakh marginal farmers from cooperative societies, has been waived..