Haryana farmers owe Rs 7,700 crore to coop, mortgage banks

Faridabad | Tuesday | 11th September, 2018

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CHANDIGARH: Farmers of the state owe Rs 1,406.14 crore to Haryana Land Mortgage Bank and Rs 6,301. 31 crore to central cooperative banks of the districts. "The Haryana government can just place the details on record, or else we will raise the issue of farmer debts before the government. "All this is happening at a time when the state government is not able to do justice with farmers by giving good rates for crops," he said. On the other hand, small farmers are harassed in the name of recovery..