Prison no bar: 56 jailed farmers' loans waived due to social workers

Nagpur | Monday | 18th June, 2018

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Farmers by profession, they applied for loan waivers after social workers and collectorate officials told them about their eligibility.The applications were made online, with the help of social workers. MUMBAI: The state government's loan waiver scheme has perhaps found the unlikeliest of beneficiaries, though on second thoughts it all seems to add up. Of course, the rejected prisoners can apply again. "While visiting Nagpur jail to ensure that the prisoners there had basic amenities, our officials noticed that there were some farmers among them with unpaid loans. The lucky ones are 56 prisoners lodged in the Nagpur and Nashik central jails..