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Crop loans waived for farmers holding less than 5 acres of land
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Crop loans taken from cooperative banks by farmers holding less than 5 acres of land will be completely waived.
From the manifesto: Porul (Wealth) › 5. Welfare of Farmers, Agricultural Labourers and Fisherfolk › A. Farmers' Welfare, see page 43
Where it standsFormal order
Formal order on 25 May 2026.
The government ordered a crop loan waiver for specific farmers who borrowed from cooperative banks.
So far
Waiving crop loans up to Rs 75,000 for 14,43,504 farmers
Not yet seen
The waiver is restricted to loans up to Rs 75,000 rather than being a complete waiver.
Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them.
Documents behind this
- 17 Aug 2026 · Press releaseDIPR press release 22347
- The government decided to provide a full waiver for crop loans up to 75,000 rupees, a maximum waiver of 75,000 rupees for loans between 75,000 and 1,00,000 rupees, and a maximum waiver of 35,000 rupees for loans above 1,00,000 rupees.
- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speechRevised Budget speech 2026-27, page 3
- The Government has implemented a loan waiver for farmers through co-operative societies.
- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speechRevised Budget speech 2026-27, page 34
- The Government has ordered the waiver of agricultural loans amounting to Rs.5,932 crore, benefiting 14.43 lakh farmers.
- 27 Jul 2026 · Press releaseDIPR press release 22227
- The government has ordered the waiver of crop loans worth approximately Rs 6,000 crore for 14.43 lakh farmers.
- 19 Jun 2026 · Government orderG.O.(Ms) No.44 (Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department)
- The government sanctioned a crop loan waiver of approximately Rs. 5,932.23 crore for 14,43,504 farmers who availed crop loans from co-operative banks between 01.05.2025 and 28.02.2026.
- The government ordered the release of interest accrued on crop loans from 01.03.2026 until the date of release of the waiver amount.
- The government approved an additional appropriation of Rs. 5,932,23,00,000 for the crop loan waiver scheme to be allocated in the 2026-2027 Revised Budget Estimates.
- The Government of Tamil Nadu will disburse the outstanding eligible waiver amount to cooperative societies within 45 days.
- The Government will provide interest on the waiver amount for the period from 01.03.2026 until the date of release of said amount to cooperative institutions.
- Cooperative societies must issue a Loan Waiver Certificate to members who have fully received the waiver and have no outstanding dues.
- Details of farmers eligible for loan waiver must be displayed on notice boards of cooperative societies, particularly at Village Panchayat and Village Administrative offices.
- The final list of eligible beneficiaries for the waiver must be published region-wise on the website.
- 16 Jun 2026 · Press releaseDIPR press release 21969
- The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has ordered a complete waiver of crop loans for small, marginal, and other large farmers who received loans of up to Rs 75,000 from cooperative banks between May 1, 2025, and February 28, 2026.
- 25 May 2026 · Press releaseDIPR press release 21798
- The government has ordered a crop loan waiver for farmers who obtained loans from cooperative banks between 01.05.2025 and 28.02.2026.
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