<span style="color: #222222;">Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has informed that Rs. 4,807 crore have been deposited into the bank accounts of 7.65 lakh farmers under the Mahatma Phule farm loan waiver scheme.<br />''<br />''Addressing a press conference in Mumbai on Tuesday, Mr. Thackeray said over 35 lakh farmers have uploaded their information on a special portal created for the scheme while authentication of ten lakh beneficiary accounts has been done so far.<br />''<br />''The Chief Minister said loans of farmers whose accounts are linked with Aadhar will be waived off, adding that farmers don't have to stand in queue to get the waiver.<br />''<br />''Talking about his wife Rashmi's appointment as editor of party mouthpiece Saamana, Mr. Thackeray said he had to quit the editor's post after the chief ministership &quot;unexpectedly&quot; came to him. He said Saamana, Shiv Sena and Thackeray can't be separated.</span><br />
News On AIR | March 4, 2020 9:25 AM
Rs. 4,807 crore deposited into bank accounts of 7.65 lakh farmers under farm loan waiver scheme: Maharashtra CM