Maha govt asks co-op banks not to collect farm-loans

According to the Times of India report, the Maharashtra govt has asked Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank and district central cooperative banks to stop collecting farm loans in scarcity affected areas in a bid to offer some relief to farmers.

Nearly 23 thousand farmers are expected to benefit from the relief measure. Vidharbha and Marathwada regions of Maharashtra are reeling from a scarcity condition.