Crop loan worth ₹327 crore waived for over 96,000 farmers in Kanniyakumari district, says Collector
Kanniyakumari district has waived ₹327 crore in crop loans for over 96,000 farmers. The District Collector also announced new paddy procurement centers and addressed concerns regarding wildlife damage and infrastructure repairs.
Why it matters
It highlights government intervention in agricultural debt relief and local efforts to improve farming infrastructure.
Kanniyakumari District Collector M. Prathap on Friday said that crop loans amounting to ₹327 crore have been waived, benefitting 96,722 farmers in the district, one of the highest numbers in the State.
He was addressing the farmers’ grievance redress meeting held at Kanniyakumari district collectorate in Nagercoil.
During the meeting farmers raised various issues.
They urged the forest department to take steps to curb the increasing menace of monkey and wild boar damaging agricultural lands. Farmers pointed out that the district has a large number of banana cultivators, next to coconut, and sought measures to export bananas.
Farmers further requested the district administration to increase the number of paddy procurement centres in the district, stating that delays in paddy procurement last year had adversely affected them. They also sought the repair of automatic surplus weir at P.P. Channel.
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