
The Lok Sabha is likely to discuss the CAG report on the farm loan waiver scheme on Thursday. On Wednesday, the House was adjourned after repeated ruckus by the Opposition. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had promised stringent action against defaulters. ...

10:34 AM, Mar 07, 2013

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday assured that action will be taken if irregularities are found in the farm loan waiver scheme. The Prime Minister's statement in the Rajya Sabha came after loud protests by the Opposition in the House. The Lok Sabha, too, witnessed a demand from the Opposition to discuss the CAG report on farm loan waiver scheme. ...

12:38 PM, Mar 06, 2013

The Lok Sabha was adjourned on Wednesday after uproar over alleged scam in farm loan waiver scheme. The CAG report which was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday had criticised the scheme's implementation, citing lapses in 22 per cent of the cases. ...

11:40 AM, Mar 06, 2013

The BJP on Tuesday alleged that nearly 34 lakh farmers had been denied their right under the loan waiver scheme of the UPA government and demanded a CBI inquiry to unearth the real extent of the "massive scam". ...

02:07 AM, Mar 06, 2013

The CAG report which was tabled in Parliament earlier on Tuesday criticised the scheme's implementation, citing lapses in 22 per cent of the cases. ...

10:48 PM, Mar 05, 2013

The CAG report which was tabled in Parliament earlier on Tuesday criticised the scheme's implementation, citing lapses in 22 per cent of the cases. ...

10:40 PM, Mar 05, 2013

The UPA government is in more trouble. The Comptroller and Auditor General published a draft report on the farm loan waiver scheme alleging misuse of funds. According to the report, 25 per cent beneficiaries of the scheme did not get the intended benefit. ...

08:03 AM, Jan 26, 2013