India

Farmers' suicide

Government enables farmers secure loan upto Rs 3 lakh at 4% interest through KCC scheme

In an intent to free farmers from the clutches of money lenders, the government introduced the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme to enable farmers to secure loans up to Rs 3 lakh at a 4% interest rate on the condition of timely repayment. The government has set an estimate of Rs 20,000 crore which will be utilized to sanction loans to KCC cardholders. Mar 2, 2020
Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik

Amulya Patnaik: The officer who failed his forces, his people

His tenures before becoming Commissioner of Delhi Police has been fairly quiet. He was respected for his "honesty" and "sense of judgment". But the series of events that occurred towards the end of his tenure proved his spinelessness, failing to protect even his own forces and the people of Delhi. Mar 1, 2020
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