Punjab Cabinet waives off loan worth Rs 67 crore of 4,750 Dalit families - The Tribune

Punjab Cabinet waives off loan worth Rs 67 crore of 4,750 Dalit families - The Tribune

Loan waiver was announced by teh Finance Minister in March this year, when he presented his Budget.

Punjab Cabinet approves Rs 67.84 crore loan waiver for 4,727 Dalit families

The Punjab Cabinet, in a meeting held on Tuesday, chaired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, sanctioned a proposal to waive loans amounting to Rs 67.84 crore.  These loans were taken by 4,727 beneficiaries — including members of the Scheduled Castes (SC) and persons with disabilities (Divyangjan) — from the Punjab Scheduled Castes Land Development and Finance Corporation (PSCFC). Chief Minister Mann confirmed that the waiver would apply to loans d…

Loan Waiver Brings Relief to Thousands of Families Grappling With Fin Burden: Harpal Cheema

Chandigarh, June 3, 2025 (Yes Punjab News) Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema expressed heartfelt gratitude to Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal for the Punjab Cabinet’s landmark decision to waive off the outstanding loan of Rs 68 crore for 4,727 poor Scheduled Caste families, owed to the Punjab Scheduled Castes Land Development and Finance Corporation as of March 31, 2020. He said tha…