# Maharashtra releases Rs 5,027 crore loan waiver to 6.2 lakh farmers 2026-08-08T06:12:00+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Maharashtra government has begun disbursing the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar loan waiver, releasing Rs 5,027 crore directly into the bank accounts of 6.2 lakh farmers on Friday. The scheme, a promise from the 2024 assembly election manifesto, covers short-term crop loans up to Rs 2 lakh taken between April 2019 and March 2025. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said 80% of such rollouts proceed quickly, but remaining cases face delays due to duplicate accounts or errors in names and numbers. Of the 18-19 lakh accounts initially identified, around 12 lakh were sent back for verification. The Times of India reports the scheme targets an estimated 54.6 lakh farmers, while The Hindu notes that Aadhaar authentication of 12.10 lakh loan accounts had been completed by August 6. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - thehindu.com Tags: Devendra Fadnavis, direct benefit transfer, election promise, Farmers, loan waiver, Maharashtra Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/maharashtra-loan-waiver-rs-5027-crore-released-to-6-2-lakh-farmers/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/maharashtra-loan-waiver-rs-5027-crore-released-to-6-2-lakh-farmers/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.