601 Gondia farmers in fourth loan waiver list, Rs 4.28 crore fixed for their accounts

Gondia, October 26: The fourth list under the Maharashtra government's Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Farmer Debt Relief Scheme 2026 was issued on October 22. It includes a total of 601 eligible farmers of Gondia district. The total loan waiver fixed for their loan accounts is Rs 4,28,94,268.

In the break-up, the fourth list of the Gondia District Central Cooperative Bank has 305 farmers, with a waiver of Rs 1,72,23,320. For 296 farmers of the other banks, the amount is Rs 2,56,70,947.43. Together, the figure for the district's 601 farmers comes to Rs 4,28,94,268.43.

As per the government resolution, a waiver of up to Rs 2 lakh is being given. It applies to crop loans and to restructured or re-restructured loans. The condition is that the loan was disbursed between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2025, remained outstanding on September 30, 2025, and was not repaid by March 31, 2026.

On the portal built by MahaIT for the scheme, banks have uploaded details of a total of 31.17 lakh outstanding loan accounts. Of these, Rs 13,275 crore has been credited to the loan accounts of the 15.85 lakh eligible beneficiaries whose Aadhaar authentication has been completed.

The three earlier lists had 16,96,201, 4,19,737 and 3,51,192 farmers respectively. Across the three lists, a total of 24,67,130 farmers have been covered.

The fourth list of October 22 has 1,15,697 eligible farmers from across the state. These are farmers who hold crop loan accounts with more than one bank and whose outstanding amount is less than Rs 2 lakh. The list will be displayed at the concerned bank branch, the development society and the gram panchayat.

Eligible farmers of Gondia district have been asked to check their names on the list and get Aadhaar authentication done at the nearest Aaple Seva Kendra. Once authentication is complete, the waiver amount will be credited to the concerned loan account.

The outstanding amount counted for the waiver is the position as of March 31, 2026. Interest and other charges after April 1, 2026 will be waived. Farmers should therefore check the outstanding amount in their loan account as of March 31, 2026 and complete the Aadhaar authentication process.

For beneficiaries who have died, are elderly, or whose fingerprints cannot be registered, the government issued a separate standard operating procedure (SOP) on August 19, 2026. Such eligible beneficiaries should complete the process accordingly. Eligible farmers of Gondia have been urged to check their names in the fourth list and get Aadhaar authentication done on time to benefit from the scheme.