Chandigarh, Dec 10 (PTI) Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday announced a One-Time Settlement (OTS) scheme for farmers, clearing the outstanding overdue loans of the state’s Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS).

The scheme will remain in effect until March 31, 2026.

As the finance minister, he had proposed a scheme for the settlement of overdue loans owed by farmers to PACS during the 2025-26 budget session, and today the government has formally launched this initiative, Saini said. Show Full Article

Under the scheme, if farmers, who have taken loans from PACS, deposit the principal amount of their loans into the societies’ accounts, their entire outstanding interest will be waived.

This interest waiver amounts to Rs 2,266 crore, benefiting 6,81,182 farmer

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