Second List of 3.55 Lakh Farmers Released for Loan Waiver
Mumbai / Pune : The Maharashtra government has released the second list of 3,55,614 eligible farmers for Aadhaar authentication under the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Farmers’ Loan Waiver Scheme-2026.
Cooperation Minister Babasaheb Patil urged eligible farmers to check their names in the district-wise and bank-wise list and complete Aadhaar authentication at the nearest Aaple Sarkar Seva Kendra without delay.
The first list included 16.96 lakh eligible beneficiaries. Of these, 12.58 lakh farmers have completed Aadhaar authentication, and loan waiver amounts totalling ₹10,114.90 crore have been credited to their loan accounts.
The scheme provides loan waiver of up to ₹2 lakh for eligible crop loans and restructured loans meeting the prescribed conditions. The second list includes 1,95,899 beneficiaries from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division, 71,796 from Amravati, 34,520 from Nagpur, 25,471 from Nashik, 23,117 from Pune and 4,811 from Konkan.
Farmers in the second list have been advised to verify their outstanding loan amount as of March 31, 2026 and complete the Aadhaar authentication process. The waiver amount will be credited to their respective loan accounts after successful authentication.
“Under the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Farmers’ Loan Waiver Scheme-2026, the second list comprising 3,55,614 eligible farmers has been released. Eligible farmers should verify their names in the list and complete the Aadhaar authentication process at the earliest. The list has been published district-wise and bank-wise and will also be made available at the concerned bank branches, development societies and gram panchayats,”
- Babasaheb Patil, State Cooperation Minister, Maharashtra
