Rs 2 lakh crop loan waiver immediately after forming the government
“కాంగ్రెస్ ప్రభుత్వం ఏర్పడిన వెంటనే రూ. 2 లక్షల రైతు రుణమాఫీ.”English: “Rs 2 lakh crop loan waiver as soon as the Congress government is formed.”
The verdict
The waiver was paid in three phases in July-August 2024: Rs 17,869 crore to 22.2 lakh farmers (later reported as about Rs 20,617 crore to 25 lakh). The June 2024 cabinet estimate was 47 lakh farmers and Rs 31,000 crore; loans above Rs 2 lakh need the excess repaid first.
Rule applied: Partially kept: 50–74% of the target met → 5
Evidence timeline
- News22 Jun 2024· The South FirstsupportsTelangana cabinet approves Rs 2 lakh crop loan waiver, to benefit 47 lakh farmers ↗
“The waiver would benefit 47 lakh farmers, he said”
- News6 Oct 2024· The MooknayaksupportsCongress Guarantee is a Golden Guarantee: Telangana CM Counters PM Modi's Claims on Crop Loan Waiver Implementation ↗
“the Congress government has successfully waived off loans of up to ₹2 lakh for 22,22,067 farmers, amounting to ₹17,869.22 crore”
- News18 Aug 2025· The South FirstsupportsTelangana Congress government: A long list of unkept promises ↗
“Roughly ₹20,617 crore has been disbursed to 25 lakh farmers in tranches, but delays and errors in beneficiary lists reduced its impact.”
More agriculture promises from this manifesto
Rythu Bharosa: Rs 15,000 per acre a year to farmers and tenant farmers
“Rs 15,000 per acre, after GST: Government Scaled-down Total.”
Rythu Bharosa: Rs 12,000 a year to agricultural labourers
Board laga hai: kaam chalu hai. Hum bhi dekh rahe hain.
Rs 500 per quintal bonus on paddy
Glass aadha bhara hai. Ya aadha khaali. Depends kaun puch raha hai.
Promise ID inc-tg-2023-014 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON