At a time when suicides among farmers in Madhya Pradesh are hitting the headlines , the revelation that ,tens of thousands of fake farmers have benefitted from the 0 percent interest farm loan scheme of the state govt has set tongues wagging, reports Times of India.
RTI queries have ferreted out the information that interest subsidies meant for marginal farmers were embezzled by co-operative banks in the name of 1,77,956 ‘ghost’ farmers.
Considering thousands of farmers have committed suicides in Madhya Pradesh over the last few years, the scam needs a thorough probe, say sources.