Maharashtra releases third list of 3.51 lakh farmers under Puneashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Loan Waiver Scheme

Key facts

• The Maharashtra government released the third list of 3,51,192 farmers eligible under the Puneashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Loan Waiver Scheme on October 12, taking the total published eligible farmers to 24.67 lakh for Aadhaar authentication.
• Under the scheme, crop loans disbursed between April 1, 2019, and March 31, 2025, overdue as of September 30, 2025, and unpaid as of March 31, 2026, are eligible for a waiver of up to ₹2 lakh, including restructured and re-restructured loans.
• Banks uploaded details of 31.17 lakh overdue loan accounts on the scheme's portal; the first list of 16.96 lakh farmers was released on July 24 and the second list of 4.20 lakh on September 11.
• Of the third list, 2,06,450 farmers are from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division, 85,076 from Amravati, 30,738 from Nagpur, 14,244 from Nashik, 11,928 from Pune and 2,756 from Konkan division.
• Interest and other charges accruing from April 1, 2026, onwards will be waived, and loans of farmers with dues exceeding ₹2 lakh will be fully settled under the government's 'haircut' policy.
• Eligible farmers must verify outstanding dues and complete Aadhaar authentication at Aaple Seva Kendras, after which the waiver amount will be credited to their loan accounts; a standard operating procedure issued on August 19 covers farmers who died, are elderly, or cannot provide fingerprints.
• State Cooperation Minister Babasaheb Patil made the announcement regarding the scheme.