Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi announced on Friday that farmers will be given a loan waiver of upto Rs 2 lakh and that land mortgages will also be waived in the next 10 days. "The Punjab government has decided to waive loans of farmers who have loans upto Rs 2 lakh on their heads. The land mortgage will also be waived. The amount will be deposited in the accounts of farmers in the next 10-15 days. Rs 2,000 crore has been set aside for farmers," Charanjit Singh Channi said in a press conference on Friday.

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi announced on Friday that farmers will be given a loan waiver of upto Rs 2 lakh and that land mortgages will also be waived in the next 10 days. "The Punjab government has decided to waive loans of farmers who have loans upto Rs 2 lakh on their heads. The land mortgage will also be waived. The amount will be deposited in the accounts of farmers in the next 10-15 days. Rs 2,000 crore has been set aside for farmers," Charanjit Singh Channi said in a press conference on Friday.