MP CM Kamal Nath gives nod to farmer loan waiver up to Rs 2 lakh; telecom export body seeks ban on Chinese equipment from Huawei, ZTE; Aadhaar to be voluntary for mobile connections, bank accounts. Watch more in this episode of Business Wrap.

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MP CM Kamal Nath gives nod to farmer loan waiver up to Rs 2 lakhHours after taking charge on Monday, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath cleared a proposal for waiving farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh, fulfilling a promise made by the Congress ahead of the Assembly polls that are widely believed to have tilted the scales its favour. Congress president Rahul Gandhi had promised a farm loan waiver within 10 days of his party coming to power in the state, where it ended the 15-year-long BJP rule....

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The government extended Ujjwala Yojana of providing free LPG connections to all poor households

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath cleared a proposal for waiving farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh, fulfilling a promise made by the Congress