Loan waiver by Yedyurappa govt to help 23,507 fishermen

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, July 30, 2019: The decision  of Chief Minister B S Yadiyurappa in his first cabinet meeting to  waive the loans of fishermen  will help as many as 23,507  fishermen of the  three coastal districts who had  an outstanding loan of Rs 60.584 crores during 2017-18 and 2018-19.

BJP MLAs of Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada and Udupi districts led by Udupi MLA Raghupathi Bhat had   met Chief Minister BS  Yadiyurappa and had made an appeal  to waive the loans of fishermen, stated a press release from Mangaluru South MLA  D Vedavyas Kamath.