Tamil Nadu crop loan waiver expanded: 2.38 lakh farmers to get additional ₹40,000 relief

Direct fact

In September 2026, the Tamil Nadu government issued an order to extend crop loan waiver relief to 2.38 lakh farmers who had borrowed between ₹75,001 and ₹1 lakh, adding another ₹40,000 per farmer and taking the total waiver to ₹75,000.

Key specifics

• 2.38 lakh farmers are covered in the latest waiver expansion.
• Each eligible farmer will get an additional ₹40,000 waiver.
• The total crop loan waiver per farmer becomes ₹75,000.
• The government has earmarked an additional ₹953 crore for this expansion.
• The earlier waiver covered 14.43 lakh farmers and loans worth ₹5,932 crore in cooperative banks.

Exam lens

Question type: Tamil Nadu government scheme and budgetary current affairs. TNPSC may ask about 2.38 lakh farmers, ₹953 crore additional allocation, and the final waiver ceiling of ₹75,000.