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Drought and famine compensation, loan-recovery deferral and interest waiver

Indian National Congress · Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election 2023

Last updated 18 Jun 2026

What does this status mean?

Implementation is progressing towards the commitment.

Status describes delivery. Confidence describes how strong the available evidence is.

Original manifesto wording

“To offer reasonable compensation during drought and famine situations for the loss of agricultural produce. To postpone the recovery of distressed loans and waive complete interest.”

From the Indian National Congress manifestoView Manifestop.13

Our Assessment

On track. The promise was to offer reasonable compensation during drought and famine for crop loss, postpone recovery of distressed loans, and waive complete interest. After 223 taluks were declared drought-affected in 2023, the state disbursed input-subsidy compensation to farmers on a large scale (via the Parihara direct-benefit-transfer mechanism) and in 2025 released a further Rs 1,033.60 crore top-up to 14.24 lakh farmers; co-operative banks were also directed to defer loan recovery and refrain from attaching defaulting farmers' properties. Active, substantial delivery on compensation and loan-recovery relief; the specific 'waive complete interest' element is not separately confirmed, and much crop-loss compensation draws on central SDRF/NDRF funds.