@article {article852, title = {Loan waivers are a double-edged sword}, author = {Ganga Narayan Rath}, journal = {Foundation of The Billion Press}, date = 2020-06-09, year = 2020, url = https://www.thebillionpress.org/columns/economy/loan-waivers-are-double-edged-sword-852, Abstract = {The first recorded instance of granting loans to peasants in medieval India dates back to the regime of Muhammad-bin-Tughluq (1325-51) when, to ameliorate the distress suffered by villagers, Taccavi loans were advanced. } }