%A K. G. Karmakar %T Agricultural distress or voter stress? A tale of useless loan waivers %! Agricultural distress or voter stress? A tale of useless loan waivers %X Learned people in various committees and commissions have prepared voluminous reports but why does the agriculture sector continue to be in distress? Why are farmers committing suicide especially after the World Bank–inspired 1992 wave of financial reforms? Let us examine whether we need a second Green Revolution or an Evergreen Revolution or a Universal Income Transfer Scheme. %U https://www.thebillionpress.org/columns/economy/agricultural-distress-or-voter-stress-tale-useless-loan-waivers-1350