Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has announced a landmark 100% crop loan waiver up to ₹50,000 for small and marginal farmers who borrowed from cooperative banks between May 2025 and February 2026, directly benefiting 14.22 lakh farmers across Tamil Nadu at a cost of ₹2,044 crore. The scheme also offers slab-wise partial waivers for higher loan amounts and a flat ₹5,000 relief for other farmers, prov