New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written to RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, urging that the moratorium on repayment of crop loans be extended to December 31 for farmers in Kerala in the wake of floods in the State. The death toll in the Kerala floods is 95, as per Government figures, and over 1.89 lakh people displaced by the deluge since August 8 have taken refuge in 1,118 camps since August 8.
"Almost a year back, Kerala witnessed the worst floods in over a century. I request RBI to take measures to extend the moratorium on repayment of loans by farmers to December 2019," wrote Rahul.
He said the impact of floods is further aggravated by the inability of farmers to repay agricultural loans due to crop loss coupled wi...