Viral Video Of Debt-Hit Farmer Pulling Plough Moves Minister To Clear His Rs 42,500 Loan
The video had evoked tremendous empathy from netizens for the plight of 75-year-old Ambadas Pawar, a resident of Hadolti village in Ahmedpur tehsil.
In a commending move, Maharashtra minister Babasaheb Patil on Saturday cleared a farmer's loan of Rs 42,500 after a video of the debt-hit farmer pulling a plough all by himself to till his field in Latur district went viral on social media platforms.
In the now viral video, the farmer, identified as 75-year-old Ambadas Pawar, a resident of Hadolti village in Ahmedpur tehsil, was seen pulling a plough all by himself on a dry patch of land with his wife by his side in the absence of oxen due to financial constraints. The video had evoked tremendous empathy from netizens for their plight.
With no means to hire oxen or tractors that cost nearly Rs 2,500 per day, Pawar had said that he and his wife had turned into human ploughs.
After coming across the heartbreaking visual, the state's cooperation minister, Babasaheb Patil, reached out to the poor farmer and promised to repay his pending crop loan, according to the government press release.
Pawar had an outstanding loan of Rs 42,500 from the Hadolti Multi-purpose Cooperative Society. Patil visited the village on Saturday to hand over the amount to the society's office-bearers and instructed them to issue a clearance certificate to Pawar.
The minister said the government is determined to address farmers' problems and is implementing various welfare schemes to improve their conditions.
On Friday, the Latur district unit of Krantikari Shetkari Sanghatana presented Pawar, who owns 2.5 acres of land, with a pair of bullocks. The bovine animals were brought to his house in Hadolti in a procession amid music and dance.
A charitable trust from Telangana also visited Pawar and handed over a cheque of Rs 1 lakh as direct financial aid.
(With inputs from PTI)
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July 05, 2025, 23:39 IST
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