Amitabh Bachchan Pays Off Loans Around Rs 4.05 Crores On Behalf Of UP Farmers
Amitabh Bachchan pays off loans around Rs 4.05 Crores on behalf of farmers from Uttar Pradesh and will also invite 70 farmers to visit Mumbai and collect their respective bank letters.
Megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan
has
helped
farmers
of
Uttar
Pradesh
by
paying
off
their
loans.
The
76-year-old
actor
paid
off
loans
of
1398
farmers
from
the
state,
that
amounted
to
over
Rs
4.05
crore.
He
shared
the
news
in
his
blog
where
he
wrote,
"Gratitude
leans
across
to
the
desire
of
removing
some
of
the
burdens
that
farmers
continue
to
suffer
from.
It
was
Maharashtra
first,
when
over
350
farmers
loans
were
taken
care
of.
Now
its
UP
and
1398
of
them
that
had
out
standings
of
loans
on
banks
has
been
done
with
an
outlay
of
4.05
Crore
and
the
inner
peace
it
generates
when
the
desired
is
completed."
Amitabh
Bachchan
has
also
personally
arranged
for
70
selected
farmers
to
travel
to
Mumbai
and
receive
their
bank
letters.
Amitabh
Bachchan's
spokesperson
opened
up
by
saying
to
the
Indian
Express,
"Yes,
Mr
Bachchan
has
cleared
the
loans
of
1398
farmers
from
Uttar
Pradesh.
He
had
earlier
paid
off
the
loans
of
Maharashtra's
farmers.
And
now
he
has
done
so
for
the
debted
farmers
of
UP.
Around
70
farmers
have
been
chosen
to
personally
travel
and
receive
the
bank
letters
directly
from
Mr
Bachchan
in
Mumbai,
clearing
their
outstanding
dues."
Earlier
this
year,
Amitabh
Bachchan
had
paid
off
the
loans
of
350
farmers
from
Maharashtra
and
also
helped
the
Army
Martyrs
families
with
the
much
needed
financial
support
a
few
months
ago.
All
the
families
hailed
from
Mumbai.