Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday announced that his government will waive off irrigation tax worth ₹207 crore. The waiver will cover tax owed by farmers till October 2018 and will benefit around 15 lakh farmers, Baghel said. In December 2018, the newly elected Baghel government waived off farm loans worth ₹6,100 crore of over 16 lakh farmers.