<p>A farmer has put his kidney on sale after being denied loan from banks. </p>.<p>30-year-old Ram Kumar from Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) was not able to earn enough to sustain a family of six. He did certificate courses on dairy farming and animal husbandry to try and increase his chances of getting a loan to start a business. </p>.<p>Even after these efforts, he was denied a loan and was forced to put up posters in various localities of Saharanpur and on social media to find a customer for his kidney, according to an Economic Times report.</p>.<p>"On an average, I earn just about Rs 3,000 per month. When I failed to get a loan, people suggested that I should do a course under the Prime Minister Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). So, I did that," the report quoted Kumar as saying. </p>.<p>He has completed various training courses, including a week-long training programme in dairy farming under the Punjab National Bank Rural Self-Employment Training Institute in 2016. </p>.<p>He also cleared the dairy farmer/ entrepreneur eligibility test under the PMKVY scheme, even after which he was denied a loan. </p>.<p>"Unable to find any other source of income, I am now forced to offer my kidney for sale and I have put up posters. I have got offers from Dubai and Singapore as the posters have been circulated online as well," he said in the report, but did not reveal the price of the kidney. <br /><br />Rajesh Chaudhary, a local official, told ET: "Kumar had contacted me and it is true that he was denied a loan by a branch of the Union Bank of India. However, I have asked the bank to consider his application and give him a loan on merit basis. I will look into the matter and see what can be done." </p>
<p>A farmer has put his kidney on sale after being denied loan from banks. </p>.<p>30-year-old Ram Kumar from Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) was not able to earn enough to sustain a family of six. He did certificate courses on dairy farming and animal husbandry to try and increase his chances of getting a loan to start a business. </p>.<p>Even after these efforts, he was denied a loan and was forced to put up posters in various localities of Saharanpur and on social media to find a customer for his kidney, according to an Economic Times report.</p>.<p>"On an average, I earn just about Rs 3,000 per month. When I failed to get a loan, people suggested that I should do a course under the Prime Minister Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). So, I did that," the report quoted Kumar as saying. </p>.<p>He has completed various training courses, including a week-long training programme in dairy farming under the Punjab National Bank Rural Self-Employment Training Institute in 2016. </p>.<p>He also cleared the dairy farmer/ entrepreneur eligibility test under the PMKVY scheme, even after which he was denied a loan. </p>.<p>"Unable to find any other source of income, I am now forced to offer my kidney for sale and I have put up posters. I have got offers from Dubai and Singapore as the posters have been circulated online as well," he said in the report, but did not reveal the price of the kidney. <br /><br />Rajesh Chaudhary, a local official, told ET: "Kumar had contacted me and it is true that he was denied a loan by a branch of the Union Bank of India. However, I have asked the bank to consider his application and give him a loan on merit basis. I will look into the matter and see what can be done." </p>
