<h1>Kerala Leaders Criticize Centre's Rs 529.50 Crore Loan for Wayanad Rehab Over Strict Conditions and Tight Deadline</h1> The Centre's Rs 529.50 crore loan for Wayanad rehabilitation has sparked criticism from Kerala's ruling Left and opposition UDF due to stringent conditions, including a March 31 utilization deadline. Kerala's Revenue Minister and the Leader of Opposition criticized the terms as impractical. The BJP defended the loan as a 50-year interest-free grant, suggesting cooperation to extend the deadline. The Centre's conditions include immediate fund transfer to agencies and restrictions on fund usage. The loan follows criticism of the Centre's lack of financial aid after landslides in Wayanad last year, which claimed over 200 lives.