Maharashtra approves Rs 291.91 crore aid for farmers hit by heavy rain and floods

The Maharashtra government has announced aid for farmers hit by excess rain and flood-like conditions. Rehabilitation Minister Makrand Jadhav Patil gave the information. According to him, the state government has declared aid of about Rs 291 crore 91 lakh 4 thousand to farmers for the excess rain and flood situation between June and August this year.

The largest share of the amount is for crop losses. Rs 262 crore 69 lakh 95 thousand has been sanctioned for farmers whose crops were damaged. A fund of Rs 29 crore 21 lakh 9 thousand has been given for damage to farm land. This too has been announced by the Maharashtra government.

The aid for crop losses is for 3,09,289 affected farmers. The area of crops damaged by the excess rain is put at 2,68,918.29 hectares. A fund of Rs 262 crore 69 lakh 95 thousand has been sanctioned for this area.

The affected include farmers in the Amravati, Nagpur, Konkan, Nashik and Pune divisions. By district, affected farmers in Yavatmal, Buldhana, Amravati, Gadchiroli, Wardha, Chandrapur, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Jalgaon, Satara and Pune have been counted.

Minister Jadhav Patil also said that eligible farmers in some more districts will also benefit from the aid. These are Sangli, Satara, Pune, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Gadchiroli, Chandrapur, Wardha, Gondia, Bhandara, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Dharashiv, Jalna, Amravati, Akola, Yavatmal, Buldhana, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon, Ahilyanagar and Nandurbar.

The minister also spoke about banks. According to Jadhav Patil, the district collectors concerned have instructed banks that this aid to farmers must not be adjusted against loan accounts or deducted for any other recovery.

The minister has assured that farmers in villages that fall under the State Disaster Response Fund norms will get the maximum possible help from the state government.