Overview
- Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule released a letter signed by Principal Secretary Vinita Vaid Singal showing a formal submission to the NDMA/MHA for NDRF assistance.
- A Hindustan Times report says the state first filed on November 27 and then sent a revised proposal on December 1 seeking over ₹10,000 crore for crop losses across 8.4 million hectares affecting 11.3 million farmers.
- The row followed a parliamentary reply stating no proposal had been received, after which Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan clarified that the Centre has the state’s submission.
- The memorandum documents exceptionally severe June–September flooding across Marathwada, Vidarbha, Konkan and Western Maharashtra and asks the MHA to process the claim quickly as losses exceed SDRF capacity.
- New Delhi had earlier released ₹1,566.40 crore from the SDRF and an IMCT assessed districts on November 3–5, while the state announced a ₹31,628-crore package and approved ₹11,000 crore for immediate farmer payouts.