Overview
- The government issued a GR appointing Praveen Pardeshi to lead a nine-member committee to define waiver eligibility and propose short- and long-term fixes for farm indebtedness, with a report due in about six months.
- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the waiver will be announced by June 30, 2026 based on the panel’s findings after meeting farmer leaders engaged in road blockades in Nagpur.
- Payouts from a roughly Rs 31,628–32,000 crore package for rain and flood losses are being deposited into bank accounts, with most farmers expected to receive funds within 15–20 days.
- Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said only genuine cultivators will qualify, the state will bear interim interest on crop loans, and any waiver payments will be routed to banks rather than paid in cash.
- Authorities instructed banks not to make forcible recoveries or adjust subsidies against dues, as protests led by Bachchu Kadu continue and opposition MLA Rohit Pawar calls the new committee a time-buying move.