Overview

• The state issued a Government Resolution for ₹1,356.30 crore with allocations to Beed (₹577.79 crore), Dharashiv (₹292.49 crore), Latur (₹202.38 crore), Parbhani (₹245.64 crore), Nanded (₹28.52 crore), Satara (₹6.29 crore) and Kolhapur (₹3.18 crore).
• Relief officials said funds would be credited to eligible farmers’ bank accounts before Monday, covering 21.66 lakh farmers across 15.16 lakh hectares.
• Ministers said further approvals lifted recent disbursements, with reports citing ₹3,258 crore for 33.65 lakh farmers and cumulative authorisations of about ₹5,364 crore over two days.
• The tranche sits under a ₹31,628 crore package that includes NDRF-linked ex-gratia with an additional ₹10,000, cash aid for damaged homes and livestock, and soil-restoration support routed through EGS.
• Farmer leaders criticized the rollout as inadequate, citing strict eligibility caps, job-card requirements for EGS work, and the inclusion of budgeted or insurance-linked spending in the package, while officials acknowledged varying estimates of affected farmers and hectares.