Overview

• CM Devendra Fadnavis announced a ₹31,628 crore package covering crop losses, soil erosion, housing, shops and ex-gratia, with ₹17,675 crore earmarked as crop compensation.
• Farmers will receive ₹47,000 in cash per damaged hectare plus ₹3 lakh via the Employment Guarantee Scheme, ₹10,000 per hectare for the Rabi season, ₹32,000 per lost animal and ₹30,000 per damaged well.
• Officials say September floods ruined crops on about 68.69 lakh hectares across 29–31 districts, with roughly 60,000 hectares stripped of topsoil.
• The state is finalising a memorandum to seek central assistance, expediting panchnamas, crop-cutting and Agristack e-KYC registrations, with 1.17 crore of 1.72 crore farmer accounts enrolled.
• An earlier ₹244 crore tranche for pre-September damage is being credited, while opposition groups press for a ‘wet drought’ tag and loan waivers and farmers warn recovery could take four to five years.