Overview
- The state announced a Rs 31,628 crore package after September rains, saying total assistance will reach Rs 48,000 per hectare.
- Shiv Sena (UBT) held protests in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Solapur, Pimpri-Chinchwad (Nigdi) and Nashik, demanding immediate payouts, Rs 50,000 per hectare and a full farm loan waiver.
- A Shiv Sena (UBT) memorandum alleges slow, disorganised implementation that has left lakhs vulnerable to hunger.
- NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar accuses the government of inflating figures and seeks a ‘wet drought’ declaration, while Sanjay Raut questions funding capacity given a reported Rs 9 lakh crore state debt.
- Congress calls the relief a deceptive eyewash and urges a special central package, as crop losses are reported across about 68.69 lakh hectares.