Overview

• Uddhav Thackeray demanded a blanket waiver of farm loans and ₹50,000 per hectare for flood‑hit farmers, urging banks to halt recovery notices and citing his 2019 waiver as precedent.
• He urged the Prime Minister to announce a ₹50,000 crore relief package from PM CARES during an upcoming Maharashtra visit, while Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut sought PM CARES use to make farmers debt‑free.
• Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said relief is being disbursed with a goal of getting money to farmers before Diwali, noting funds for homes, livestock, crop losses and fatalities.
• Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to seek central assistance through the National Disaster Relief Fund as opposition parties pushed for a special assembly session and a formal ‘wet drought’ declaration.
• Official estimates say over 50 lakh hectares of farmland have been damaged since September 20 in Marathwada and other regions, with opposition parties and farm groups planning protests for faster, larger aid.