NCP(SP) criticises Maharashtra government over delayed drought compensation for farmers
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The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) has criticised the Maharashtra government for delaying direct financial compensation to drought-affected farmers despite declaring a drought in 265 talukas.
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- The Maharashtra government declared drought status in 265 talukas through a recent resolution.
- Relief measures announced currently include loan restructuring, fee waivers, and utility concessions rather than direct cash assistance for crop loss.
- The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) contends that actual compensation is being unfairly deferred pending further damage assessments.
- Prompt disbursement of financial aid is needed to support farmers who face immediate economic hardship.
What to watch next
- Government timeline for completing field-level crop damage assessments
- Announcement of specific dates for the disbursement of financial relief
- Response from the Chief Minister's office regarding the proposed relief package
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Mahesh Tapase
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“The government has declared drought in 265 out of 358 talukas and yet, in the very same order, it says compensation for the farmers’ actual losses will come later, after further paperwork and survey. Farmers whose crops have already failed cannot survive on promises of a future GR”
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…and drinking water arrangements. Tapase pointed out that the GR states that financial assistance for crop losses would be considered separately after completion of panchnamas, or field-level crop damage assessments. “ The government has declared drought in 265 out of 358 talukas and yet, in the very same order, it says compensation for the farmers’ actual losses will come later, after further paperwork and survey. Farmers whose crops have already failed cannot survive on promises of a future GR ,” Tapase said. He demanded that the government announce a firm timeline for completing panchnamas and disbursing both interim and final crop-loss compensation in all 265 talukas. “Every year we see the same sequence —…
“Every year we see the same sequence — a GR is issued, some relief is announced, and the real compensation is pushed to after the survey. By then, the season is over and farmers have already borrowed money at high interest just to survive”
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…survive on promises of a future GR,” Tapase said. He demanded that the government announce a firm timeline for completing panchnamas and disbursing both interim and final crop-loss compensation in all 265 talukas. “ Every year we see the same sequence — a GR is issued, some relief is announced, and the real compensation is pushed to after the survey. By then, the season is over and farmers have already borrowed money at high interest just to survive ,” Tapase said. He also referred to NCP(SP) chief Sharad Pawar’s September 16 letter to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, in which Pawar had sought an immediate relief package of at least Rs 50,000 per hectare along…
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