Aiding those who work in acres, not hours! MH decides loans to be waived off on crops damaged in rains

News Bharati    28-Aug-2019
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Mumbai, August 28: In a merry move to aid the farmers suffering from heavy rains in certain parts of the state and minimum rains in others, Maharashtra cabinet has decided to waive off the loans on all crops damaged and not only the Kharif crops.
 
 
Earlier, the government had decided only loans taken by farmers during Kharif 2019 season would be written off in the wake of the floods in western Maharashtra, Konkan and other parts.
 
"Instead of the crop loans taken during Kharif 2019 season, loans taken on all crops damaged by extremely heavy rainfall will be waived off”, State minister Chandrakant Patil said in a statement adding that three times compensation was being given to farmers who had not taken loans, but their crops were damaged in floods.
 
He also said free food grain will be provided to the people from the affected areas for four months and that the government would help build shelters for agrarian workers, and take a decision on measures for their employment.