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The Maharashtra authorities has announced alleviation for farmers who suffered losses owed to rains successful 34 districts of the State, with steps including rationalisation of loans from cooperatives and suspension of betterment for a year.
A authorities solution (GR) issued connected Friday (October 10, 2025) stated that 347 tehsils successful the State witnessed large-scale harm to crops, farmland and houses, deaths, nonaccomplishment of cattle and different animals.
The GR announced the rationalisation of loans from cooperatives, suspension of workplace indebtedness betterment for a year, and waiving of exam fees for students of Classes 10 and 12 successful the affected tehsils.
Electricity bills for 3 months volition besides beryllium waived, it stated.
As per the GR, the State agriculture department’s assessments person revealed that crops connected 65 lakh hectares were damaged owed to the rains from June to September.
Heavy rainfall and floods successful September severely affected Marathwada and adjoining regions.
Earlier this week, the State Government announced a compensation bundle of ₹31,628 crore for farmers who suffered monolithic losses owed to rains and floods.
It included compensation for harvest losses, beingness and property, ungraded erosion, nonstop fiscal enactment to farmers, concessions mostly extended successful drought-like conditions, hospitalisation expenses, ex-gratia, harm to houses, shops, and cattle sheds.
