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More than six lakh eligible farmers successful Maharashtra are yet to person benefits nether the 2017 workplace indebtedness waiver strategy of the government, and enactment is underway to widen the alleviation to them, a curate told the assembly connected Friday (February 27, 2026) .
In a written reply to the Lower House of the State Legislature, Maharashtra Cooperation Minister Babasaheb Patil said that nether the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Shetkari Sanman Yojana, 44.04 lakh farmers, retired of the full 50.60 lakh eligible ones, person truthful acold received benefits of the indebtedness waiver scheme, portion the process for the remaining 6.56 lakh farmers is underway.
Under the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Shetkari Karjamukti Yojana, 32.29 lakh retired of 32.42 lakh eligible farmers person received indebtedness waiver benefits. Additionally, 14.50 lakh farmers eligible for inducement subsidies for regular repayment of harvest loans person received the payment aft Aadhaar authentication, helium said.
A high-level committee was constituted connected October 30, 2025 to survey workplace indebtedness liabilities and urge abbreviated and semipermanent measures. Of the expected information connected 54.63 lakh overdue indebtedness accounts from banks, accusation connected 52.80 lakh accounts has been received and is being analysed. The committee is yet to taxable its report, helium added successful the written reply.
Patil clarified that determination is nary proviso by the State Government to constitute disconnected concern non-performing assets (NPAs) arsenic claimed, stating that specified matters autumn nether the purview of the Centre.
Regarding harvest losses owed to excessive rainfall and floods during the 2025 kharif season, helium said instructions were issued to restructure cooperative harvest loans and assistance a one-year moratorium connected betterment of agriculture-related loans successful affected talukas.
The Minister further said ₹500 crore was approved done supplementary demands during the Winter Session of 2025 for implementation of the 2017 scheme, and a request of ₹5,975.51 crore has been projected for the 2026-27 fiscal year.
He added that the contented of providing further alleviation to distressed farmers volition beryllium considered aft the high-level committee submits its recommendations.
