PM Narendra Modi and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis.
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Mumbai: At a time when farmers are reeling under crisis due to unseasonal rainfall and flooding of agricultural fields in parts of Maharashtra, the Centre has assured support to the state’s farmers.
The assurance came from Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in New Delhi.
“We have submitted a request letter and sought central assistance from the NDRF. The Prime Minister assured full support from the Government of India towards farmers in Maharashtra,” Fadnavis said.
During the meeting, Fadnavis also submitted a detailed presentation on the nomination of new defence corridors in Maharashtra, proposing four routes: Pune–Ahilyanagari–Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Amravati–Wardha, Nagpur–Saoner, and Nashik–Dhule.
Later, speaking to reporters, Fadnavis said the BJP’s manifesto had promised a farm loan waiver, and the government’s focus was on making it more effective. “We will certainly fulfill the assurance of a loan waiver given in the manifesto. A committee has been set up in this regard, and it will decide on the waiver. A loan waiver cannot be implemented time and again, so the focus will be on how to make it more effective,” he said.