The Maharashtra government announced a package of two thousand crore for the distressed cotton, soya and paddy growers mainly belonging to the Vidarbha, Marathwada and Khandesh regions of the state.
The fiscal package would cover all the cotton farmers and only those soya and paddy growers, who suffered crop losses of more than 25 per cent. It would cover a total area of 85 lakh hectares, including 40 lakh hectares of cotton, 30 lakh hectares of soya and 15 lakh hectares of paddy cultivation. The aid would be given on per hectare basis and the particulars of the said amount in respect of each crop would be made known later during the current session.
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