Maharashtra Sanctions Rs 291.91 Crore Rain and Flood Relief for Farmers
The Maharashtra government has sanctioned financial assistance of Rs 291.91 crore for farmers whose crops and agricultural land suffered damage due to heavy rainfall and floods between June and August 2026, covering districts including Thane. Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Makarand Jadhav Patil announced the relief package on Monday, confirming that the allocation includes Rs 262.69 crore for crop losses and Rs 29.21 crore for land restoration.
The Relief and Rehabilitation Department has issued Government Resolutions approving the disbursement of funds in line with State Disaster Response Fund norms. Under the crop-loss package, Rs 262.69 crore has been designated for 3,09,289 farmers whose crops were damaged across 2,68,918.29 hectares of agricultural land.
The crop compensation covers eligible farmers across six administrative divisions: Konkan, Pune, Nashik, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Amravati, and Nagpur. In total, 26 districts will receive assistance, including Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Sangli, Satara, Pune, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Gadchiroli, Chandrapur, Wardha, Gondia, Bhandara, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Dharashiv, Jalna, Amravati, Akola, Yavatmal, Buldhana, Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon, Ahilyanagar, and Nandurbar.
Separately, the government sanctioned Rs 29.21 crore for 34,984 farmers whose agricultural land was damaged by rains and flooding, spanning an area of 7,675.40 hectares. Beneficiaries for this component are located in 13 districts: Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Yavatmal, Buldhana, Amravati, Gadchiroli, Wardha, Chandrapur, Jalgaon, Satara, and Pune.
Under the land-damage provisions, small and marginal farmers who own affected plots can receive aid at prescribed rates, subject to a maximum ceiling of two hectares. The financial aid is intended to cover necessary restoration work, including the clearance of silt, sand, and saline deposits washed onto fields by natural calamities.
All compensation will be transferred directly into the bank accounts of beneficiaries through the Direct Benefit Transfer system. District administrations and tehsil offices have been directed to verify records strictly so that no farmer receives duplicate payments, adhering to regulations that limit disaster relief to once per agricultural season.
Jadhav Patil also instructed district collectors to direct banks not to deduct or divert any credited disaster assistance toward loan repayments or other pending dues. The directive aims to ensure that the entire relief sum reaches affected farmers to support their immediate financial recovery.
