Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government on Tuesday rolled out a new financial scheme under which more than one crore farmers in the state will be paid Rs 6,000 annually, reported the PTI.

The new scheme, 'Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Yojana', was approved at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in Mumbai, according to the PTI.