In his budget speech on Friday, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Shetkari Karjmafi Yojna, a loan waiver scheme for farmers under which crop loans of up to Rs 2 lakh till September 30, 2025, will be written off

Fadnavis said the financial plan reflects the broader national vision of building a developed India while addressing key commitments made by the ruling Mahayuti alliance, which includes the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)