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

The Maharashtra government has announced a farm loan waiver scheme to ease the financial burden on farmers. The programme, estimated to cost Rs 35,000 crore, will waive up to Rs 2 lakh for defaulters while offering Rs 50,000 assistance to farmers who regularly repay their loans