Drought-affected Farmers

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  226 Blocks In Jharkhand's 22 Districts Drought-Hit, Seeks Help From Centre

  The Jharkhand government on Saturday declared 226 out of the total 260 blocks of the state as drought-affected and decided to provide a cash relief of Rs 3,500 to each affected farmer family, Chief Minister Hemant Soren said.

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  1,507-Crore Paid To Maharashtra Farmers In Drought-Hit Areas: Minister

  An aid of Rs 1,507 crore has been credited into bank accounts of 42 lakh drought-affected farmers, Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said on Wednesday. He said Rs 2,909 crore have been allocated for this purpose.

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  Rajasthan Allots Rs 1,325 Crore For Drought-Affected Farmers

  The Rajasthan government has allocated Rs 1,325 crore for farmers whose kharif crops have been affected in the nine drought-hit districts of the state.

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  Helped 5,000 Drought-Affected Families In Maharashtra, Claims Shiv Sena

  The Shiv Sena on Saturday claimed to have distributed food grains and household items to 5,000 families of farmers affected by drought in Maharashtra.

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  Sachin Tendulkar Offers Help to Drought-Hit Marathwada

  Sources in the district collector's office confirmed that Sachin Tendulkar wants to extend a helping hand to the drought-affected farmers of Marathwada region.

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  Uddhav Thackeray Assures Help to Drought-Affected Farmers in Marathwada

  Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray today said his party will stand firmly behind the farmers affected by drought in various parts of Maharashtra.

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  8-Year-Old Donates Savings to Drought-Hit Farmers

  An eight-year-old resident of Nagpur, Rashika Joshi, met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and donated her piggy bank savings to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for drought-affected farmers.

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  NCP Chief Sharad Pawar Seeks Relief for Drought-Affected Farmers in Maharashtra

  Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar today met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, seeking relief to farmers affected by drought across the state.

• Ajit Pawar's shocking remark on water shortage: who said what

  Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar stirred up a controversy yesterday when he said "If there is no water in the dam...Should we urinate into it?" Mr Pawar had said this in context to a two-month-long protest by a farmer, who is demanding dam water for his parched field. After much outrage, he apologised saying "These remarks were not made...

• Govt panel cuts interest rate on crop loans to 7% for drought relief

  To offer some relief to farmers in drought-affected states, a ministerial panel has decided to increase the number of guaranteed work days under MGNREGA to 150 days and cut interest rates on crop loans to 7 per cent for one year, according to sources.

• Increase input subsidy to farmers in drought-hit AP: BJP

  BJP requested the Centre to increase input subsidy to the farmers in drought-affected areas who lost their crops following inadequate rainfall in Andhra Pradesh during the last year's khaif season.

• Odisha declares 17 districts drought-hit, package announced

  Odisha government on Thursday declared 17 of the state's 30 districts as drought-affected and announced a package for farmers and poor people. "The state government had received reports on possible loss of 50 per cent or more crops in 12,046 villages under 113 blocks, 100 wards under 25 urban local body areas spread over 17 districts," Revenue and ...