The Maharashtra government has extended financial assistance to a tune of Rs 266.24 crore to the farmers affected by excess rains that damaged crops in Nagpur division during 2011-12.
Of this, Rs226.33 crores have been disbursed to the affected persons, an official release said on Tuesday. Cotton, soya and paddy growers in Nagpur division were mostly affected due to heavy rains and chief minister Prithiviraj Chavan had reviewed the losses during a recent meeting.
However, Rs39.91 crore were yet to be disbursed as either some of the affected persons were not available in their respective villages or some of them did not provide correct numbers of their bank accounts while some did not have any bank account.
Of this, Rs226.33 crores have been disbursed to the affected persons, an official release said on Tuesday. Cotton, soya and paddy growers in Nagpur division were mostly affected due to heavy rains and chief minister Prithiviraj Chavan had reviewed the losses during a recent meeting.
However, Rs39.91 crore were yet to be disbursed as either some of the affected persons were not available in their respective villages or some of them did not provide correct numbers of their bank accounts while some did not have any bank account.