Nagpur, 06 Mar
(HS): Maharashtra Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis, on Friday, presented the budget for the state for 2026-2027.
Fadnavis held the portfolio of Finance Ministry following death of Deputy Chief
Minister and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar.
Fadnavis
announced a loan waiver up to Rs 2 lakh for farmers eligible for farm loan up
to September 30, 2025. Those who have repaid the loan will get Rs 50,000 as an
encouragement. Thousands of farmers will benefit with the major announcement in
the budget. Fadnavis stated that Rs 15,492 crore have been disbursed among the
farmers between June and October 2025 because of lossess suffered due to heavy
rains and floods during the last monsoon.
Fadnavis
announced than an integrated ecosystem for 10 to 15 crops and for working out
proper prices for them will be worked out with the cooperation with Agristake,
Mahavedh, Cropsap, MahaBT, Coop Stack etc and form a digital platform using
Artificial Intelligence for providing information to farmers.
Artifical
Intelligence Innovation and Incubation Centre will be established in the four
Agricultural Universities in Maharashtra. The plan is to improve the
agriculture produce by about 25 per cent. Fadnavis also announced plans to
improve agro-based occupations and animal husbandry.
The free power
supply to agriculture pumps will be continued and women will be encouraged to
undertake programmes like poultry and sheep and cow raring during the
International Women Farmers Year. The solar energy transmission lines will be
laid to generate 16,000 MW power and connect all the farmers. Presently 3349 NW
solar power is being generated.
Maharashtra has
planned supply of 55 litres of water per head per day in rural area and 135
litres per head per day in urban areas. The plan is based on the needs till
2047. Through the Water Resources Department linking rivers to take care of
drought situation and flooding together. Possibility of impact of Al-Nino in
2026 is also under consideration and steps to maintain water resources have
been taken.
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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar
