In the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on July 4, Relief & Rehabilitation Minister Makrand Patil revealed that in March alone, 250 farmers from the drought-prone Vidarbha and Marathwada regions tragically took their own lives. Only 102 of these cases were deemed eligible for the government’s ₹1 lakh ex-gratia aid, and as of now, assistance has been disbursed in just 77 cases. The remaining cases are either ineligible or still under investigation . Despite the severity of the crisis, the minister stated that there are currently no plans to increase the compensation amount.

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