Sharad Pawar urges Maharashtra government to declare drought, provide ₹50,000 per hectare relief
Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar has called on the Maharashtra state government to officially declare a drought and grant farmers a relief payment of ₹50,000 per hectare. He argued that the decision should be based on detailed taluka‑level rainfall data and crop conditions rather than relying solely on district‑average figures, to reflect the actual damage suffered by growers.