The Maharashtra Government has received applications from 77.26 lakh farmers across the state to avail the benefits of the Rs 34,022 crore farm loan waiver scheme.
These applications were received from 56 lakh farmers' families, an official statement issued by State Cooperation Minister Subhash Deshmukh on Tuesday said.
According to the statement, of the total applicants, 2,41,628 farmers are yet to provide their Aadhaar number.
An official from the Cooperation Department said, “The farmers will be asked to submit their receipt number given at the time of Aadhaar registration. It will be temporarily used for the verification purposes.” The last date of receiving applications under the ‘Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Krushi Sanman Yojana’ loan waiver scheme was September 22. Deshmukh on Tuesday held a review meeting of the cabinet subcommittee, which had been formed to deliberate on the intricacies in the implementation of the loan waiver scheme.
In order to apply for the scheme, the farmers had been asked to register with ‘Aaple Sarkar’ portal of the State Government with details of bank accounts and Aadhaar number. The Government had also sought details of the overdue crop loans from every bank in the State.