The farmer, a resident of Dawarwadi village in Paithan taluka, had told reporters on Wednesday that he received a message stating that Rs 6 had been credited to his account

The Maharashtra Agriculture Department on Thursday dismissed claims by a farmer from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district that he received just Rs 6 as compensation for crop losses, clarifying that the amount was not paid by the government.

According to news agency PTI, the department said the single-digit amount was interest credited to the farmer’s bank account, not compensation under any government scheme. Read More

Speaking about the issue, district agriculture official PR Deshmukh said, “The Rs 6 was not provided by the government—neither as crop insurance compensation nor under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima

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