Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had in December last year announced an unconditional loan waiver for farmers
Shiv Sena gave green signal for a subsidized meal scheme for the poor.
Arun Jaitley had last year said that the Centre will not be part of a state's fiscal leverage in waiving farm loans and the cost has to be borne by the states
Loan waiver: money to be deposited in accounts from tomorrow
He was speaking in the Legislative Assembly after the Monsoon session began on Monday
The move is to ensure farmers reap full benefits of waiver
After the govt resolution, CM relief fund can be officially used for loan waiver: State official
Maharashtra govt announced a revised farm loan waiver package amounting to Rs 34,022 cr
The state joins UP, Punjab, Karnataka; caps individual write-off at Rs 1.5 lakh per farmer
He ruled out speculation that move would cause prices to rise in state and elsewhere
Maharashtra govt has set up a committee to decide the criteria of debt relief for farmers
The farmers called off their stir after the government came out with the loan waiver
CM Fadnavis has indicated possibility of waiver for Rs 30,000 cr of dues in this category of farmers
Farmer leader and Lok Sabha member Raju Shetti said he was happy that their demands had been met
On June 1, the farmers in Maharashtra went on strike for the first time ever
Announcement comes on the back of state-wide farmers strike since past six days