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Maha: Deputy CM Shinde announces relief package for drought-hit farmers ahead of Diwali

Mumbai, Oct 20 (UNI) In a major Dussehra announcement aimed at mitigating agricultural distress across the state, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde today unveiled a comprehensive relief package for drought-affected farmers, declaring that the state government and Shiv Sena will not let farming families suffer a "dark Diwali."
Flagging off hundreds of relief trucks laden with essential Diwali food supplies and ration kits from Mumbai, Shinde announced an immediate direct cash transfer of Rs ₹5,000 to the bank accounts of affected farmers, along with state-backed support for higher education fee concessions and the full coverage of wedding expenses for farmers' daughters.
Addressing a news conference here on the occasion of Dasara festival, the Deputy Chief Minister emphasized that both the state and central governments stand firmly behind the agrarian community during this severe natural crisis.
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