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Maharashtra farmers seek uniform sugarcane price, ₹2 lakh loan incentive

A delegation of farmers met Maharashtra Cooperation Minister Babasaheb Patil in Latur to demand uniform sugarcane pricing across the state, a Rs 2 lakh incentive for borrowers, and…

Maharashtra farmers seek uniform sugarcane price, ₹2 lakh loan incentive
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A delegation of farmers met Maharashtra Cooperation Minister Babasaheb Patil in Latur to demand uniform sugarcane pricing across the state, a Rs 2 lakh incentive for borrowers, and enhanced drought relief. Led by Krantikari Shetkari Sanghatana state president Rajiv Kasbe, the delegation on Monday submitted a memorandum of demands in Ahmedpur, questioning why sugarcane growers in Marathwada and other regions were allegedly denied the Rs 4,200-per-tonne rate paid to farmers…

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