Farmers Demand Uniform Sugarcane Rates And Financial Aid In Maharashtra

A <b>farmers delegation</b> recently met Maharashtra Cooperation Minister Babasaheb Patil in Latur to submit a memorandum of demands. The group pressed for a uniform <b>₹4,200 sugarcane rate</b> across the state, questioning regional pricing disparities faced by growers in Marathwada compared to western Maharashtra. They further demanded ₹2 lakh loan-repayment incentives, drought relief of ₹1 lakh per hectare, and a strict law against microfinance harassment.