Mumbai, Oct 7 (PTI) The Maharashtra government on Tuesday announced a compensation package of Rs 31,628 crore for farmers who suffered massive losses due to rains and floods, asserting the total assistance will be Rs 48,000 per hectare.

The government will also announce a farm loan waiver in due course, said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, adding a comprehensive memorandum on the losses suffered by cultivators was being prepared for submission to the Centre.

Opposition parties, however, dubbed the relief package "hollow" and "too meagre" to help agriculturists rebuild their lives, and demanded a more "robust" assistance as well as a concrete rehabilitation plan.

"This is a comprehensive compensation package of Rs 31,628 crore for farmers who suffered massive losses in recent rains and

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