Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Nov 5 (PTI) A farmer from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district in Maharashtra on Wednesday claimed to have received only Rs 6 as compensation from the government for the crop losses he suffered as a result of heavy rains and subsequent flooding.

The farmer, Digambar Sudhakar Tangde, is a resident of Dawarwadi village in Paithan taluka.

Tangde spoke to reporters at Nandar village in Paithan on the sidelines of Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray’s visit as part of the latter’s tour of Marathwada region, during which he is interacting with farmers. Show Full Article

Recently, farmers in some villages in Akola district of the state claimed to have received as little as Rs 3 and Rs 21 as compensation under a central insurance scheme for the crop losses they suffe

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