Pawar discriminating against hailstorm-hit farmers: Munde

Maharashtra government has already decided to provide a special package of Rs 4,000 crore to farmers whose crops were hit by unseasonal hailstorms recently.  Munde said this help is “fractional” considering the extent of damage.

“Government has declared that farmers whose crop on more than 50 hectares is damaged will not get any aid but only those farmers whose affected area is below 50 hectares will.  This is ridiculous,” Munde said.

Munde, who represents Beed constituency and current nominee for Lok Sabha polls, said crops on 18 lakh hectares are damaged by hailstorm in the district alone.  He demanded that hailstorms be declared the natural calamity.