Have proposed to increase crop MSP, decision within a week: Ajit Pawar

The Deputy CM reiterated that over 44 lakh farmers will get zero electricity bills in the next 10 days.

Talking about Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, the Deputy CM informed that 1.59 crore women have benefited from this scheme and assured that such welfare schemes will continue if the Mahayuti alliance returns to power. (Photo;X/ @AjitPawarSpeaks)

Nationalist Congress Party President and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s ongoing Jan Sanman Yatra on Friday arrived in Chandgad assembly constituency of the Kolhapur district. At the event, Pawar said that he had proposed to increase the MSP for crops in a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and assured the crowd that a decision would be taken within a week.

The Deputy CM reiterated that over 44 lakh farmers will get zero electricity bills in the next 10 days. He said that farmers of Kolhapur are known for timely loan repayments adding that a Rs. 50,000 incentive is being provided to those farmers who repay 100 percent of their crop loans. “During my meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, I proposed increasing the MSP to genuinely benefit farmers, and he assured me a decision would be made within a week” said Pawar.

He also highlighted the developmental works undertaken in Kolhapur, including allocation of Rs.1,000 crore for a medical college as well as approving a trauma care centre and establishing an Ayurvedic college, and said the area is in process of being developed as a tourism hub.

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In his address, the NCP president also lauded MLA Rajesh Patil for his efforts for the development of the area and said the MLA had secured Rs. 1,600 crore for development of the region in the last three years.

He added that Rajesh Patil was instrumental in establishing an Arts, Science, and Commerce college for students in the outskirts. “If you vote for us, I guarantee to double the constituency’s funding in the next term”, said Pawar.
Pawar appealed to the voters to support the Mahayuti candidates in the upcoming assembly elections in the state.

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