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Oct 18, 2015

Maharashtra declares drought-like condition in 14,708 villages

10/18/2015
Maharashtra Government has declared drought-like condition in 14,708 villages of the state’s total 43,000 villages.
This means the drought covers 34% of the state and these villages have receive inadequate rainfall in monsoon season 2015 leading to decrease in Kharif production.
The drought like condition was announced by a state Cabinet Sub-Committee headed by State Agriculture Minister Eknath Khadse in Mumbai.
As a relief measure, the committee has decided to waive off college and school fees of students residing in these villages. Electricity bills of farmers using agricultural pumps also has been subsidised by one third of the total amount.
This is the second successive year Maharashtra has faced drought like condition in state. In fact, state has experienced three such natural calamities in the last four years.

Oct 2, 2015

Maharashtra government imposes tax to tackle drought

10/02/2015
Maharashtra government has decided to impose ‘drought tax’ in a bid to raise funds to tackle the drought like situation in the state.
Decision in this regard was taken at State Cabinet subcommittee on the Relief and Rehabilitation headed by Finance Minister Sudhir Munguntiwar.
 
 
 
 
Drought tax include
 
  • Surcharge tax of 2 rupees per litre will be charged on petrol and diesel.
  • Surcharge Value Added Tax (VAT) on liquor, cigarettes and beverages has been raised by 5 per cent.
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