The Maharashtra government has sanctioned Rs44 crore in direct financial relief for 37,015 farmers in Amravati district whose crops were damaged by heavy monsoon rain and floods between June and August, according to compensation orders issued on November 3.
The damage was recorded across 40,957.12 hectares in the Amravati, Bhatkuli, Nandgaon Khandeshwar, Chandur Railway, Anjangaon Surji, Dhamangaon Railway, Dharni, Chikhaldara, Morshi and Tiwsa talukas. The sanctioned amount will be transferred directly to eligible beneficiaries through the direct benefit transfer system.
The assistance is limited to small and marginal farmers, with compensation capped at a maximum of two hectares per beneficiary. The restriction means the relief calculation will not cover land beyond the two-hectare limit, even where a farmer’s reported crop damage extends over a larger area.
The district order also sets out separate allocations for specific categories of damage. For permanent land damage covering 7.45 hectares and affecting 32 farmers in Anjangaon Surji, Rs3.50 lakh has been sanctioned.
In Nandgaon Khandeshwar, Rs1.42 crore has been approved for crop damage covering 761.21 hectares and affecting 2,506 farmers. The remaining sanctioned assistance relates to affected farmers and damaged crop area across the other talukas named in the order.
Resident deputy collector Santosh Kokde has directed the concerned tehsildars to ensure that banks do not divert the disaster relief funds towards loan accounts or other recoveries. The instruction is intended to ensure that the sanctioned assistance reaches beneficiaries as relief rather than being adjusted against outstanding dues.
The use of DBT places the district administration and banks at the centre of the final distribution process. Beneficiary identification, bank-account details and the completion of the transfer process will determine when individual farmers receive the funds. The order does not specify a separate payment date in the information available.
The district administration has also stated that the beneficiary list will be published on the official Amravati district website after distribution is completed. That disclosure is expected to provide a public record of the farmers covered by the compensation order and the relief process.
The sanction follows damage caused by incessant rain and resulting floods during the monsoon period. The order covers crop losses across ten talukas and includes a separate provision for permanent land damage, making the relief package broader than a single crop-loss allocation. The next formal milestone is the completion of DBT transfers and publication of the beneficiary list on the district administration’s website.
