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flag Over 656,000 Maharashtra farmers still await 2017 loan waiver benefits despite state funding and new digital safeguards.

flag Over 656,000 farmers in Maharashtra remain pending benefits from the 2017 farm loan waiver, despite progress in other schemes, with 44.04 lakh farmers covered under one program and 32.29 million under another. flag A high-level committee formed in October 2025 is reviewing data from 52.80 lakh of 54.63 lakh loan accounts, with its report still pending. flag The state has allocated ₹500 crore for the 2017 scheme and proposed ₹5,975.51 crore for 2026–27, denying fund shortages. flag In response to 2025 kharif floods, a one-year loan moratorium and restructuring were ordered in affected areas. flag A digital "Agri-Stack" system is being developed to prevent fraud and ensure accurate benefit delivery.

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