MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday met key ministers of the state to discuss ways to protect agriculture revenue amid the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of covid-19.
With finances hit by the lockdown, the government took stock of the situation on the agricultural front and discussed ways to preserve the revenue the state earns from cultivation of various seasonal crops.
Thackeray said his government is in talks with the Reserve Bank of India on crop loans for farmers with kharif sowing underway. “We need to see what Maharashtra can do in the future by estimating the market in terms of food grains.