Maharashtra government

Maharashtra Declares 265 Talukas Drought-Affected, Covering 74% of State

The Maharashtra government has declared 265 of the state’s 358 talukas drought-affected, bringing nearly three-fourths of the state under relief coverage, according to a government resolution. The move signals the scale of agrarian stress facing the state and is likely to trigger a broad fiscal response focused on farm relief, water support and administrative concessions. The declaration comes at a time when rural incomes remain under pressure from erratic rainfall, crop losses and rising input costs, making the relief package a key test of the state’s fiscal capacity and drought-management machinery.