2016 'Year of Farmers Self-respect' in Maha
The Maharashtra government will observe 2016 as the 'Year of Farmers Self-respect' in view of the prevailing drought across the state, said Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Friday. "The spirit of overall development of the farmers and rural development constitutes the core" of this year's state budget, he added. He allocated ₹25,000 crore for various schemes in the agriculture sector.