Maharashtra Farmer Receives ₹2.30 as Crop Loss Compensation, Officials Cite Glitch

A farmer in Maharashtra named Madhukar Patil was very surprised when he received only ₹2.30 in his bank account as money for his crops that were ruined by heavy rain.

He should have gotten much more, over ₹1.5 lakh.

The government official said this tiny amount was a mistake, like a computer glitch.

They explained that this ₹2.30 was just the very last bit of money from a different claim he had made last year.

He had already been paid almost all of that previous compensation.

The official promised that the farmer would get the correct amount for his recent crop loss, and that they had explained this to him.

Even Uddhav Thackeray, a political leader, talked about this surprising small payment.