<span style="color: #222222;">Maharashtra Government today told the Legislative Assembly that it was committed to cover all the farmers in the State under its loan waiver scheme.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Replying to a discussion on the issue during the Question Hour, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar however accepted that its implementation took a backseat due to the COVID 19 pandemic.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' He said that 31.81 lakh farmers are eligible to get the benefit of the State Government's Mahatma Jyotiba Phule farm loan waiver scheme.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' The state finance minister informed that so far, 20,290 crore rupees have been disbursed. He said that eligible farmers, who are yet to get the benefit of loan waiver will be provided the benefit of the scheme by making a provision of funds through supplementary demands in this Session and later during the Budget Session.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' The Maha Vikas Aghadi government had promised a complete loan waiver of up to 2 lakh rupees after it came to power.</span>