<span style="color: #222222;">Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said today that the State Government has made around 29.50 lakh farmers in the state debt-free by depositing 18,980 crore rupees into their bank accounts. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr. Thackeray was speaking after hoisting the national flag at Mantralaya in south Mumbai on the occasion of 74th Independence Day. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He also said that the government will focus on farmers and the working class as it tries to transform Maharashtra into a welfare state.</span><br />''