In Maharashtra, the State Government's New Agriculture Pump Power Connection scheme has been receiving a good response. The scheme announced in October 2020 has provided various relaxations to farmers to pay their pending dues. Since the scheme was announced, as many as three lakh 42 thousand farmers have paid dues to the tune of 312 crore 41 lakh rupees.<br />'' <br />''In a bid to provide more relief to the farmers' the State Government has waived-off pending dues of 15 thousand crore rupees, an official press statement said. Farmers who will pay their Agri pumps dues in the first year will get 50 per cent relaxation on their actual dues. Besides, the interest and late fees will also be waived off completely. This apart, farmers who will pay their total dues will be given nearly 66 per cent concession.<br />'' <br />''Those farmers' who are paying their dues in two years will get 30 per cent concession. Whereas, those who pay their dues in three years will get 20 per cent concession. The scheme enlists that those farmers who have not paid their dues before September 2015 their interest and late fees will be waived off. Similarly, those who have not paid their dues after 2015 their late fees will be waived off.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">It said, the amount collected in the form of dues from the farmers will be spent to augment the energy infrastructure in that same village. It may be mentioned that Maharashtra State Electric Board (MSEB) has collected a massive 138 crore 91 lakh rupees from Pune division, followed by 95 crore 73 lakh in Konkan, 59 crore 37 lakh in Aurangabad and 18 crore 39 lakh from Nagpur division.</span><br />