<span style="color: #222222;">The Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday approved an ex-gratia payment of Rs 200 per quintal rate for onions sold between November 1 to December 15. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Rs 150 crore compensation comes as a big relief to the onion producing farmers who had to sell their produce at low prices. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The compensation will cover a total of 75 lakh metric tons of onions.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Lately, onion producing farmers have been registering protests in various parts of the state to press for their demands. </span><br />''