Heavy rains and Hailstorms in Maharashtra have claimed lives of 271 people
since April this year, with 377 houses in the state completely damaged and 16,477 houses partially damaged.
In a written reply to a question in the Legislative Assembly, Patil said that Hailstorms and rain damaged agriculture crops over an area
of 2.54 lakh hectare and multi-crops on an area of 38,046 hectare.
The Central Government of India started the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana on 13 January 2016,
aiming to liberate the people of India from such a crisis in which they damage crops, Hailstorms, or in the situation of fire in the crop.