Pendingmedium confidenceAgriculture

Raise the paddy bonus to ₹25,000 per hectare

Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) · Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024

Last updated 25 Oct 2026

What does this status mean?

The term is active and there is no evidence of action or reversal.

Status describes delivery. Confidence describes how strong the available evidence is.

Original manifesto wording

“Provide paddy farmers a bonus of ₹25,000 per hectare.”

From the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) manifestoView Manifesto

Our Assessment

Post-election reporting describes a ₹20,000-per-hectare paddy bonus, below NCP's promised ₹25,000. No verified order or payment evidence establishing the ₹25,000 rate was found. Existing ₹20,000 support is not counted as delivery of the promised increase.

The reasoning behind the verdict

Why this assessment?

Reviewed

01 · Delivery status

Why pending?

Post-election reporting describes a ₹20,000-per-hectare paddy bonus, below NCP's promised ₹25,000. No verified order or payment evidence establishing the ₹25,000 rate was found. Existing ₹20,000 support is not counted as delivery of the promised increase.

02 · Strength of evidence

Why medium confidence?

The campaign commitment is supported by the labelled sources. Confidence in its wording is separate from the strength of delivery evidence.

What would help us reassess?

The documents that could clarify delivery of this commitment.

  • Original Assembly manifesto and dated implementation orders, beneficiary payments or audited outcome records relevant to this pledge.

Status describes delivery. Confidence describes the evidence.

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Promise Timeline

24 Dec 2024

The Hitavada reports the announced paddy bonus at ₹20,000 per hectare, capped at two hectares; this is below the promised ₹25,000 rate.

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6 Nov 2024

NCP's Assembly manifesto release included this statewide paddy-bonus commitment; it is not treated as a joint Mahayuti guarantee.

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