{
  "id": 18651207,
  "title": "Pune: Over 3.28 Lakh Farmers Receive ₹164.27 Crore In Diwali Aid; Some Still Await ₹5,000 Due To Technical Issues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/pune-over-3-28-lakh-farmers-receive-164-27-crore-in-diwali-aid-some",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T05:51:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/pune-over-328-lakh-farmers-receive-16427-crore-in-diwali-aid-some-still-await-5000-due-to-technical-issues"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In Pune district, over 3.28 lakh farmers have received ₹164.27 crore in Diwali advance assistance from the Maharashtra government, according to a report by Free Press Journal. Each eligible farmer received ₹5,000 under the state's scheme to provide immediate relief to those affected by drought during the 2026 kharif season. However, some farmers are still awaiting their ₹5,000 due to technical issues with their bank accounts. The government aims to resolve these issues to ensure all eligible farmers receive their payments.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}