New Delhi, June 2 -- The Delhi government has raised the ex-gratia compensation for farmers from Rs.49,421 to Rs.75,000 per hectare for crop losses caused by rain and waterlogging last year, officials said. They added that the move aims to benefit farmers whose fields were severely damaged by heavy rain in August-September 2025. The decision to hike the compensation was taken at a cabinet meeting last week. Chief minister Rekha Gupta said in a statement, "This will directly benefit around 10,000 farmers in the Capital whose crops were severely affected last year due to rain and waterlogging in fields caused by the overflowing of natural drains." She added that an agricultural area of 10,977.44 acres (around 4,442.41 hectares) was affected....