India, May 18 -- Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said the state government will roll out the farm loan waiver scheme before June 30, adding that preparations for the programme have reached the final stage.

Speaking to reporters in Pune on the sidelines of agri hackathon, Fadnavis said the state cabinet has already discussed the issue in detail and the waiver would be announced once pending data from a few districts is received.

The chief minister said that the farm loan waiver exercise was nearing completion.

"Discussions have already taken place in the cabinet. We are awaiting data from a few districts and once it is received, the loan waiver will be implemented before June 30," he said.

Fadnavis was in Pune to...