India, Oct. 5 -- Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah on Sunday assured that the central government will provide financial assistance to farmers in Maharashtra who have suffered extensive crop losses due to excessive rainfall.

Addressing a public function in Pravaranagar in Ahilyanagar district of Maharashtra, Shah said the Centre "stands firmly with the farming community" and will extend timely compensation once the state government submits its formal damage assessment.

"I had a detailed meeting with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and both deputy chief ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar. On behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, I assured them that once a detailed report is submitted to us, PM Modi will not delay extend...