“The State Government has decided to waive the pending electricity bills of farmers in the State amounting to Rs 58,000 crore,” announced Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis while speaking at the mass prayer meet in Lohari Savanga village on Saturday. Chandrashekhar Bawankule, State Revenue Minister; Charansingh Thakur, Dr Ashish Deshmukh, Members of Legislative Assembly; Dr Rajiv Potdar, Member of Legislative Council; Kumar Ashirwad, District Collector; Vinayak Mahamuni, Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Nagpur, also were present among other dignitaries. Fadnavis, in his address, assured the farmers that the State Government will stand in their support during the crisis caused by deficit rainfall in last monsoon. “The State Government has prioritised the works of Panand roads, rejuvenation of old Bandharas, and water conservation works on priority to assure availability of water in coming months,” said Fadnavis. “Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj, through Gramgeeta, has showed the way for economical, cultural and intellectual growth of the village. Gramgeeta holds the key to prosperity of growth of the village,” added Fadnavis.