Farmers reeling under drought-like situation in Maharashtra can stop worrying about paying hostel fees for their children studying in big cities. Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is working on collecting the data of hostel students belonging to 10 districts in Maharashtra currently reeling under water scarcity and draught-like situation since the past six months.

According to a senior leader, the party plans to pay the hostel fees of students from areas reeling under drought as a relief to their parents who are already facing many monetary issues.