The Shri Siddhivinayak Ganapati Mandir Trust (SSGMT) has donated Rs 10 crore to Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for assistance to drought-hit farmers. The Shri Siddhivinayak Ganpati Temple Trust in Mumbai donated ₹10 crore to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to help drought-affected farmers and citizens across Maharashtra. Fadnavis said the Centre’s rules make it impossible to release drought assistance before the festival, so the state will pay an advance from its own.