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In their efforts to simplify land revenue procedures, the Maharashtra Government is all set to remove the requirement of obtaining a 'Sanad' (a non-agricultural use certificate). This decision follows post the relaxation of non-agricultural (NA) permission. (Express Photo)

Maharashtra tables Bill to remove requirement of non-farm use certificate for conversion of agricultural land; how it will benefit people

December 11, 2025 1:59 pm

With the new amendment, landowners in Maharashtra will only need to pay a nominal premium based on the Ready Reckoner rate to regularise the change in land use.

Ministers raise late relief package disbursement for farmers at cabinet meeting

October 28, 2025 7:31 pm

In October 2025, the state government had announced a Rs 31,628 crore package for rain affected farmers

As soyabean, cotton and tur trade below MSP, Maharashtra farmers hope for govt intervention

August 27, 2025 2:12 pm

With the monsoon season coming to an end, farmers in Maharashtra are concerned about the upcoming harvest of their kharif crops.

On Monday, Khot staged a protest at the Sinhagad police station in Pune, claiming he was manhandled at the Dwarkadhish Gaushala in Bhekrai Nagar near Fursungi.

After BJP MLC Sadabhau Khot flays cow vigilantes, Hindutva leader in Pune demands his ouster from politics

August 26, 2025 5:00 pm

Sadabhau Khot, who is also a leader of the farmers’ association Rayat Kranti Shetkari Sanghatana, had said that a big lobby of cow vigilantes is active in Maharashtra and they are harassing farmers.

Maharashtra govt considers granting carbon credits to farmers who conserve mangroves: Munde

July 04, 2025 10:54 pm

The matter was raised by MLA Sneha Dubey, who flagged concerns about encroachments on mangrove land in Palghar district

To sow or not: The question Maharashtra's soyabean farmers face amid early monsoon onset

May 29, 2025 5:10 pm

While the recent heavy rain has increased soil moisture, uncertainty about the rest of the monsoon has soyabean farmers confused.

Pune: Farmers’ efforts yield pride and glory at Paani Foundation awards

March 23, 2025 10:40 pm

Over 4,300 farmer collectives took part in competition

Maharashtra’s first smart village centre opens in Pune

March 17, 2025 1:13 am

Launched on March 5 by the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, the RSVC is expected to benefit over 5,000 farmers from surrounding villages

Maharashtra Budget: Agriculture gets AI boost; Rs 9,710 cr allotted for dept

March 11, 2025 12:41 am

50,000 farmers expected to benefit in Phase 1

As farmers up north lock horns over MSP, the Latur model has come up with a viable solution

March 08, 2024 7:49 pm

For farmers like Mirajkar, in Maharashtra’s soyabean and pulses belt of Latur, FPCs with their off-market procurement models have become a feasible guarantee against market fluctuations.