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Maharashtra Cabinet Approves Mechanised All‑Weather Farm‑to‑Field Road Scheme

The programme replaces MGNREGA’s manual model with full mechanisation to accelerate rural connectivity.

Overview

  • The cabinet cleared the Mukhyamantri Baliraja Shet‑Panand Raste Yojana to build motorable approach roads linking fields to villages across the state.
  • A high‑level committee led by Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule will oversee implementation.
  • Procurement will use 25‑km cluster tendering with waivers on survey and measurement fees, police bandobast costs, and royalties on soil, sand, murum and stone.
  • The plan mandates tree plantation along both sides of completed roads and calls for removing encroachments on routes recorded in village maps.
  • Officials target an initial phase benefiting 50,000 farmers over 1 lakh acres, with rollout planned in every district following the Dec 7 meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.