Archive · 8 Dec 2025
Maharashtra Approves Farm-to-Field Road Scheme
The Maharashtra government has approved a new plan to build strong, all-weather roads that connect farmers' fields to villages.
This will help farmers transport their crops more easily and make it simpler for them to reach markets.
The roads will be built using machines, which will make the process faster and more efficient.
The plan aims to solve some of the problems farmers faced with an older program called MGNREGA.
This new scheme is expected to make life easier for farmers in rural areas of Maharashtra.
The scheme also includes planting trees along the roads and waiving certain fees to make the project more effective.
Maharashtra Cabinet approved the Mukhyamantri Baliraja Shet-Pandan Rasta Yojana scheme.
The scheme aims to provide all-weather, motorable farm-to-field roads across rural Maharashtra.
Construction will be 100% mechanised to ensure efficiency and durability.
The main objective is to enhance connectivity and remove bottlenecks in agricultural produce transportation.
The scheme is expected to address long-standing hurdles faced under the MGNREGA framework and includes tree plantation along roads and waiver of survey fees.
- Who
- Maharashtra Cabinet
- What
- Approved the Mukhyamantri Baliraja Shet-Pandan Rasta Yojana scheme
- When
- Sunday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Maharashtra, India
- Why
- To enhance connectivity between farmers’ fields and villages and improve transportation of agricultural produce
- Scheme Name
- Mukhyamantri Baliraja Shet-Pandan Rasta Yojana
- Objective
- Enhance connectivity between farmers’ fields and villages
- Construction Method
- 100% mechanised
- Expected Benefit
- Remove bottlenecks in agricultural produce transportation
- Approval Body
- Maharashtra Cabinet
- Monitoring Committee Head
- Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule
- Implementation Strategy
- Cluster-based tendering in 25-km packages
- Additional Features
- Tree plantation along roads, waiver of survey fees, exemption of royalty on materials