Latest Maharashtra Women Farmers Empowerment Bill News & Updates

Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) legislator Jayant Patil on Thursday called upon the Maharashtra government not to deceive women through the Maharashtra Women Farmers Empowerment Bill. He demanded that the names of women should be registered on the 7/12 land extracts (land title documents) and transfer 50 per cent of the land held in the husband’s name to the wife.Tearing into the Maharashtra Women Farmers Empowerment Bill with a volley of sharp queri…

Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) Maharashtra agriculture minister Dattatray Bharane on Wednesday reaffirmed in the state Assembly the Mahayuti government’s unwavering commitment to the state’s farmers (Baliraja), outlining major financial packages, technological interventions, and relief measures.Highlighting a massive loan waiver, drought preparedness for the Kharif 2026 season, and upcoming progressive legislation for women farmers, the government emphasised that agricultural empowerment remains its cor…