Hon’ble Chief Minister, Shri. Devendra Fadnavis, announced the ambitious “Farm pond on demand” program with an objective of providing protective irrigation to overcome water scarcity in the State. Farmer suicides was a major concern and the focus was to enable preparedness of the State for handling drought situations. Vidharbha and Marathwada were the main targets under this initiative. A user friendly online form was developed to enable efficiency and transparency in the farm pond application process. The overall process involves the following: Online Application: An application for the farm-pond is made online by the farmer through the Aaple Sarkar Portal Committee Approval & Site Selection: This application is reviewed by the relevant Taluka-level agricultural committee and the approval/rejection is communicated to the farmer. Construction of Farm Pond: After site selection by Agriculture Assistant, farm-pond is constructed by the farmer. Receipt of Subsidy: After construction of farm-pond, the agriculture assistant uploads a photo and the farm-pond is GIS... Read More