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    03 Jul 2026Laws and Justice

    Maharashtra’s Assembly unanimously passed the Women Farmers’ Empowerment Bill

    India Maharashtra
    In Short এক নজরে

    Maharashtra Assembly unanimously passed the Women Farmers’ Empowerment Bill, 2026, recognising women engaged in agriculture and allied activities as farmers and granting them Woman Farmer Certificates to access schemes and credit. 

    The law creates a women farmers’ database, a State Women Farmers Fund, and institutional bodies to oversee implementation, while certificates can be issued by gram panchayats and local bodies. 

    The bill covers activities like livestock, fisheries, poultry and forest produce collection, and applies irrespective of land ownership to include landless labourers and operational holders. Key officials said the move aims to correct historic exclusion and improve access to subsidies, loans and market support for lakhs of women in the state. The Bill will next go to the Legislative Council for consideration