section 13
Establishment of State Monitoring Committee
The Maharashtra Women Farmers Empowerment Act, 2026General202619 sections
Statutory text
- (1) The State Government shall constitute a State Monitoring Committee to monitor the implementation of this Act.
- (2) The State Monitoring Committee shall consist of the following members, namely :-
- (a) Chief Secretary - Chairperson;
- (b) Secretary, Agriculture Department - Member;
- (c) Secretary, Finance Department - Member;
- (d) Secretary, Women and Child - Member; Development Department
- (e) Secretary, Rural Development Department - Member;
- (f) Secretary, Forest Department - Member;
- (g) Secretary, Revenue Department - Member;
- (h) Secretary, Urban Development - Member; Department
- (i) Secretary, Co-operation Department - Member;
- (j) Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairy - Member; Development and Fisheries Department
- (k) Commissioner of Agriculture - Member-Secretary.
- (3) The Committee may invite experts in the field of agriculture, markets, banking, water conservation, gender studies, law, economics, and related fields to its meetings for its assistance or advice.
- (4) The Committee shall meet not less than twice in a year, and a period of not more than six months shall intervene between two successive meetings and shall observe such rules of procedure in its meetings as it may determine.
- (5) The Committee shall, for the purposes of this Act, have the following duties and functions, namely-
- (a) to develop indicators and benchmarks for monitoring implementation of the Act;
- (b) to monitor the process of recognition and certification renewal of Woman Farmer Certificates;
- (c) to monitor access of women farmers to benefits, subsidies, credit, insurance, and services under various State and Central Government schemes; and
- (d) to examine grievances, bottlenecks, and delays in implementation and recommend corrective measures.
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