section 15
Women Farmers Assistance Officers
The Maharashtra Women Farmers Empowerment Act, 2026General202619 sections
Statutory text
- (1) The State Government shall, by general or special order designate,-
- (a) an officer not below the rank of Agriculture Officer, as Women Farmers Assistance Officer, at Block level, and
- (b) an officer not below the rank of Deputy Director of Agriculture, as Women Farmers Assistance Officer, at District level.
- (2) The Women Farmers Assistance Officer shall perform the following duties and functions, namely:-
- (a) to assist women farmers in obtaining the Woman Farmer Certificates ;
- (b) to assist the Gram Sabhas and Nagar Panchayats in recognising women farmers and issuing the Woman Farmer Certificates;
- (c) to provide information to individuals or groups of women farmers in relation to their entitlements under this Act; and
- (d) to assist the State Government to carry out gender-responsive extension services.
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