Agriculture Department Government of Maharashtra

What Agriculture Department Government of Maharashtra does

The Agriculture Department, Government of Maharashtra is a state government department headquartered in Maharashtra, India, operating under the administrative control of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for designing and implementing agricultural policies, welfare schemes, and subsidies for farmers across the state, including programs such as the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (crop insurance), the Gopinath Munde Shetkari Bhima Yojana, seed and fertilizer subsidies, and soil and water conservation programs. Its operational footprint spans all districts of Maharashtra, delivered through district-level agricultural offices and four affiliated agricultural universities at Rahuri, Akola, Parbhani, and Dapoli.

The department's core technology stack centers on the MahaDBT portal, which handles direct benefit transfers to farmers and publishes fund distribution reports, FCFS selection lists, and waiting lists. Supporting systems include the Saathi Portal for seed traceability, a Power BI dashboard for agricultural statistics and crop monitoring, and the recently launched Maharashtra Agri-AI Policy framework. Distribution is event-driven and policy-driven rather than commercial: farmers access schemes through the official website (krishi.maharashtra.gov.in), the MahaDBT portal, agricultural universities, and district offices.

The department does not operate a commercial revenue model. Its services are entirely government-funded public welfare programs with no pricing tiers or customer transactions; the MahaAgriTech partnership functions as an e-governance delivery vehicle rather than a commercial channel. Strategic direction is set by the Minister of Agriculture and the state cabinet, with modernization efforts (AI policy, Power BI dashboards, MahaAgX) representing the most recent shifts in capability rather than commercial expansion.

Name

Agriculture Department Government of Maharashtra

Legal name

Agriculture Department, Government of Maharashtra

Website

https://krishi.maharashtra.gov.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1883

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Agriculture Department, Government of Maharashtra is a state government department that designs and delivers agricultural subsidies, crop insurance, input programs, and welfare schemes to farmers across Maharashtra through the MahaDBT portal, four agricultural universities, and district offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Agricultural Services

NAICS

Regulation of Agricultural Marketing and Commodities (92614), Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Agriculture, Fisheries & Food Administration (BPAIAAAO)

Keywords

• Agricultural subsidies
• Crop insurance schemes
• Agricultural extension services
• Soil water conservation
• Farmer welfare programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Pune

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Agriculture Department, Government of Maharashtra formulates and implements state agricultural policies, schemes, and subsidies for farmers across Maharashtra. It administers crop insurance schemes (PMFBY, Gopinath Munde Shetkari Bhima Yojana), distributes agricultural inputs (seeds, fertilizers, pesticides), provides soil and water conservation programs, publishes crop statistics, and oversees four agricultural universities for research and extension. Services are delivered through the MahaDBT portal, agricultural universities, and district offices; all offerings are government-funded public welfare programs with no commercial pricing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Seeds (बियाणे)
• Fertilizers (खते)
• Pesticides (कीटकनाशके)
• Laboratory Services (प्रयोगशाळा)
• Crop Statistics (पीकपेरणी अहवाल)
• Soil and Water Conservation (मृद व जलसंधारण)
• Farmer Corner (शेतकरी कट्टा)
• Direct Benefit Transfer (महा DBT)
• MahaAgriTech (MahaAgX) — Digital Agriculture Initiative
• Maharashtra Agriculture AI Policy (महाराष्ट्र कृषी-कृत्रिम बुद्धिमत्ता धोरण)
• Agriculture Universities Portal
• Power BI Dashboard (डॅशबोर्ड)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, RahuricoreOthersAgricultural university under the department providing research, education, and extension services in agriculture for the jurisdiction of Maharashtra state.
• Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, AkolacoreOthersAgricultural university providing research and extension services for the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.
• Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, ParbhanicoreOthersAgricultural university serving the Marathwada region with research and agricultural extension services.
• Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, DapolicoreOthersAgricultural university for the Konkan region providing research and extension services.
• MahaAgriTechflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerE-governance project under the Maharashtra state government for digitizing agricultural services and schemes.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Department of Agriculture, Government of Gujarat: Operates parallel agricultural schemes, agricultural universities, and farmer-facing portals in Gujarat — one of the more digitally advanced state agriculture departments, making it a useful structural and digital-maturity benchmark.
• Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu: State agriculture department executing analogous farmer welfare schemes, university extension, and agri-portal infrastructure in Tamil Nadu. Highly comparable in institutional design and service mix.
• Department of Agriculture, Government of Andhra Pradesh: Analogous state department administering agricultural input schemes, universities, and farmer welfare programs for Andhra Pradesh farmers — directly comparable institutional structure.
• Department of Agriculture, Government of Uttar Pradesh: Manages agricultural schemes, universities, and extension services for India's largest state by farmer population. Provides scale benchmark and contrasts administrative complexity versus Maharashtra's setup.
• Department of Agriculture, Government of Telangana: State agriculture department operating similar subsidy disbursement, university coordination, and farmer portal functions for Telangana. Comparable administrative design and digital service maturity trajectory.
• Department of Agriculture, Government of Madhya Pradesh: State agriculture department administering a similarly large farmer base with analogous DBT, seed, fertilizer, and crop insurance functions. Useful peer for scheme throughput and digital service comparison.
• Department of Agriculture, Government of Karnataka: Direct counterpart administering agricultural schemes, universities, and DBT-equivalent programs for Karnataka farmers. Operates the same mandate of input subsidies, crop insurance, and university-based extension, but in a different agro-climatic and political geography.
• Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of Punjab: Runs the wheat-paddy intensive agriculture mandate with parallel subsidy and university-based extension architecture. Comparable mandate and scheme mix despite Punjab's distinctive cropping profile.

Others

• Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR): National apex body overseeing agricultural research, education, and extension — coordinates with Maharashtra's agricultural universities and sets the research agenda the state-level universities operationalize. Thematically adjacent rather than directly competing.

Broad incumbents

• Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India: Federal apex body designing national schemes (PMFBY, PM-KISAN, eNAM) that state departments like Maharashtra's operationalize. Sets the policy and funding framework within which the subject entity operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AgriDeptGoM
• Facebookfacebook.com/AgricultureDepartmentGoM

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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