Mukhyamantri Baliraja Shet/Panand Raste Yojana
Government machinery strengthens the mud track from the village to the field — a farm or panand road — into an all-weather road, at no cost to the farmer.
Run by: Revenue and Forest Department, Government of Maharashtra
- Who pays
- 100% government funded
- Cost norm
- ₹15 lakh / km
- Approved
- 14 December 2025 (Fadnavis cabinet)
- Fees to farmer
- None — survey, royalty & police charges waived
- Decided by
- Assembly-constituency committee + 5 farmers
Overview
"Panand" is the local word for the narrow, unpaved track that links a farmer's field to the village and the main road. These tracks are not part of any regular road scheme, so most stay muddy and unusable for months, blocking tractors, harvesters and produce trucks right when they are needed most. Mukhyamantri Baliraja Shet/Panand Raste Yojana, approved by the Devendra Fadnavis cabinet on 14 December 2025 through the Revenue and Forest Department, sends excavators, rollers and murrum to strengthen exactly these tracks — fast, and fully at government cost, at a fixed norm of ₹15 lakh per kilometre.
There is no cash paid to any individual farmer here — this is a village infrastructure scheme, not a subsidy claim. It runs on a three-tier committee: Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule heads the state monitoring committee, the district Guardian Minister chairs the district committee, and a committee for each assembly constituency — the local MLA plus five progressive farmers — picks which roads get built. Roads are tendered in clusters of about 25 km to registered machinery contractors, and CSR funds are allowed to top up the work. A corrigendum dated 18 February 2026 added MMRDA and CIDCO as implementing agencies in their areas.
It does not replace the older farm-road work done under MGNREGA — that continues in parallel, and this scheme covers the stretches MGNREGA labour cannot practically build. No land is acquired: if a farmer's field boundary needs to shift slightly for the road, the farmer signs a registered gift deed for that strip — it is never taken by force, and never bought back once given.
What you get
The benefit as the state notifies it — nothing here is an estimate.
- Farm and panand roads are strengthened with excavators, rollers, murrum and stone at full government cost — the farmer pays nothing for the work.
- No survey/measurement fee, no royalty on the soil, murrum or stone used, and no police-bandobast charge when clearing an encroachment.
- Trees are planted on both sides of every finished road.
- Roads must stay usable in every season, with a minimum 6-month (or one-monsoon) defect-repair guarantee from the contractor.
- Five progressive farmers sit on the committee for each assembly constituency, so local farmers have a direct say in which roads get taken up first.
Who is eligible
State schemes usually state their criteria as prose rather than a checklist. This is that prose, unpacked — the department’s verification is what decides.
You qualify if
- The farm or panand road already exists as a track on the village land-record map, or the farmers along it are willing to give a registered gift deed for the strip needed
- The road is put forward through the gram panchayat or the local assembly-constituency committee — there is no individual online application
- The stretch is not already covered under a separate road scheme such as PMGSY/CMGSY for the same length
Not covered
- Building a new bridge (pul) — only cross-drainage/culvert work is covered where water needs to pass under the road
- Land acquisition — the scheme only accepts land a farmer gives voluntarily by registered gift deed, never a forced purchase
Documents you need
Have these ready before you start — most rejections are a missing paper, not a missing right.
- 7/12 land extract, if you are voluntarily giving land for the road to pass
- Registered gift deed / relinquishment deed for that strip of land
- Written request to the gram panchayat or the assembly-constituency committee asking for the road to be taken up
How to apply
Fewer steps than a central scheme, and usually one office rather than a portal.
- 1
Raise the demand through the gram panchayat
Farmers place their farm/panand road demand before the gram panchayat, which puts it up to the assembly-constituency-level committee.
- 2
The committee approves and tenders it
The committee — the local MLA, officials and 5 progressive farmers — reviews the village map, approves the road, and gets it built through a registered contractor in a roughly 25 km tender cluster.
- 3
Road is built, checked and recorded
The road is strengthened to the fixed width and layer specification, checked with a core-cutting test and drone photos, and recorded in the gram panchayat's road register once complete.
If something goes wrong
Missing from the list, or payment stuck — here is the channel the department itself publishes for it.
- If a road your village asked for is skipped, or the built road is poor, raise it first with the assembly-constituency committee (through your MLA and the five farmer members) and then the district committee chaired by the Guardian Minister.
- For a stalled complaint, use Maharashtra's Aaple Sarkar grievance portal at grievances.maharashtra.gov.in or the state helpline 1800 120 8040 (8am–8pm); the state monitoring committee under the Revenue Minister is the final review level for this scheme.
Frequently asked questions
What exactly does this scheme build?
It strengthens the unpaved farm/panand track between a village and its fields into an all-weather road, using excavators, rollers, murrum and stone — not a new highway, and not a bridge. The cost norm is ₹15 lakh per kilometre.
Does this scheme pay money directly to farmers?
No. There is no individual cash subsidy — the government pays contractors directly to build the road as village infrastructure.
Does this replace the MGNREGA farm-road work?
No. The MGNREGA farm-road scheme continues in parallel. This scheme is fully mechanised and takes up the stretches that MGNREGA labour cannot practically build.
Who decides which roads get built?
A three-tier committee: the assembly-constituency committee (local MLA plus five progressive farmers) selects roads, the district committee under the Guardian Minister oversees the district, and the state committee under Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule monitors overall.
What if the road needs to pass through my field?
Your land is never acquired by force. If you agree to give a strip of it, you sign a registered gift deed, and you cannot ask for that land back later. No survey fee is charged for this.
Can private CSR money be used for these roads?
Yes. The scheme allows CSR funds to add to the government allocation for a road, on top of the ₹15 lakh per km norm.
What happens if someone has encroached on the road?
The Tehsildar gives a 7-day notice to remove the encroachment. If it is not removed, the government clears it — with police help if needed — at no charge to anyone.
Facts checked against rfd.maharashtra.gov.in on 8 September 2026. editorial policy.