India News | Maha E-crop Survey Launched, to Be Effective from I-Day

Mumbai, Aug 13 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday launched the e-crop survey initiative which will become effective in Maharashtra from August 15.

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The project, which was initially introduced as a pilot in two districts, is jointly implemented by the departments of revenue and agriculture along with the Tata Trust.

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Speaking on the occasion, Thackeray said the concept will be a role model for the country, and the e-crop survey app was yet another initiative to reduce the hardships of the farmers as it would provide them crop-related information without hassles.

The CM said his government had already introduced digitized 7/12 document, which is an extract from the 'Land Register' that the farmers can now access on their mobile phones.

"Earlier, farmers had difficulty in accessing their 7/12 document. We need to change with the times and adopt modern technology to ease hardships of people," Thackeray said.

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