Nagpur, Nov. 7 -- The Maharashtra government has announced a series of measures to facilitate Farmer ID registration and crop inspection for farmers across the state, with Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule taking the initiative to ensure that eligible farmers are not deprived of government benefits due to gaps in land records or cultivation information.

Under the new procedure, farmers who could not obtain a Farmer ID under the Agristack initiative due to the non-availability of land records or cultivation details will now be able to get their records verified by the Talathi, Mandal Officer and Tehsildar.

In another decision, the Revenue Department has issued a circular introducing an alternative procedure for crop inspection wh...