Explain in detail the measures taken by the government for the agricultural development of Maharashtra.

Following are the measures are taken by the government for the agriculture development of Maharashtra: 

• Availability and distribution of quality seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, water sources by dams, well, turbines, etc. 
• Establishment of Centre of Excellence to transfer technologies, creating awareness about agricultural information. 
• Use of renewable energy in agriculture and allied activities. 
• Creation of water resources for round the year cultivation. 
• The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana(PMKSY) is another scheme to expand the cultivated areas with assured irrigation and reduce wastage of water. 
• National Agriculture Market (NAM) has been introduced to promote reform of the agricultural marketing sector.