Maharashtra Agricultural Governance Intelligence
Department of Agriculture, Government of Maharashtra · In collaboration with PxD and the Gates Foundation
Maharashtra's Department of Agriculture has built one of the larger digital estates in Indian agriculture. Claims move through defined stages, officers record their field work on a single platform, and farmers reach the Department through the helpline, WhatsApp and public channels. With that foundation in place, the Department is taking the next step: using AI to make every one of these systems smarter, faster and easier for the people who rely on them.
A strong digital foundation, ready for its next step
Through the Nanaji Deshmukh Krishi Sanjivani Prakalp (PoCRA) and the Commissionerate's MahaKrushi platform, the Department serves millions of farmers across climate-vulnerable districts. Its processes are specified, digitised and in daily use, which means the data behind them is structured and ready to work harder. The opportunity is to build an intelligence layer on top of what the Department already runs: one that gives officers knowledge and time, gives applicants clarity, and gives the Department a clearer view of what farmers are asking for.
Enabling the Department's transformation with AI
Kenpath is working with the Department to bring AI into everyday work without changing how the Department runs. Officers get trusted answers in Marathi, grounded in the Department's own documents and traceable to their source, and can speak their field notes instead of typing them. Claims are checked as they are submitted, so applicants get them right first time and they move forward without detours. Lengthy project reports reach the scrutiny officer already read and summarised, with points of interest traced back to their source pages, so expert judgment goes where it matters most. Field evidence becomes more dependable, and applicants hear from the Department when their claim needs them. Every query is recorded and routed to someone accountable, so the Department learns from what farmers ask. Each capability is proven in a pilot before it is scaled, and officers remain the decision-makers throughout.
The result
Officers with more time for farmers, claims that move faster with the same assurance, and applicants who always know where they stand.
Everything runs on Department infrastructure, is operable by the Department's own teams, and is released as a digital public good. The work begins inside PoCRA and is designed from the outset to extend across the Department's statewide operations. Built in collaboration with Precision Development (PxD) and with support from the Gates Foundation, Kenpath builds, operates and transfers; the Department keeps the system.
