The Maharashtra government has fixed the fee for land measurement at Rs 200, a move that will immensely benefit farmers and farming families to get land measured for division and distribution purposes, reported news agency PTI.

"We have taken this decision to simplify and reduce the cost of the land partition process in the interest of farmers. With a fee of just Rs 200, registered partition deeds will now be accompanied by measurements and maps," Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule told reporters.