Majhi Vasundhara (My Earth)

Government of Maharashtra

Environment and Climate Change Department

MAJHI VASUNDHARA- ABHIYAN

MAJHI VASUNDHARA- ABHIYAN

Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan is the first initiative under Majhi Vasundhara. It focuses on identifying potential action points under the five elements of nature (Panchamahabuta) for the betterment of the environment of the local bodies of Maharashtra.
The Abhiyan was launched by the Honorable Minister, Environment and Climate Change Department, Government of Maharashtra on 2nd October 2020.

Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan - objectives

  • To encourage active citizen participation in different climate change mitigation initiatives in a timely and innovative manner.
  • To identify dynamic and incremental/scalable measures towards sustainable environment through replication.

Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan - Action Areas

  • Bhumi {Earth}
    • Conservation & Enhancement Of Green Cover & Biodiversity
    • Solid Waste Management
  • Vayu {Air}
    • Air Quality Monitoring And Air Pollution Mitigation
  • Jala {Water}
    • Water Conservation
    • Rainwater Harvesting And Percolation
    • Cleaning & Rejuvenation Of Water Bodies/River
    • Treatment Of Waste Water
  • Agni {Energy}
    • Promotion Of Renewable Energy
  • Akash {Enchanement}
    • Awareness On Environment Improvement & Protection
    • Pledge Taken Up By The Citizens For The Observance Of One Green Act

Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan GR

Majhi Vasundhara 3.0 has been launched. The timeline of this Abhiyan is as follows:

Activites

Dates

1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023

Abhiyan Period

1st April 2022 - 31st March 2023

Work done status

Registration of Local Body

15th June to 31st July 2022

Final cumulative work done status report submission

1st April to 15th of April 2023

1st April 2023 to 31st May 2023

Performance evaluation based on

Desktop Assesment as per the toolkit

6th to 30th April 2023

Direct Observation by Third Party Agency Citizen Feedback

1st to 20th May 2023

5th June 2023

Award Distribution

The target groups for Majhi Vasundhara 3.0 have been further finetuned on the basis of population and are as follows

Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan - 3 Toolkit

  • The toolkit clearly defines the action areas under all indicators developed based on the Panchamahabuta i.e Bhumi, Vayu, Jal, Agni & Akash.
  • It defines the marks assigned to each indicator and sub-indicator.
  • It also defines the evaluation process and documentation required for submission to the department.
  • It also mentions about few potential schemes available at the state and national level which can be used to achieve Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan indicators.
toolkit
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Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan - 3 Participants

The total number of local bodies that have participated in Majhi Vasundhara 3.0 are 16,824 (urban local bodies: 411 and rural local bodies: 16,413).

Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan GR

Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan - 3 Awardees

On account of World Environment Day, Majhi Vasundhara 3.0 felicitation event was held on 5th June 2023. The award distribution ceremony was carried out under the chairmanship of Hon’ble Chief Minister, Government of Maharashtra and in the presence of Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister, Government of Maharashtra, Hon’ble Revenue Minister, Government of Maharashtra, Hon’ble Minister of Urban Development and Public Works Department, Government of Maharashtra, Hon’ble Minister, Department of Rural Development, Government of Maharashtra, Hon’ble Minister, Department of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Maharashtra, and Hon’ble Minister of State, Government of Maharashtra.
Along with felicitation of Majhi Vasundhara 3.0 winners, Majhi Vasundhara theme song was launched and Majhi Vasundhara 4.0 was inaugurated.

Amrut Cities : 10 Lakh+

Rank

ULB Name

Division

1

Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation

Pune

2

Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation

Konkan

3

Pune Municipal Corporation

Pune

Amrut Cities : 3-10 Lakh

Rank

ULB Name

Division

1

Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation

Konkan

2

Ahemadnagar Municipal Corporation

Nashik

3

Panvel Municipal Corporation

Konkan

Amrut Cities : 1-3 Lakh

Rank

ULB Name

Division

1

Satara Municipal Corporation

Pune

2

Barshi Municipal Corporation

Pune

3

Bhusawal Municipal Corporation

Nashik

Municipal Councils & Nagar Panchayat : 1 Lakh-50 K

Rank

ULB Name

Division

1

Karad Municipal Council

Pune

2

Lonavala Municipal Council

Pune

3

Baramati Municipal Council

Pune

Municipal Councils & Nagar Panchayat : 50K-25K

Rank

ULB Name

Division

1

Gadhinglaj Municipal Council

Pune

2

Mohol Municipal Council

Pune

3

Shirdi Municipal Council

Nashik

Municipal Councils & Nagar Panchayat : 25K-15K

Rank

ULB Name

Division

1

Dahiwadi Nagar Panchayat

Pune

2

Malegaon Bk Nagar Panchayat

Pune

3

Niphad Nagar Panchayat

Nashik

Municipal Councils & Nagar Panchayat : Less than 15K

Rank

ULB Name

Division

1

Pachgani Municipal Council

Pune

2

Panhala Municipal Council

Pune

3

Mahabaleshwar Municipal Council

Pune

Gram Panchayat : 10K+

Rank

ULB Name

Division (District)

1

Mandrup Grampanchyat

Pune (Solapur)

2

Gunjalwadi Grampanchyat

Nashik (Ahemadnagar)

3

Vinchur Grampanchyat

Nashik (Nashik)

Gram Panchayat : 5-10K

Rank

ULB Name

Division (District)

1

Boradi Grampanchyat

Nashik (Dhule)

2

Dharangutti Grampanchyat

Pune (Kolhapur)

3

Shinde Grampanchyat

Nashik (Nashik)

Gram Panchayat : 5-2.5K

Rank

ULB Name

Division (District)

1

Wagholi Grampanchyat

Nashik (Ahemadnagar)

2

Javalgaon Grampanchyat

Aurangabad (Nanded)

3

Ghatnandare Grampanchyat

Pune (Sangli)

Gram Panchayat : Less than 2.5K

Rank

ULB Name

Division (District)

1

Shirsate Grampanchyat

Nashik (Nashik)

2

Sindkhed Grampanchyat

Amravati (Buldhana)

3

Manyachiwadi Grampanchyat

Pune (Satara)

Highest performance in the thematic area of Bhumi

Vertical

ULB Name

Division (District)

Amrut 10L+

Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation

Pune

Amrut 3-10L

Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation

Konkan

Amrut 1-3L

Satara Municipal Council

Pune

MC & NP 1L-50K

Lonavala Municipal Council

Pune

MC & NP 50-25K

Gadhinglaj Municipal Council

Pune

MC & NP 25-15K

Dahiwadi Nagar Panchayat

Pune

MC & NP >15K

Pachgani Municipal Council

Pune

GP 10K+

Sonai Grampanchyat

Nashik (Ahemadnagar)

GP 10-5K

Boradi Grampanchyat

Nashik (Dhule)

GP 5-2.5K

Wagholi Grampanchyat

Nashik (Ahemadnagar)

GP >2.5K

Shirsate Grampanchyat

Nashik (Nashik)

Division Level Awards

Best Performing Amrut Cities

Sr.No.

ULB Name

Division

1

Thane Municipal Corporation

Konkan

2

Amravati Municipal Corporation

Amravati

3

Dhule Municipal Corporation

Nashik

4

Sangli Miraj Kupwad Municipal Corporation

Pune

5

Wardha Municipal Corporation

Nagpur

6

Aurangabad Municipal Corporation

Aurangabad

Best Performing MC & NP : 1L-50K

Sr.No.

ULB Name

Division

1

Hingoli Municipal Council

Aurangabad

2

Umred Municipal Council

Nagpur

3

Talegaon Dabhade Municipal Council

Pune

4

Chalisgaon Municipal Council

Nashik

5

Buldhana Municipal Council

Amravati

6

Ratnagiri Municipal Council

Konkan

Best Performing MC & NP : 50-25K

Sr.No.

ULB Name

Division

1

Jaysingpur Municipal Council

Pune

2

Rahuri Municipal Council

Nashik

3

Warud Municipal Council

Amravati

4

Vaijapur Municipal Council

Aurangabad

5

Desaiganj Municipal Council

Nagpur

6

Mahad Municipal Council

Konkan

Best Performing MC & NP : 25-15K

Sr.No.

ULB Name

Division

1

Kurundwad Municipal Council

Pune

2

Akole Municipal Council

Nashik

3

Pauni Municipal Council

Nagpur

4

Sonpeth Municipal Council

Aurangabad

5

Sawantwadi Municipal Council

Konkan

6

Kalamb (Y) Nagar Panchyat

Amravati

Best Performing MC & NP : Less Than 15K

Sr.No.

ULB Name

Division

1

Malkapur (K) Municipal Council

Pune

2

Trimbak Municipal Council

Nashik

3

Vengurla Municipal Council

Konkan

4

Khapa Municipal Council

Nagpur

5

Kundalwadi Municipal Council

Aurangabad

6

Nandgaon Khandeshwar Municipal Council

Amravati

Best Performing GP : 10K+

Sr.No.

ULB Name

Division (District)

1

Astgaon Grampanchyat

Nashik (Ahemadnagar)

2

Jarud Grampanchyat

Amravati (Amravati)

3

Yelavi Grampanchyat

Pune (Sangli)

4

Kurunda Grampanchyat

Aurangabad (Hingoli)

5

Pasthal Grampanchyat

Konkan (Palghar)

6

Dawalmeti Grampanchyat

Nagpur (Nagpur)

Best Performing GP : 10-5K

Sr.No.

ULB Name

Division (District)

1

Tung Grampanchyat

Pune (Sangli)

2

Kerhale Bk Grampanchyat

Nashik (Jalgaon)

3

Vadgaon Grampanchyat

Konkan (Raigad)

4

Jamb Grampanchyat

Amravati (Washim)

5

Shirdhon Grampanchyat

Aurangabad (Osmanabad)

6

Karanja Grampanchyat

Nagpur (Gondia)

Best Performing GP : 5-2.5K

Sr.No.

ULB Name

Division (District)

1

Patoda Grampanchyat

Aurangabad (Aurangabad)

2

Pemgiri Grampanchyat

Nashik (Ahemadnagar)

3

Vatnagi Grampanchyat

Pune (Kolhapur)

4

Khanivde Grampanchyat

Konkan (Palghar)

5

Wadegaon Grampanchyat

Nagpur (Gondia)

6

Malkhed Bk Grampanchyat

Amravati (Yavatmal)

Best Performing GP : Less Than 2.5K

Sr.No.

ULB Name

Division (District)

1

Tigaon Grampanchyat

Nashik (Ahemadnagar)

2

Anandwan Grampanchyat

Nagpur (Chandrapur)

3

Adakhal Grampanchyat

Konkan (Ratnagiri)

4

Jadhavwadi Grampanchyat

Pune (Solapur)

5

Pardi Grampanchyat

Amravati (Amravati)

6

Bopala Grampanchyat

Aurangabad (Latur)

Best Performing Officers At Division & District Level Awards

Best Performing Division

Sr.No.

Name Of Division

Division

1

Pune Division

-

2

Nashik Division

-

3

Nagpur Division

-

Best Performing District

Sr.No.

Name Of District

Division

1

Pune District

Pune

2

Satara District

Pune

3

Kolhapur

Pune

Best Performing District In Division

Sr.No.

ULB Name

Division

1

Amravati District

Amravati

2

Nanded District

Aurangabad

3

Sindhudurg & Raigad District (Joint)

Konkan

4

Nagpur District

Nagpur

5

Jalgaon District

Nashik

6

Solapur District

Pune

Best Performing Zilha Parishad

Sr.No.

Name

Division

1

Sangli District

Pune

2

Ahmednagar District

Nashik

3

Nashik District

Nashik

Best Performing Zilha Parishad In Division

Sr.No.

ULB Name

Division

1

Amravati District

Amravati

2

Aurangabad District

Aurangabad

3

Ratnagiri District

Konkan

4

Gondia District

Nagpur

5

Jalgaon District

Nashik

6

Satara & Kolhapur District (Joint)

Pune
List of local bodies according to their performance in Majhi Vasundhara-3 is available here.
(Link of MV3 local body ranking)
On 5th June 2023, Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan 4.0 was launched on the World Environment Day and also an award ceremony was hosted to mark the culmination of Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan 3.0 in the presence of Hon'ble Shri Eknath Shinde, Chief Minister, Maharashtra. The draft toolkit of Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan 4.0 was thereby launched at the event to promote maximum local bodies to get involved in various activities across year.
Details

Activites

Dates

1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024

Abhiyan Period

1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024

Work done status

Registration of Local Body

07th June - 15th July 2023

Final Cumulative work done status report submission

1st April -15th of April 2024

1st April 2024 to 31st May 2024

Performance evaluation based on

Desktop Assesment as per the toolkit

6th April-30th April 2024

Direct Observation by Third Party Agency Citizen Feedback

2nd May- 20th May 2024

5th June 2024

Award Distribution

 5th June 2024

Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan - 4 Toolkit

  • The toolkit clearly defines the action areas under all indicators developed based on the Panchamahabuta i.e Bhumi, Vayu, Jal, Agni & Akash.
  • It defines the marks assigned to each indicator and sub-indicator.
  • It also defines the evaluation process and documentation required for submission to the department.
  • It also mentions about few potential schemes available at the state and national level which can be used to achieve Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan indicators.
toolkit
Download for Rural
Download for Urban

Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan GR

E-PLEDGE ANALYSIS RESULTS

MVA 4.0 Q1 ( July 2023 - Sept 2023 ) Epledge Result :
ULB Type Verticals Group Individual
Urban Amrut City More than 10 Lakh E-Pledge Group analysis Q1 Urban Amrut City More than 10 Lakh E-Pledge Individual analysis Q1 Urban Amrut City More than 10 Lakh
Amrut City 3 Lakh to 10 Lakh E-Pledge_Group_analysis_Q1_Urban Amrut City 3 Lakh to 10 Lakh E-Pledge_Individual_analysis_Q1_Urban Amrut City 3 Lakh to 10 Lakh
Amrut City 1 Lakh to 3 Lakh E-Pledge_Group_analysis_Q1_Urban Amrut City 1 Lakh to 3 Lakh E-Pledge_Individual_analysis_Q1_Urban Amrut City 1 Lakh to 3 Lakh
MC & NP 50K to 1 Lakh E-Pledge_Group_analysis_Q1_Urban MC & NP 50K to 1 Lakh E-Pledge_Individual_analysis_Q1_Urban MC & NP 50K to 1 Lakh
MC & NP 25K to 50K E-Pledge_Group_analysis_Q1_Urban MC & NP 25K to 50K E-Pledge_Individual_analysis_Q1_Urban MC & NP 25K to 50K
MC & NP 15K to 25K E-Pledge_Group_analysis_Q1_Urban MC & NP 15K to 25K E-Pledge_Individual_analysis_Q1_Urban MC & NP 15K to 25K
MC & NP Less than 15K E-Pledge_Group_analysis_Q1_Urban MC & NP Less than 15K E-Pledge_Individual_analysis_Q1_Urban MC & NP Less than 15K
Rural GP More Than 10K E-Pledge_Group_analysis_Q1_Rural GP More Than 10K E-Pledge_Individual_analysis_Q1_Rural GP More Than 10K
GP 5K TO 10K E-Pledge_Group_analysis_Q1_Rural GP 5K TO 10K E-Pledge_Individual_analysis_Q1_Rural GP 5K TO 10K
GP 2.5K TO 5K E-Pledge_Group_analysis_Q1_Rural GP 2.5K TO 5K E-Pledge_Individual_analysis_Q1_Rural GP 2.5K TO 5K
GP 1.5 K TO 2.5 K E-Pledge_Group_analysis_Q1_Rural GP 1.5 K TO 2.5 K E-Pledge_Individual_analysis_Q1_Rural GP 1.5 K TO 2.5 K
GP Less than 1.5K E-Pledge_Group_analysis_Q1_Rural GP 1.5 K TO 2.5 K E-Pledge_Individual_analysis_Q1_Rural GP Less than 1.5K
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Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan 1.0 award ceremony was held on June 5, 2021 and on the same day Majhi Vasundhara 2.0 was inaugurated. It was launched virtually by the Honorable Chief Minister, Government of Maharashtra. Subsequently, the registration of local organizations in this campaign began.

Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan - second year Target groups

  • Urban Local Bodies
    • Amrut Cities
    • Municipal Councils
    • Nagar Panchayats
  • Panchayati Raj Institution

    Gram Panchayat (less than 10,000 population)

    Gram Panchayat (more than 10,000 population)

Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan GR

Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan - 2 Toolkit

  • The toolkit clearly defines the action areas under all indicators developed based on the Panchamahabuta i.e Bhumi, Vayu, Jal, Agni & Akash.
  • It defines the marks assigned to each indicator and sub-indicator.
  • It also defines the evaluation process and documentation required for submission to the department.
  • It also mentions about few potential schemes available at the state and national level which can be used to achieve Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan indicators.
toolkit
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Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan - 2 Participants

The number of participants in the second phase of this Abhiyan are 11,968 (which is a fivefold increase as compared to number of participants in MV1).
Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan was launched on 2nd October 2020 by the Honorable Minister, EnvCC, GoM.
The Abhiyan was launched for four verticals (Amrut Cities, Municipal Council, Nagar Panchayat and Gram Panchayat) and 686 local bodies had participated in the introductory year.
Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan in its first year, experienced a great participation and engagement. Majhi Vasundhara #Epledge movement engaged 1.3 crore people and approximately 18 thousand awareness events were conducted by the ULB/PRI, schools, colleges, NGOs, welfare associations to sensitize people about nature conservation, enhancement of natural resources, environmental improvement and impacts of climate change.

Date

Event

2nd October 2020

Abhiyan launched

2nd October 2020 to 15th April 2021

Abhiyan period (6.5 Months)

15th April 2021 to 31st May 2021

Performance evaluation based on desktop assessment as per the toolkit

Virtual site assessment by the assessor committee

5th June 2021

Award Distribution on World Environment Day

Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan - first year Target groups

  • Urban Local Bodies
    • Amrut Cities
    • Municipal Councils
    • Nagar Panchayats
  • Panchayati Raj Institution

    All Villages With 10000 Plus Population

Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan Will Engage Around Seven Crore Citizens In Maharashtra In It's First Year Which Is More Than Fifty Percent Of The Total Population Of Maharashtra.

Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan - 1 Toolkit

  • The toolkit clearly defines the action areas under all indicators developed based on the Panchamahabuta i.e Bhumi, Vayu, Jal, Agni & Akash.
  • It defines the marks assigned to each indicator and sub-indicator.
  • It also defines the evaluation process and documentation required for submission to the department.
  • It also mentions about few potential schemes available at the state and national level which can be used to achieve Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan indicators.
toolkit
Download

Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan - 1 Participants

In it’s introductory year, 683 local bodies had participated.
List of participants is available here.

Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan - 1 The Event

This event was held on the Environment Day (5th June 2021) and the venue was Varsha Bungalow. During the event the theme song was launched, the awardees were felicitated and MV2.0 was inaugurated.

Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan - 1 Awardees

On account of World Environment Day, Majhi Vasundhara 1.0 felicitation event was held on 5th June 2021 at Varsha, Malabar Hill, Mumbai. The award distribution ceremony was carried out under the chairmanship of Hon’ble Chief Minister, Government of Maharashtra and in the presence of Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister, Government of Maharashtra, Hon’ble Revenue Minister, Government of Maharashtra, Hon’ble Minister of Urban Development and Public Works Department, Government of Maharashtra, Hon’ble Minister, Department of Rural Development, Government of Maharashtra, Hon’ble Minister, Department of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Maharashtra, and Hon’ble Minister of State, Government of Maharashtra.
Along with felicitation of Majhi Vasundhara 1.0 winners, Majhi Vasundhara theme song was launched and Majhi Vasundhara 2.0 was inaugurated.

Sr. No.

Name of ULBs/PRIs

District

Rank

AMRUT

1

Thane Municipal Corporation

Thane

1

2

Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation

Thane

2

3

Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation

Mumbai

3

4

Pune Municipal Corporation

Pune

4

5

Nashik Municipal Corporation

Nashik

5 (Divided)

6

Barshi Municipal Council

Solapur

5 (Divided)

Municipal Council

1

Hingoli Municipal Council

Hingoli

1

2

Karad Municipal Council

Satara

2

3

Jamner Municipal Council

Jalgaon

3

4

Parali Municipal Council

Beed

4

5

Vaijapur Municipal Council

Aurangabad

5 (Divided)

6

Sangamner Municipal Council

Ahmednagar

5 (Divided)

Nagar Panchayat

1

Shirdi Nagar Panchayat

Ahmednagar

1

2

Karjat Nagar Panchayat

Ahmednagar

2

3

Malkapur Nagar Panchayat

Satara

3

4

Niphad Nagar Panchayat

Nashik

4

5

Muktainagar Nagar Panchayat

Jalgaon

5

Gram Panchayat

1

Pimpalgaon Baswant Gram Panchayat

Nashik

1

2

Mirajgaon Gram Panchayat

Ahmednagar

2

3

Chinawal Gram Panchayat

Jalgaon

3

4

Pahur Peth Gram Panchayat

Jalgaon

4

5

Loni Budruk Gram Panchayat

Ahmednagar

5

Best Division

Nashik Division

Best Collector

1

Jalgaon

1

2

Ahmednagar

1

3

Pune

2

4

Satara

2

5

Nashik

3

Best ZP CEO

1

Jalgaon

1

2

Ahmednagar

2

3

Nashik

3
List of local bodies according to their performance in Majhi Vasundhara-1 is available here.
(Link of MV1 local body ranking)

Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan - 1 Impact

Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan 2020-21 was the first steppingstone towards raising awareness on sustainable development in Maharashtra. This will help in bringing up the culture of sustainable activities among the population in future. The Abhiyan will serve as an inspiration for other states across the country to follow such practices to create a positive impact on the environment.
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Mitra Parivar Members : 7963957 Date : 08 Dec 2023
Majhi Vasundhara 1.0 Mitra Parivar Members : 1,42,08,384
Majhi Vasundhara 2.0 Mitra Parivar Members : 79,54,815
Mitra Parivar Members : 22,163,199