(i) Shivaji Maharaj had an excellent agricultural policy like fixed revenue. He paid attention to the welfare of the peasants.
(ii) Concessions to the farmers who had crop failure due to floods, famine, etc.
(iii) He provided bullocks, ploughs and good seeds to the farmers.
(iv) He increased trade so that kingdom could prosper.
(v) He protected industries, e.g. The salt industry in the Konkan.
(vi) Salt imported from the Portuguese territory would then cost more so he protected the salt industry in Konkan. Hence the above stories reveal that Shivaji Maharaj was concerned about the welfare of his subjects.