Most of the rural development models considered natural resource management as the means for rural transformation. The present paper reveals the impact of one such rural development models named "Adarsh Gaon Yojana" of Government of Maharashtra, which is based on natural resource management and watershed management. The study was carried out in the village Hiware Bazaar of Ahmadnagar district of Maharashtra to find out the impact of Adarsh Gram Yojana (AGY). The model has distinctive features such as ban on cattle grazing, ban on tree felling, ban on liquor, donation of labour and family planning.