An extensive roving survey carried out during both the year2017-18 and 2018-19 in the eight districts of Marathwada region for the incidence of anthracnose of chilli. The results revealed that overall disease intensity was higher during 2017-18 ( %) as compared to 2018-19 ( %). The disease was found to be predominant in all the eight districts of Marathwada region. | Occurrence and distribution of anthracnose of chilliin marathwada region of Maharashtra State, India