Indian Agricultural Schemes

Indian Agricultural Schemes

I. Farmer Support Schemes :

1. PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi)

   ₹6,000 per year to small and marginal farmers via direct bank transfer.

   Example: Farmer Murugan from Tamil Nadu gets ₹2,000 every 4 months automatically.

2. Kisan Credit Card (KCC)

   Provides short-term credit for crops, fisheries, animal husbandry.

   Example: Ramesh takes a ₹1 lakh loan through KCC at low interest to buy seeds.

3. Atmanirbhar Krishi Package

   COVID-19 relief for building cold storages, supply chains, etc.

   Example: A farmer group uses the fund to build a vegetable cold room.

4. PM-AASHA (Price Assurance Scheme)

   Assures Minimum Support Price (MSP) payment if market price falls.

   Example: Cotton farmer receives MSP compensation after price drops.

II. Insurance & Risk Management

5. PMFBY (Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana)

   Insurance against crop losses due to weather, pest attacks.

   Example: Paddy crop destroyed by flood; insurance covers loss.

6. RWBCIS (Weather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme)

   Insurance payout based on weather parameters like rainfall or temperature.

   Example: Drought leads to automatic claim settlement for groundnut farmers.

7. Livestock Insurance Scheme

   Provides coverage for loss of cattle.

   Example: Loss of a dairy cow gets farmer ₹30,000 as claim.

III. Soil, Water, Irrigation

8. Soil Health Card Scheme

   Soil testing and fertilizer recommendations.

   Example: After testing, a farmer learns he must add more phosphorus.

9. Per Drop More Crop (Micro Irrigation Scheme)

   Promotes drip and sprinkler irrigation to save water.

   Example: A farmer installs drip irrigation in guava orchard with subsidy.

10. PMKSY (Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana)

   Improves irrigation systems for better water use.

   Example: Construction of a check dam in a dry village funded by PMKSY.

IV. Marketing & Storage

11. e-NAM (National Agriculture Market)

    Online trading platform for agricultural commodities.

    Example: Mango farmer in Andhra Pradesh sells produce online to Mumbai buyers.

12. Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs)

   Upgrading rural haats to e-linked markets.

   Example: Village weekly market linked to online bidding platform.

13. Operation Greens

    Price stabilization for tomato, onion, potato crops (later expanded).

    Example: Tomato farmers receive subsidy for transport to prevent losses.

V. Education & Research

14. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY-RAFTAAR)

   Funding for agricultural research, startups, and rural infrastructure.

   Example: A university sets up an Agri Business Incubator using RKVY funds.

15. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Unnat Krishi Shiksha Yojana

   Skill development in organic farming and sustainable agriculture.

   Example: Students trained on zero-budget natural farming techniques.

VI. Livestock, Fisheries & Allied

16. National Livestock Mission

   Improving livestock productivity and breed development.

   Example: Goat farmers trained and provided quality breed goats.

17. Blue Revolution

   Development of fisheries and aquaculture.

   Example: Shrimp farmers get support to build ponds and cold storage.

18. Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF)

   Loans for dairy industries for chilling plants, milk storage, etc.

   Example: Dairy cooperative in Gujarat installs bulk milk coolers.

VII. Organic & Sustainable Farming

19. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)

   Supports traditional organic farming clusters.

   Example: 50 farmers in Kerala form an organic farming group and get certification.

20. Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCD-NER)

   Promotes organic farming in NE states with supply chain development.

   Example: Sikkim orange farmers get organic certification and better price.

VIII. Technology & Innovation

21. Agri-Tech Infrastructure Fund

   Support for using IT in agriculture.

   Example: Development of mobile apps for crop advisory services.

22. National Agriculture Innovation Fund (NAIF)

   Funds for startups and innovations in agriculture.

   Example: Startup developing pest detection drones receives NAIF grant.

23. Digital Agriculture Mission

   Use of AI, big data, drones in agriculture.

   Example: AI-based app suggests best sowing date based on weather prediction.

IX. Rural Infrastructure

24. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)

   Loans for building warehouses, cold storages, processing units.

   Example: Farmer builds onion cold storage with 3% interest subvention loan.

25. PMGSY (Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana)

   Rural roads for easy market access.

   Example: A remote village gets better market connectivity through new road.

X. Women & Youth in Agriculture

26. Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP)

   Empowers women farmers through skills and financial help.

   Example: Tribal women group trained in vegetable farming earns their own income.

27. ARYA (Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture)

   Encourages youth to take up agriculture as a profession.

   Example: Young graduate starts goat farming under ARYA support.

XI. Crop Production & Management

28. National Food Security Mission (NFSM)

   Increase rice, wheat, pulses, coarse cereals production sustainably.

   Example: Farmer gets seed kit + fertilizer subsidy for pulse cultivation.

29. National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP)

   Boost domestic oilseed production and oil palm farming.

   Example: Farmer in Andhra Pradesh gets subsidy to plant oil palm.

30. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)

   Support for fruits, vegetables, spices, flowers, medicinal plants.

   Example: Banana grower gets 40% subsidy for tissue culture plants.

31. National Bamboo Mission

   Promotes bamboo cultivation and industry.

   Example: Assam farmer plants bamboo for furniture and earns extra income.

XII. Mechanization & Equipment

32. Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)

   Subsidy for tractors, harvesters, drones, and modern tools.

   Example: Marginal farmer gets 50% subsidy to buy power tiller.

33. Custom Hiring Centres (CHCs)

   Renting model for farm equipment to small/marginal farmers.

   Example: Farmers' group rents tractor and rotavator from nearby CHC.

XIII. Organic and Natural Farming

34. Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati (BPKP)

   Supports natural farming (cow-based, no chemicals).

   Example: Farmer switches to Jeevamrut natural fertilizers under BPKP.

35. Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) (promoted under BPKP too)

   Farm with minimum cost using local resources.

   Example: Mango farmer uses cow dung solutions instead of chemical sprays.

XIV. Animal Husbandry Special

36. National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP)

   Vaccination against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis.

   Example: Veterinary team vaccinates entire cattle herd in village free of cost.

37. Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF)

   Loans for meat processing, dairy infra, animal feed plants.

   Example: Private entrepreneur builds feed plant under AHIDF with subsidy.

XV. Fisheries Special

38. Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)

   Increase fish production, improve post-harvest and exports.

   Example: Fisherman builds ice plant for fish storage with 40% subsidy.

XVI. Climate & Sustainability Focus

39. National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)

   Climate-smart farming practices.

   Example: Farmer adapts drought-resistant paddy under climate mission program.

40. Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance (RWBCIS)

   (Already explained earlier, comes under climate-linked insurance.)

XVII. Post-Harvest Management

41. Operation Greens - TOP to TOTAL

   Now expanded to include all fruits and vegetables beyond Tomato, Onion, Potato.

   Example: Litchi growers from Bihar get subsidy to transport their produce.

42. Mega Food Parks Scheme

   Builds processing industries, warehouses near production areas.

   Example: Farmer groups link to food park where their produce is processed into jam, pickle.

XVIII. Rural Empowerment through Agriculture

43. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – NRLM (for rural livelihoods)

   Helps SHGs (Self Help Groups) including agri-business promotion.

   Example: Women SHG starts small spice processing unit.

XIX. Credit, Banking, Finance

44. Interest Subvention Scheme

   Reduced interest rates for short-term crop loans.

   Example: Instead of 9%, crop loan at just 4% if farmer repays on time.

45. Stand Up India Scheme

   Loans to women and SC/ST entrepreneurs for agriculture, agribusiness.

   Example: Tribal woman gets loan to start organic vegetable business.

46. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund 

   (Already Explained)

XX. New Technologies, Drones, Digitization

47. Subsidy Scheme for Drone Usage in Agriculture (Under SMAM)

   Farmers, FPOs, and Custom Hiring Centres get subsidies for agri-drones.

   Example: Cotton farmer hires a drone to spray pesticides quickly.

48. National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGP-A)

   Promotes IT usage like mobile advisory, online weather forecast, pest management apps.

   Example: Farmer checks sowing dates on his smartphone via NeGP-A app.

XXI. Agri-Export Promotion

49. Agriculture Export Policy (AEP)

   Increase farmers' income by promoting agricultural exports.

   Example: Maharashtra grape farmers get export training and support to send grapes abroad.

50. Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Agri Products

   Financial assistance for exporting perishable agricultural goods.

   Example: Guava exporter from Uttar Pradesh gets freight subsidy.

XXII. Food Processing & Value Addition

51. PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM-FME)

   One District One Product (ODOP) approach — supports micro-food businesses.

   Example: In Tamil Nadu, jackfruit processors get 35% subsidy to set up units.

52. Cold Chain Scheme

   Supports cold storage, reefer vans, processing units.

   Example: Apple farmers from Himachal Pradesh get subsidy to build cold stores.

XXIII. Startups and Innovation

53. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana – Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied sector Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR)

   Grants for agri-startups, agribusiness models.

   Example: Agri drone startup receives Rs. 25 lakh grant under RKVY-RAFTAAR.

54. Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (for agriculture too)

   Seed funding for early-stage agri-innovators.

   Example: New soil-testing kit startup gets Rs. 20 lakh under Seed Fund.

XXIV. Women in Agriculture

55. Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP)

   Empowering women farmers.

   Example: Women SHGs trained in organic vegetable cultivation.

XXV. Tribal Farmers and Minorities

56. Van Dhan Yojana (under TRIFED)

   Boost tribal entrepreneurship through Minor Forest Produce (MFP).

   Example: Tribal group in Odisha sells tamarind, honey through Van Dhan centers.

57. Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)

   Support vulnerable tribal communities for agriculture and livelihood.

   Example: Shifting cultivators in North-East given settled farming aid.

XXVI. Renewable Energy + Agri Power

58. PM-KUSUM Scheme

   Solar panels for irrigation pumps + farmers sell surplus electricity.

   Example: Farmer installs solar pump, earns by selling extra solar power to grid.

59. National Bio-Energy Mission

   Promotes biomass, biogas, and bio-CNG from agricultural residues.

   Example: Paddy stubble converted into compressed biogas fuel plant.

XXVII. Special Focused Missions

60. National Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP)

   Massive promotion of oil palm farming (2021 onwards).

   Example: Farmer in Northeast India gets palm seedling + technical support.

XXVIII. Digital Agriculture

61. Digital Agriculture Mission (2021–2026)

   Use AI, GIS, drones, blockchain for better agri services.

   Example: Farmer receives pest warning SMS using AI-based prediction app.

62. Unified Farmers Service Platform (UFSP)

   One-stop digital platform linking insurance, credit, advisories.

   Example: One login ID for crop insurance claim + soil health report.

XXIX. Special Regional Schemes

63. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) (especially North-East focus)

   Organic farming cluster promotion.

   Example: 50 farmers in Sikkim form an organic farming cluster.

64. Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER)

   Complete organic production + processing + marketing for NE farmers.

   Example: Mizoram orange growers export organic oranges to Europe.

XXX. Agriculture and Allied Sector Development

65. National Livestock Mission (NLM)

   Promotes entrepreneurship in livestock sector — goats, sheep, pigs, etc.

   Example: Youth receives subsidy to start goat farming unit.

66. Blue Revolution – Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries

   Earlier fisheries program (merged under PMMSY now).

   Example: Fishermen get boats, nets, cold storage support earlier.

Bonus - New & Niche Areas

67. One Nation One Fertilizer Scheme

   Branding of fertilizers under “Bharat” name to ensure uniform quality.

   Example: Earlier multiple DAP brands — now only “Bharat DAP”.

68. Krishi UDAN 2.0

   Air transportation support for perishable agri produce.

   Example: Kiwi fruits from Arunachal Pradesh flown quickly to Delhi markets.

69. PM Vishwakarma Yojana (Includes agri craftsmen - blacksmiths, carpenters, etc.)

   Skill + toolkit support to rural artisans.

   Example: Blacksmith who sharpens farm tools gets financial support.

70. Agri Stack (under Digital Agriculture)

   Building a large database of farmers for better service targeting.

   Example: Farmer data linked with land records + input subsidies automatically.

71. Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centers Scheme

   Promotes agri-clinics and agri-business centers 

   Example: Promoting clinics and centres by qualified agricultural graduates, providing consultancy services to farmers.

Disclaimer: Check the official government portals for further updates