Schemes supporting farmers, crop production, irrigation, and rural agricultural livelihoods.
Guides to government welfare programmes under Agriculture & Farmers, newest first.
Explore Lakshadweep Traditional Fishermen Welfare Scheme 2026 benefits, outboard motor subsidies, monsoon lean relief, and portal on fisheries.utl.gov.in.
Check Meghalaya FOCUS and FOCUS+ Scheme 2026 status, ₹5,000 direct farmer grant, Producer Group benefits, and registration on mymeg.meghalaya.gov.in.
Mukhyamantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana is a Madhya Pradesh scheme that provides a state top-up to PM-KISAN income support for eligible farmer families.
Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Nidhi Yojana is Maharashtra's state top-up to PM-KISAN, paying eligible farmers an extra ₹6,000 a year by DBT for a combined income support of ₹12,000 annually.
Krishak Bandhu is West Bengal's farmer support scheme offering assured annual income support of up to ₹10,000 per year plus a one-time ₹2 lakh death benefit for the families of registered cultivators.
Agriculture and Farmer Welfare schemes empower Indian farmers through direct income support, subsidized seeds and fertilizers, crop insurance, mechanized equipment subsidies, and irrigation infrastructure. The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and State Departments of Agriculture administer these programs.
Pioneering initiatives such as PM-KISAN (direct ₹6,000 annual income support), Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), Kisan Credit Card (KCC), and Soil Health Card protect agricultural families against yield fluctuations, droughts, and pest attacks.
State-level interventions further provide electricity concessions, interest-free seasonal crop loans, and subsidized solar water pumps under the PM-KUSUM initiative.
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) provides ₹6,000 per year to eligible landholder farmer families in three equal installments of ₹2,000 credited directly into their bank accounts.
Farmers can enroll through their loan-providing bank branch, Common Service Centers (CSC), or online at pmfby.gov.in before the seasonal cut-off date by submitting sowing details and land records.
KCC offers crop loans up to ₹3 Lakh at a subsidized interest rate of 4% per annum (with prompt repayment incentive) to purchase seeds, fertilizers, and farm equipment.
e-KYC can be completed online via the PM-KISAN portal or mobile app using Aadhaar OTP verification, or offline at any CSC center via biometric authentication.
