Crops

Key Schemes and Policies

Sr. Name of Implementing Central/State Target Beneficiaries Geography Scheme Overview Relevant Links
No the Department Govt scheme
. Scheme

1 Nanaji Department of State Individual Farmers, Akola, Amravati, This project is being implemented by Scheme Website:
Deshmukh Agriculture, Farmer Producer Chhatrapati Government of Maharashtra (GoM) with
कृषी विभाग महाराष्ट्र शासन,
Krishi Government of Organisations, Sambhajinagar, Beed, the assistance of World Bank to enhance
Sanjeevani Maharashtra Farmers Interest Buldhana, Hingoli, climate-resilience and profitability of small भारत (mahapocra.gov.in)
Prakalp Group, Self Help Jalgaon, Jalna, Latur, holder farming systems in selected districts
(Project on Groups Nanded, Dharashiv, of the State. This project includes benefit to
Climate Parbhani, Wardha, individual farmers, financial assistance to
Resilient Washim, Yavatmal farmer producer companies/ farmer
Agriculture - group/self-help group, soil and water
POCRA) conservation works, farm schools, capacity
building, agro-climatic advisory services,
etc.

2 Kisan Credit Central Farmers, Tenant All States and Union The Kisan Credit Card scheme aims at Circular:
Card (KCC) Farmers, Self Help Territories providing adequate and timely credit
https://www.rbi.org.in/co
Scheme Groups, Joint Liability support from the banking system under a
mmonman/Upload/Engli
Groups single window with the flexible and
sh/Notification/PDFs/04
simplified procedures to the farmers for
MCKCC03072017.pdf
their cultivation and other needs

3 Pradhan Department of Central All farmers growing All States and Union Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana Guidelines:
Mantri Fasal Agriculture, notified crops in a Territories (PMFBY) was launched from Kharif 2016
new shetkari booklet.cdr
Bima Cooperation & notified area during with aim to support production in
(pmfby.gov.in)
Yojana Farmers Welfare the season who have agriculture by providing an affordable crop
(PMFBY) (DAC&FW), insurable interest in insurance product to ensure
Ministry of the crop are eligible. comprehensive risk cover for crops of
Agriculture & farmers against all non-preventable natural
Farmers Welfare
(MoA&FW),
Sr. Name of Implementing Central/State Target Beneficiaries Geography Scheme Overview Relevant Links
No the Department Govt scheme
. Scheme

Government of risks from pre-sowing to post-harvest

India stage.

4 Dr. Department of State Scheduled Caste & Maharashtra (All Under the scheme financial assistance is Scheme Website:
Babasaheb Agriculture, Neo-Buddhist farmers districts) provided in the form of 100 per cent
कृवष विभाग
Ambedkar Government of in Maharashtra subsidy to SC & Neo-Buddhist farmers
Krishi Maharashtra holding land 0.20 ha to six ha and having (mahaonline.gov.in)
Swavalamb annual income upto ₹ 1.50 lakh, with an
an Yojana objective to provide sustainable irrigation
facility such as new well (for new well Scheme Government
minimum 0.40 ha land is essential), old Resolution:
well repairing, plastification of farm pond, Scheme-
inwell boring, pumpset, electric connection DrBabasahebAmbedkar
charges, micro irrigation set, etc KrushiSwavalambanYoj
ana.pdf
(maharashtra.gov.in)

5 Birsa Department of State Scheduled Tribe (ST) Maharashtra (All Under the scheme financial assistance is Scheme Website:
Munda Agriculture, farmers in districts) provided in the form of 100 per cent
कृवष विभाग
Krishi Kranti Government of Maharashtra subsidy to ST farmers holding land 0.20 ha
Yojana Maharashtra to six ha and having annual income upto ₹ (mahaonline.gov.in)
1.50 lakh, with an objective to provide
sustainable irrigation facility such as new
well (for new well minimum 0.40 ha land is
essential), old well repairing, plastification
of farm pond, inwell boring, pumpset,
electric connection charges, HDPE/PVC
pipe, micro irrigation set, kitchen garden,
etc

6 Pradhan Ministry of Central All landholding All States and Union The objective of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Scheme Website:
Mantri Kisan Agriculture & farmers' families Territories Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme is to
https://www.pmkisan.gov
Samman Farmers Welfare augment the income of small & marginal
.in/
(MoA&FW), farmers. Under this scheme, eligible
farmers’ families (husband, wife, and
Sr. Name of Implementing Central/State Target Beneficiaries Geography Scheme Overview Relevant Links
No the Department Govt scheme
. Scheme

Nidhi (PM- Government of children below 18 years of age) get ₹ 6,000

KISAN) India in three equal installments of ₹ 2,000 each
and the amount is credited directly into
their Aadhaar linked bank accounts

7 Pradhan Ministry of Central Small and Marginal All States and Union Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana Scheme Website:
Mantri Kisan Agriculture & Farmers having Territories (PMKMY), a voluntary and contribution-
MAANDHAN | CSC e-
Maandhan Farmers Welfare cultivable landholding based pension scheme, has been initiated
Governance Services
Yojana (MoA&FW), up to 2 hectares in the State to provide old age protection
India Limited
Government of falling in the age and social security to all small & marginal
(pmkmy.gov.in)
India group of 18 to 40 farmers. Under the scheme, a fixed
years pension of ₹ 3,000 per month is to be given
to all eligible small and marginal farmers.

8 mKisan Ministry of Central Farmers All States and Union mKisan portal is mobile based service Scheme Website:
Agriculture & Territories which enables farmers and all other
mKisan: A Portal of
Farmers Welfare stakeholders to obtain advisories and
Government of State
(MoA&FW), information on agricultural meteorological
Base Services for
Government of advisory, hurricane, crop & pest infestation,
Farmer centre Mobile
India crop insurance, market price, etc. being
Services
sent by experts and government
organisations at different levels through
mKisan portal free of cost.

9 Electronic Ministry of Central All States and Union e-NAM, a pan-India electronic trading Scheme Website:
National Agriculture & Territories portal launched in 2016, helps to directly
eNam | Home
Agriculture Farmers Welfare connect APMC mandis which can be
Market (e- (MoA&FW), accessed online. This provides a single
NAM) Government of window service for all APMC related
Operational Guidelines:
India information & services including
information on commodity arrivals & prices, namguidelines.pdf
buy & sell trade offers, provision to respond (enam.gov.in)
to trade offers. An online market facility
reduces transaction costs and information
Sr. Name of Implementing Central/State Target Beneficiaries Geography Scheme Overview Relevant Links
No the Department Govt scheme
. Scheme

asymmetry. In all 118 APMCs in the State

have been included under e-NAM

10 Rashtriya Ministry of Central All States and Union Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana was Scheme Website:
Krishi Vikas Agriculture & Territories launched in 2007-08 with the aim of holistic
राष्ट्रीय कृवष विकास योजना
Yojana - Farmers Welfare development of agriculture and allied
Remunerati (MoA&FW), sectors. Since 2017-18 this scheme is (रफ़्तार) | Rashtriya Krishi
ve Government of being implemented as RKVY-RAFTAAR Vikas Yojana (Raftaar)"
Approaches India with an objective of making farming a (rkvy.nic.in)
for remunerative economic activity through
Agriculture strengthening farmers’ efforts, risk
and Allied mitigation and promoting agri-business Scheme Guidelines:
sector entrepreneurship. This Scheme is being
RKVY_14th_Fin._Comm
Rejuvenatio implemented from the year 2022-23 as
.pdf
n (RKVY- RVKY-Cafeteria. It includes two streams
RAFTAAR) viz. Annual Action Plan (AAP) and Detailed
Project Report (DPR). Under AAP based
stream, (i) Per Drop More Crop (Micro
irrigation), (ii) Sub Mission on Agriculture
Mechanisation, (iii) Rainfed Area
Development, (iv) Soil Helath Card &
Management, (v) Organic Farming
(Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana) are
included. Under DPR stream, 70 per cent
grant is reserved for growth in production,
infrastructure & assets to states, 20 per
cent for special sub-schemes of national
priority under RKVY-Cafeteria and 10 per
cent for innovation & agri-entrepreneurship
development projects

11 Rainfed Ministry of Central Farmers All States and Union Rainfed agriculture is risk prone activity Guidelines:
Area Agriculture & Territories mainly due to its dependence on climate.
Developme Farmers Welfare Objective of Rainfed Area Development
Sr. Name of Implementing Central/State Target Beneficiaries Geography Scheme Overview Relevant Links
No the Department Govt scheme
. Scheme

nt (MoA&FW), programme is to minimise risk by providing RAD_Operational_Guide

Programme Government of agriculture-based income generating lines.pdf
India opportunities and sustaining the rainfed (agricoop.gov.in)
agriculture through optimum utilisation of
potential of natural resources and
resources created through various
interventions

12 Soil Health Ministry of Central Farmers All States and Union Distribution of Soil Health Cards (SHCs) is Website:
Card (SHC) Agriculture & Territories implemented to promote integrated nutrient
Soil Health (dac.gov.in)
Scheme Farmers Welfare management for maintaining soil health
under (MoA&FW), and improving soil fertility. SHCs are being Guidelines:
Rashtriya Government of distributed to farmers in phases to create
Guidelines_for_Demonst
Krishi Vikas India awareness about soil health status and
rations_under_SHC_Sch
Yojana suggest measures to improve soil health
eme.pdf (dac.gov.in)
(RKVY)

13 Paramparag Ministry of Central Farmers All States and Union The objectives of Paramparagat Krishi Guidelines:
at Krishi Agriculture & Territories Vikas Yojana (PKVY) are (i) enhancing soil
PKVY_Guidelines.pdf
Vikas Farmers Welfare fertility and producing healthy food through
(agricoop.gov.in)
Yojana (MoA&FW), organic practices without use of chemicals,
Government of (ii) empowering farmers through cluster
India approach in farm practice management,
(iii) quality assurance and (iv) direct
marketing of agriculture produce through
innovative means

14 National Ministry of Central All States and Union Main objectives of NFSM are to increase Scheme Website:
Food Agriculture & Territories production of rice, wheat, pulses, coarse
NFSM: National Food
Security Farmers Welfare cereals and nutri-cereals through area
Security Mission
Mission (MoA&FW), expansion & productivity enhancement in a
(NFSM) Government of sustainable manner, restoring soil fertility
India and productivity at the individual farm level
Sr. Name of Implementing Central/State Target Beneficiaries Geography Scheme Overview Relevant Links
No the Department Govt scheme
. Scheme

and enhancing farm level economy to

restore confidence amongst the farmers

15 Seed Ministry of Central Farmers All States and Union "Green Revolution – Krishonnati Yojana" is Guidelines:
Village Agriculture & Territories an Umbrella Scheme for the agriculture
Microsoft Word -
Programme Farmers Welfare sector that has been implemented since
Operational guidelines
under (MoA&FW), 2016-17 by clubbing several
(SMSP)13.05.2014.doc
Krishonnati Government of schemes/missions under one umbrella
(diragrijmu.nic.in)
Yojana India scheme. The Sub-Mission on Seeds and
Planting Material (SMSP) aims to increase
the production of certified / quality seed,
increase SRR, upgrade the quality of farm-
saved seeds, strengthen the seed
multiplication chain, promote new
technologies and methodologies in seed
production, processing, testing, etc., to
strengthen and modernizing infrastructure
for seed production, storage, certification,
and quality, etc.

16 Seed Ministry of Central Farmers All States and Union "Green Revolution – Krishonnati Yojana" is
Processing Agriculture & Territories an Umbrella Scheme for the agriculture
Plant and Farmers Welfare sector that has been implemented since
Storage (MoA&FW), 2016-17 by clubbing several
Godown Government of schemes/missions under one umbrella
under India scheme. Under this scheme, financial
Krishonnati assistance on production of seeds, seed
Yojana certification, farmers training, seed
processing and seed storage godowns

17 Crop Pest Department of State Farmers Maharashtra CROPSAP is online, realtime Crop Pest Scheme Website:
Surveillance Agriculture, Management Advisory Project which is
CROPSAP
and Government of being implemented in collaboration with
(maharashtra.gov.in)
Advisory Maharashtra Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Institute and agriculture universities in the
Sr. Name of Implementing Central/State Target Beneficiaries Geography Scheme Overview Relevant Links
No the Department Govt scheme
. Scheme

Project State. The objectives of the project are (i)

(CROPSAP) surveillance of pest & diseases of major
crops and provide advisories for
management of pest & diseases, (ii) to
create awareness among the farmers
regarding pest & diseases management,
(iii) to provide bio/chemical pesticides on
subsidy basis to the farmers in critical
situation. The project covers Paddy,
Soyabean, Cotton, Tur, Gram, Maize,
Sorghum and Sugarcane

18 Bhausaheb Department of State Farmers not Maharashtra GoM is implementing this 100 per cent Government Resolution:
Fundkar Agriculture, registered under subsidy scheme from kharif season of
Scheme-
Falbaug Government of MGNREGA 2018-19 in the State for farmers not
BhausahebPhundkarFal
Lagwad Maharashtra registered under MGNREGA. The
baagLagvadYojana.pdf
Yojana objectives of the scheme are to enhance
(maharashtra.gov.in)
income of farmers, create employment for
young farmers, change cropping pattern,
create a sustainable source of income and
increase production of raw materials
required for agro-processing industries.
This scheme covers plantation of 16
perennial horticulture crops.
Key Reports & Documents
Sr. Name of the
No. Report/Document
1 Agricultural Statistics
at a Glance 2022
2 Pocket Book of
Agricultural Statistics
- 2020
3 Agricultural Prices in
India - 2022
Published By Report/Document Overview Relevant Links
Economics & Agricultural Statistics at a Glance' is a flagship publication of Agricultural-Statistics-at-a-Glance-2022.pdf (desagri.gov.in)
Statistics the Economics & Statistics Division of the Department of
Division, Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. It provides a comprehensive
Department of and updated data on important parameters, like area,
Agriculture & production and productivity of various crops across States,
Farmers land-use statistics, price support and procurement,
Welfare, Ministry international trade, credit, insurance, rainfall, etc. This
of Agriculture & publication is widely used as the most trusted source of
Farmers information on various aspects of agriculture and allied
Welfare, sector by policy makers, farmers, researchers, scientists,
Government of administrators, trade, industry, statisticians, economists and
India the general public.
Directorate Of Pocket Book of Agricultural Statistics has been enriched with Pocket-2020-Final-web-file.pdf (desagri.gov.in)
Economics & the updated information on various new initiatives of the
Statistics, Government, viz., Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Department of (PMFBY), Soil Health Card Scheme, Micro Irrigation, etc. It
Agriculture, also includes latest international statistics on agriculture
Cooperation & sector to provide a global perspective, in addition to demand-
Farmers supply projections of agricultural commodities, trend in
Welfare, Ministry inflation of agricultural commodities, results of the Livestock
of Agriculture & Census 2019, etc.
Farmers
Welfare,
Government of
India
Economics & The Economics and Statistics Division, Ministry of Agriculture Agricultural-Prices-in-India-2022-1.pdf (desagri.gov.in)
Statistics and Farmers' Welfare has been bringing out a publication on
Division, "Agricultural Prices in India" regularly. This Publication gives
Department of information on Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices,
Agriculture & Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labour,
Sr. Name of the Published By Report/Document Overview Relevant Links
No. Report/Document

Farmers Wholesale and Retail Prices of various agricultural

Welfare, Ministry commodities. The present volume contains information on
of Agriculture & monthly index of various agricultural commodities, cash
Farmers crops, sugar and edible oils, statistics on wholesale prices of
Welfare, 92 commodities and retail prices of 27 agricultural
Government of commodities compiled on the basis of information collected
India from different States and Union Territories.

4 Farm Harvest Prices Economics & Farm Harvest Prices of Principal Crops in India" is a FHP-Publication-2021-22.pdf (desagri.gov.in)
of Principal Crops in Statistics publication which is being brought out every year by the
India 2021-22 Division, Economics and Statistics Division of the Ministry of
Department of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare. The volume contains
Agriculture & information on Farm Harvest Prices of 36 principal
Farmers agricultural crops for the year 2021-22, which have been
Welfare, Ministry compiled on the basis of information shared by all States and
of Agriculture & Union Territories. The agricultural crops covered are Paddy,
Farmers Rice, Jowar, Bajra, Maize, Ragi, Wheat, Barley, Gram, Arhar,
Welfare, Sugar Raw (Gur), Sugarcane, Potato, Tobacco, Groundnut,
Government of Rapeseed, Sesamum, Linseed, Castor seed, Nigerseed,
India Soyabean, Sunflower, Cotton, Jute, Sannhemp, Mesta,
Pepper, Ginger, Chilli, Turmeric, Arecanut, Banana, Tapioca,
Coconut, Toria and Cashewnut.

5 ANNUAL REPORT Department of Annual Report provided by Department of Agriculture and annual_report_english_2022_23.pdf (agricoop.nic.in)
2022-23 Agriculture & Farmers welfare gives detailed information about the
Farmers overview of the department, its functions and organizational
Welfare, Ministry structure, different schemes of agriculture ministry, Audit
of Agriculture & observations, and departmental accounting organization etc.
Farmers
Welfare,
Government of
India
Sr. Name of the Published By Report/Document Overview Relevant Links
No. Report/Document

6 Handbook of Basic The Director of The main objective of Handbook of Basic Statistics of Handbook_2020.pdf (maharashtra.gov.in)
Statistics of Economics and Maharashtra State publication is to present up-to-date
Maharashtra State Statistics, statistical data on various socioeconomic aspects of State
Planning Economy in a concise form.
Department,
Government of
Maharashtra

7 Maharashtra's Directorate of Maharashtra's Economy in Figures report gives overview of MahaEcoInd_2022.pdf (maharashtra.gov.in)
Economy in Figures Economics & multiple indicators which are part of Maharashtra’s economy.
Statistics,
Government of
Maharashtra

8 Success Stories of Department of The publication titled 'Success Stories of Progressive Success-Story-For-approval.pdf (agricoop.nic.in)
Progressive Women Agriculture & Women Farmers and Agripreneurs' has been compiled by
Farmers and Farmers the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare to voice the
Agripreneurs Welfare, Ministry attainments of outstanding and inspirational women farmers
of Agriculture & and agripreneurs. Documenting and disseminating success
Farmers stories of farmers inspires millions of fellow farmers as well
Welfare, as motivates them and enhance their self confidence leading
Government of to agripreneurship.
India

9 OUTPUT-OUTCOME Department of Output-outcome monitoring framework report includes output OOMF 2022-23.pdf (agricoop.nic.in)
MONITORING Agriculture & and outcome data of the schemes with financial outlays less
FRAMEWORK - Farmers than 500 crore, 500 crore and more than 500 crore for the
2022-23 Welfare, Ministry year 2022-23 of the department of agriculture and farmers
of Agriculture & welfare.
Farmers
Welfare,
Government of
India
Sr. Name of the Published By Report/Document Overview Relevant Links
No. Report/Document

10 NITI Aayog Annual NITI Aayog, The NITI Aayog serves as the apex public policy think tank of Annual-Report-2022-2023-English_06022023_compressed.pdf
Report 2022-2023 Government of the Government of India, and the nodal agency tasked with (niti.gov.in)
India catalysing economic development, and fostering cooperative
federalism through the involvement of State Governments of
India in the economic policy-making process using a bottom-
up approach. This Report is published by NITI Aayog
provides detailed information about framework of NITI
Aayog, policies and programmes implemented by it,
monitoring and evaluation details, think tank activities and
sectoral achievements, etc.

11 Best practices in NITI Aayog, “Best practices in social sector: A compendium, 2023” has Best-Practices.pdf (niti.gov.in)
social sector: A Government of been prepared under the guidance and support of National
compendium 2023 India Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), Government
of India and United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP). The preparation of the compendium entailed
extensive data collection from across 28 States and 8 Union
Territories in India. It provides information about best
practices under different social sectors in India.

12 Promoting Millets in NITI Aayog, NITI Aayog has prepared this compendium of best practices Report-on-Promoting-Best-practices-on-Millets-26_4_23.pdf
Diets Best Practices Government of from States/UTs covering effective policies for promoting (niti.gov.in)
across States/UTs of India millets and including them in the Integrated Child
India Development Services program as well as research and
technology related innovations. The compendium is the
result of a collaborative effort between NITI Aayog and
various central and state government departments, technical
experts and civil society organizations.

13 AIM-UNCDF White UNCDF and Atal The white paper is the result of experience working with Final.cdr (niti.gov.in)
paper on 'GEARING Innovation start-ups in agritech sector while implementing the Agritech
UP TO SOLVE FOOD Mission, NITI Challenge in partnership with Atal Innovation Mission, India
SECURITY Aayog, (AIM). This white paper highlights the challenges and
CHALLENGES' Government of opportunities faced by Indian agritech start-ups and the role
India of the Government of India (GoI). It suggests a significant
role in solving challenges faced by the start-ups and
Sr. Name of the Published By Report/Document Overview Relevant Links
No. Report/Document

facilitating these start-ups at the national and international

levels as a partner. It presents steps for making India not
only an Agritech innovation hub but also a global leader in
sharing and expanding these innovations to the least
developed countries in Asia and Africa.

14 Compendium of 75 NITI Aayog, This document is prepared by NITI Aayog to showcase the Compendium-of-75-agri-entrerenuer.pdf (niti.gov.in)
Agri Entrepreneurs Government of success stories of innovators and entrepreneurs belonging to
and Innovators India agri and allied sector who are working towards capturing
realistic ideas and converting them into real innovations.

15 Agricultural Department of The paper begins by examining the severity and extent of Paper_Agri-Challenges-and-Policies_NABARD.pdf (niti.gov.in)
challenges and Economic various types of challenges confronting Indian agriculture,
Policies for the 21st Analysis and ranging from over exploitation of natural resources to
Century Research, smallholder viability to agricultural research and
National Bank for development. It then highlights key policies and initiatives
Agriculture and that can be put in place to address these issues. While
Rural discussing the policies, the author thoroughly reviewed the
Development current agri-marketing and MSP policies and tried to provide
solutions to major problems under the current policy setup.
At the end, the author discusses various issues that must be
debated to ensure sustainability of all the stakeholders in
agricultural sector.

16 A New Paradigm for NITI Aayog, By showing that India’s path of structural transformation is Working_Paper_on_Agriculture_With_Cropmarks_060402022.pdf
Indian Agriculture Government of unsustainable, this paper calls for a new paradigm in Indian (niti.gov.in)
India agriculture through the adoption of agroecological principles
at scale. The paper then examines the challenges agriculture
in India faces in raising productivity. This paper demonstrates
the imbalance in fertiliser use at the state-leve and
demonstrates the alarming level of water extraction, in the
most productive states. Based on these discussions, the
paper concludes that India faces the twin challenges of
improving productivity, but also doing it in an environmentally
Sr. Name of the Published By Report/Document Overview Relevant Links
No. Report/Document

friendly manner, which the current system of production is at

odds with.

17 Rural Women: Key to NITI Aayog, This article is written by Dr. Neelam Patel and Dr. Tanu Sethi Rural_Women_Neelam_Tanu_article_03032022.pdf (niti.gov.in)
New India’s Agrarian Government of focusing on rural women who are torchbearers for social,
Revolution India economic and environment transformation for the ‘New
India’. In India, Agriculture employs about 80 percent of rural
women. Empowering and mainstreaming rural women
workforce in agriculture can bring paradigm shift towards
economic growth. The article explains how it will enhance
food and nutrition security and alleviate poverty and hunger.

18 Artificial Intelligence NITI Aayog, This article is written by Naman Agrawal and Himanshu IntelligentInputsRevolutionisingAgriculture.pdf (niti.gov.in)
Revolutionising Government of Agrawal focusing on automation in agriculture as emerging
Agriculture India subject across world. Artificial intelligence has been seeing a
lot of direct application in farming and this article gives
overview regarding use of AI in farming.