MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE
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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE
1. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
Launched: July 8, 2020
Objective: To provide medium to long-term debt financing for post-harvest management infrastructure and community farming assets
Key Functions:
Rs 1 lakh crore financing facility
3% interest subvention for loans
Credit guarantee coverage through CGTMSE for loans up to Rs 2 crore
Duration: FY2020 to FY2032 (10 years)
Implementing Agency: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare with banks and financial institutions
2. AgriSURE (Agri Fund for Start-ups & Rural Enterprises)
Launched: September 2, 2024
Objective: To support innovative, high-risk, high-impact activities in agriculture and rural start-ups
Key Functions:
Rs 750 crore blended capital fund (Category-II AIF)
GoI: Rs 250 crore, NABARD: Rs 250 crore, Private investors: Rs 250 crore
10-year fund tenure
Invests in AIFs and direct equity in agri-startups
Implementing Agency: NABVENTURES Ltd. (NABARD subsidiary)
3. Cluster Development Programme (CDP)
Launched: May 30, 2021
Objective: To leverage geographical specialization of horticulture clusters for integrated development
Key Functions:
Financial assistance: Rs 100 crore (Mega), Rs 50 crore (Midi), Rs 25 crore (Mini clusters)
55 clusters identified, 12 in pilot phase
Aims to improve crop exports by 20%
Creates cluster-specific brands
Implementing Agency: National Horticulture Board (NHB)
4. Digital Agriculture Mission (DAM)
Launched: September 2, 2024
Objective: To create Digital Public Infrastructure for agriculture
Key Functions:
Total outlay: Rs 2,817 crore (Centre: Rs 1,940 crore)
AgriStack: Farmer IDs, Geo-referenced village maps, Crop Sown Registry
Krishi DSS: Decision support system with remote sensing
Digital General Crop Estimation Survey
Implementing Agency: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
5. National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)
Launched: November 25, 2024
Objective: To promote chemical-free natural farming practices
Key Functions:
Total outlay: Rs 2,481 crore (GoI: Rs 1,584 crore, States: Rs 897 crore)
Target: 15,000 clusters, 7.5 lakh hectares, reach 1 crore farmers
10,000 Bio-input Resource Centres
2,000 NF Model Demonstration Farms at KVKs and AUs
Implementing Agency: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare
6. Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)
Launched: February 29, 2020
Objective: To leverage economies of scale through farmer collectives
Key Functions:
Budget outlay: Rs 6,865 crore till 2027-28
5 years handholding support per FPO
Rs 18 lakh management cost for 3 years
Matching equity grant up to Rs 15 lakh per FPO
Credit guarantee facility up to Rs 2 crore
Implementing Agency: Small Farmers’ Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC)
7. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
Launched: February 24, 2019
Objective: To provide income support to landholding farmers
Key Functions:
Rs 6,000 per annum in three equal installments of Rs 2,000
Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to bank accounts
Budget: Rs 75,000 crore annually
Targets 12 crore farmers
Effective from December 2018
Implementing Agency: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
8. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
Launched: Kharif 2016 (Announced August 2016)
Objective: To provide comprehensive crop insurance against losses
Key Functions:
Premium: 1.5% (Rabi), 2% (Kharif), 5% (horticultural/commercial crops)
Coverage from pre-sowing to post-harvest
Premium difference shared 50:50 by Centre and State
Compulsory for loanee farmers, voluntary for non-loanee
Implementing Agency: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
9. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)
Launched: 2019
Objective: To provide pension and social security to small and marginal farmers
Key Functions:
Fixed pension: Rs 3,000 per month after age 60
Voluntary contribution: Rs 55-200 per month (age-based)
Equal contribution by Central Government
Family pension: Rs 1,500 per month to spouse
Eligible age: 18-40 years
Implementing Agency: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, managed by LIC
10. National Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP)
Launched: August 2021
Objective: To achieve self-reliance in edible oils through oil palm cultivation
Key Functions:
Total outlay: Rs 11,040 crore (GoI: Rs 8,844 crore, States: Rs 2,196 crore)
Target: Increase area to 10 lakh hectares by 2025-26
CPO production target: 11.20 lakh tonnes by 2025-26
Viability Price mechanism for price assurance
Special focus on NE region and Andaman & Nicobar
Implementing Agency: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Centrally Sponsored)
11. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
Launched: 2014-15 (12th Plan)
Objective: Holistic growth of horticulture sector
Key Functions:
Funding pattern: 60:40 (Centre:State), 90:10 for NE and Himalayan states
Six sub-schemes: NHM, HMNEH, NBM, NHB, CDB, CIH
Covers fruits, vegetables, root & tuber crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, bamboo
Production to post-harvest management
Implementing Agency: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
12. Kisan Credit Card (KCC)
Launched: 1998
Objective: To provide adequate and timely credit for agricultural operations
Key Functions:
Interest rate: 7% p.a. with 2% interest subvention
Additional 3% prompt repayment incentive (effective rate: 2%)
Credit limit based on land holdings and crops
No collateral for loans up to Rs 1.6 lakh
Validity: 5 years with annual renewal
Implementing Agency: Banks (Commercial, RRBs, Cooperative banks) under NABARD guidance
13. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) – Cafeteria Scheme
Launched: 2022-23 (Restructured as cafeteria scheme)
Objective: To incentivize states to increase public investment in agriculture
Key Functions:
Funding: 60:40 (Centre:States), 90:10 for NE and Himalayan states
Outlay: Rs 36,128.13 crore (Central share) for 2021-22 to 2025-26
Merged schemes: PDMC, SMAM, SH&F, PKVY, RAD, CDP
State flexibility in project selection
Implementing Agency: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
14. Soil Health Card Scheme
Launched: February 19, 2015
Objective: To provide soil nutrient status information to farmers
Key Functions:
Analyzes 12 soil parameters (N, P, K, pH, EC, OC, S, Zn, B, Fe, Mn, Cu)
Target: Issue cards to 14 crore farmers
Phase-I (2015-17): 10.74 crore cards issued
Phase-II (2017-19): 11.69 crore cards issued
Merged with RKVY from 2022-23
Implementing Agency: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare with State Departments
15. National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)
Launched: April 14, 2016
Objective: To create unified national market for agricultural commodities
Key Functions:
Pan-India electronic trading portal
1,410 mandis integrated (23 States, 4 UTs) as of December 2024
1.78 crore farmers, 2.62 lakh traders registered
Transparent price discovery through online competitive bidding
Direct payment to farmers’ bank accounts
Implementing Agency: Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) under Ministry of Agriculture
16. Clean Plant Programme (CPP)
Launched: August 9, 2024
Objective: To provide virus-free, high-quality planting material for horticulture
Key Functions:
Total outlay: Rs 1,765.67 crore (ADB loan support: $98 million)
9 Clean Plant Centers across India
Target: 8 crore disease-free seedlings annually
Focus crops: Grapes, oranges, pomegranates, apples, citrus
Certification and traceability framework
Implementing Agency: National Horticulture Board (NHB) with ICAR technical support
17. Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (AGMARKNET) Portal
Launched: 2000
Objective: To provide single-window platform for agricultural marketing information
Key Functions:
G2C e-governance portal for marketing data
Daily arrivals and prices from 3,700 markets (28 States, 5 UTs)
5 components: AMI, MRIN, SAGF (under DMI), ABD through VCA and PDF (under SFAC), NIAM
Real-time price information dissemination
Implementing Agency: Directorate of Marketing & Inspection (DMI), Ministry of Agriculture
18. Krishi Sakhi Convergence Programme (KSCP)
Launched: 2023 (MoU signed August 30, 2023)
Objective: To empower rural women as para-extension workers in agriculture
Key Functions:
Part of ‘Lakhpati Didi’ program
56-day training on agro-ecological practices, soil health, bio-inputs
Certification as Para-extension Workers
Phase-1: 12 states covered
30,000 Krishi Sakhis trained
Implementing Agency: Joint initiative of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Ministry of Rural Development
19. Namo Drone Didi
Launched: November 30, 2023 (Guidelines released October 31, 2024)
Objective: To empower women SHGs with drone technology for agricultural services
Key Functions:
Total outlay: Rs 1,261 crore
Target: 14,500 women SHGs (2024-25 to 2025-26)
80% subsidy on drone cost (up to Rs 8 lakh)
Loan facility through AIF at 3% interest
15-day drone pilot training included
Implementing Agency: Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare with Ministry of Rural Development
20. National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology (NMAET)
Launched: 2014 (during 12th Plan)
Objective: To restructure and strengthen agricultural extension for technology delivery
Key Functions:
Total outlay: Rs 13,073.08 crore (12th Plan)
Four Sub-Missions: SMAE, SMSP, SMAM, SMPP
Implemented through ATMA framework
ICT-based outreach and farmer interest groups
Promotes FPO formation
Implementing Agency: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
21. Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)
Launched: September 12, 2018
Objective: To ensure remunerative prices to farmers for their produce
Key Functions:
Three components: Price Support Scheme (PSS), Price Deficiency Payment Scheme (PDPS), Private Procurement & Stockist Scheme (PPSS)
MSP-based procurement through NAFED and FCI
Direct payment for price difference in PDPS
Covers pulses, oilseeds, and copra
Implementing Agency: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare with state governments
22. National Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA)
Launched: February 2011
Objective: To enhance resilience of Indian agriculture to climate change
Key Functions:
Three components: Strategic research, Technology demonstration, Capacity building
151 vulnerable districts covered with Climate Resilient Villages
7 climate resilient varieties developed
650 district agricultural contingency plans prepared
Infrastructure: FATE, FACE, CTGC facilities at ICAR institutes
Implementing Agency: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
23. Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture (ARYA)
Launched: 2015-16
Objective: To engage rural youth in agriculture and allied sector enterprises
Key Functions:
Implemented in one district per state through KVKs
200-300 rural youth trained per district
Focus on micro-enterprises: apiary, mushroom, dairy, poultry, etc.
Skill development and entrepreneurship training
Technology partners: ICAR institutes and Agricultural Universities
Implementing Agency: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) through KVKs
24. Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Knowledge Network
Launched: 1974 (First KVK in Pondicherry), Portal developed later
Objective: To provide location-specific technology assessment and dissemination
Key Functions:
731 KVKs across India
On-farm testing, frontline demonstrations, capacity building
ICT-based farm advisories
Production of quality seeds, planting material, bio-agents
100% funded by Government of India
Implementing Agency: ICAR (Agricultural Universities, ICAR institutes, NGOs, State Governments)
25. National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP)
Launched: 2017-18
Objective: To strengthen agricultural higher education system
Key Functions:
Total cost: US$ 165 million (50:50 World Bank and GoI)
Four components: IDP, CAAST, ICAR support to AUs, Innovation Grants
Faculty performance improvement
Student learning outcomes enhancement
Employment and entrepreneurship focus
Implementing Agency: Education Division, ICAR, New Delhi
26. Farmer FIRST (FARM, Innovations, Resources, Science and Technology)
Launched: 2016
Objective: To enhance farmer-scientist interface for technology development
Key Functions:
Four components: Farmer-Scientist Interface, Technology Assemblage, Partnership Building, Content Mobilization
Implemented in 51 institutes across 23 states
Farmer-centric research problem identification
Multiple stakeholder participation
Focus on innovation and livelihood interventions
Implementing Agency: ICAR through Agricultural Universities and ICAR institutes
27. Agri Udaan
Launched: 2015 (Agri Udaan 1.0)
Objective: To accelerate scale-up stage food and agribusiness startups
Key Functions:
4-6 months accelerator program
Cohort of 8-10 startups selected
Rigorous mentoring, industry networking, investor pitching
Seed investment opportunities
Focus on MVP-validated startups with market traction
Implementing Agency: a-IDEA (TBI of ICAR-NAARM) with NABARD support
28. Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav
Launched: September 2015
Objective: To connect scientists with farmers for direct technology dissemination
Key Functions:
20,000 scientists of NARES involved
4 scientists adopt 5 villages each
Village within 50-100 km radius of institute
Mobile-based advisories, demonstrations, farmer training
Awareness on climate change, soil health, water conservation
Implementing Agency: ICAR institutes and Agricultural Universities
29. Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund (AMIF)
Launched: February 2019
Objective: To develop and upgrade agricultural marketing infrastructure
Key Functions:
Corpus: Rs 2,000 crore with NABARD
Target: 22,000 GrAMs and 585 APMCs
Subsidized loans to State/UT governments
Integration with e-NAM
Hub and Spoke mode, PPP projects eligible
Implementing Agency: NABARD under Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
30. E-Krishi Samvad
Launched: May 10, 2017
Objective: To provide direct online solutions to farmers’ agricultural problems
Key Functions:
Internet-based interface connecting farmers with ICAR specialists
Upload photographs of crop, animal, fish diseases for diagnosis
Solutions via SMS or web
Available on mobile phones with internet
Direct connection to ICAR website (icar.org.in)
Implementing Agency: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
31. e-Rashtriya Kishan Agri Mandi (e-RAKAM)
Launched: 2017
Objective: To provide online auction platform for farmers to sell produce
Key Functions:
Joint initiative of MSTC Ltd. and Central Railside Warehousing Company
Farmers get reasonable prices without middlemen
Direct payment to farmers’ bank accounts
Online auction platform
Digital initiative for transparent transactions
Implementing Agency: MSTC Ltd. (PSU under Ministry of Steel) and CRWC
32. Hortinet – Farmer Connect App
Launched: August 31, 2017
Objective: To facilitate farm registration, testing, and certification for exports
Key Functions:
Integrated traceability system by APEDA
Covers grapes, pomegranates, vegetables, mangoes, citrus, onions for EU export
Online farm registration and status tracking
GPS-enabled farm location capture
Available in English, Hindi, Marathi
Sample collection by APEDA authorized labs
Implementing Agency: Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)
33. Meghdoot App
Launched: July 25, 2021 (August 2019 for 68 districts initially)
Objective: To provide weather-based agro-advisories to farmers
Key Functions:
Joint initiative of IMD, IITM, and ICAR
District and crop-wise advisories every Tuesday and Friday
Available in 10 local languages
5-day weather forecast (rainfall, temperature, humidity, wind)
Current weather, past 7-day weather track
Developed by ICRISAT Hyderabad
Implementing Agency: IMD, IITM, and ICAR
34. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Unnat Krishi Shiksha Yojana (PDDUUKSY)
Launched: 2016-17 (Functional till 2018)
Objective: To develop human resources in organic farming, natural farming, and cow-based economy
Key Functions:
Budget: Rs 5 crore (100 centers across country)
108 training programmes conducted
Focus on environmental sustenance and soil health
Training on organic farming, natural farming, and latest technologies
Over 5,268 farmers trained
Implementing Agency: Education wing of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
35. Centralized Farm Machinery Performance Testing Portal
Launched: September 23, 2020
Objective: To improve transparency in testing and evaluation of farm machinery
Key Functions:
Online portal for manufacturers to apply and track testing
4 FMTTIs: Budni (MP), Hisar (Haryana), Anantpur (AP), BiswanathChariali (Assam)
35 authorized institutions identified
Integrated management across organization
Reduces testing time for agricultural machinery
Implementing Agency: Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare
