🔷 “Soil is not just a medium, it is the soul of agriculture.” The Soil Health Card Scheme is a foundational intervention aimed at making Indian agriculture more data-driven, balanced, and sustainable, by empowering farmers with personalized knowledge of their soil’s health. Quick Overview Aspect Details Type Centrally Sponsored Scheme (sub-component under RKVY Cafeteria) Parent…
🔷 “A dynamic, demand-driven funding platform for States to rejuvenate agriculture through flexibility, innovation, and infrastructure.” Quick Overview Attribute Details Type Centrally Sponsored Scheme Launched in 2007 (Rechristened as RKVY-RAFTAAR in 2017; Cafeteria Scheme in 2022) Coverage All States and UTs Fund Sharing 60:40 (States), 90:10 (NE/Himalayan), 100% Grant for UTs Core Objectives Salient Features…
The Kisan Credit Card Scheme, launched in 1998 by NABARD, is a flagship institutional credit mechanism for farmers. It ensures timely and adequate credit for agricultural and allied activities through a simplified, single-window system. It is now being converged with PM-KISAN to improve credit outreach. Quick Overview Feature Details Type Institutional Credit Scheme Launched by…
What is MIDH and Why Was It Launched? India is diversifying its agriculture away from over-reliance on traditional crops like rice and wheat. One of the key drivers of this diversification is horticulture—which includes fruits, vegetables, spices, floriculture, mushrooms, aromatic plants, and plantation crops like coconut and cashew. Recognizing its high potential for income and…
India is the largest consumer of edible oils, but unfortunately also one of the largest importers. We import over 60% of our edible oil needs, especially palm oil from Indonesia and Malaysia. This causes: To change this, India launched the NMEO-OP in 2021, a mission-mode scheme to boost domestic palm oil production and achieve Atmanirbharta…
What is PM-KMY and Why Was It Launched? In rural India, a large number of small and marginal farmers (SMFs) spend their lives doing hard manual labour. But after the age of 60, they often have no fixed income, no job security, and no savings to rely upon. PM-KMY is a step toward providing social…
What is PMFBY and Why Was It Needed? India’s agriculture sector is highly vulnerable to risks—climatic uncertainties, pest attacks, unseasonal rainfall, and so on. Farmers, especially small and marginal ones, face huge losses without any financial cushion. Earlier insurance schemes like NAIS and Modified NAIS had serious limitations (low coverage, delayed payouts). To reform crop…
Agriculture in India is not just an economic activity—it’s a livelihood for over 50% of the population. But most Indian farmers are small and marginal, struggling with rising costs of seeds, fertilizers, and domestic needs. They face uncertainty in income due to unpredictable monsoons, crop failures, and price fluctuations. To offer them direct income support,…
Introduction: Understanding the Context Before we go into the technicalities of the scheme, let’s first understand why this scheme was needed. In India, over 85% of farmers are small and marginal. This means their landholdings are too tiny for mechanized farming, and their bargaining power in markets is negligible. They suffer due to: So, the…
Quick Snapshot Aspect Details Type Centrally Sponsored Scheme Launch Year FY 2022-23 (formally restructured from Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati – BPKP) Coverage 15,000 Clusters across priority districts, targeting 7.5 lakh hectares Knowledge Partner MANAGE (National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management) Incentive ₹4,000/acre/year for 2 years (max up to 1 acre per farmer) Objective of the…
