Details

“Cluster Mei Bagwani Ki Yojana” launched by the Department of Agriculture, Bihar, aims to promote cluster-based cultivation of selected crops, including guava, amla, lemon, bael, lemongrass, papaya, marigold, dragon fruit, and strawberry. The scheme offers subsidies to farmers to expand crop areas and enhance agricultural income.

Benefits

Subsidy for Standard Crops: ₹1,00,000/- per acre for guava, amla, lemon, bael, lemongrass, papaya, and marigold

First Installment: 65,000/-;

Second Installment (if plant survival reaches 75%): 35,000/-).

Subsidy for Premium Crops: ₹2,00,000/- per acre for dragon fruit and strawberry (

First Installment: 1,30,000/-;

Second Installment (if plant survival reaches 75%): 70,000/-).

Supply of plant material.

Note: Beneficiary allocation:

General Category: 78.56%.

Scheduled Castes: 20%.

Scheduled Tribes: 1.44%.

Women Participation: 30%.

Eligibility

The applicant should be an individual farmers/ farmers group/ Farmers Producer Organisation (FPO)/ cooperative society or registered institution.

The applicant must have agricultural land a minimum of 0.25 acres and a maximum of 10 acres (25 acres for cluster area).

The applicant must be registered on the DBT portal.

Application Process

Online- https://dbtagriculture.bihar.gov.in/RegFarmer/

DBT Registration Process:

Step-1: Visit the registration page of the DBT portal.

Step-2: Select Aadhaar verification type: OTP/ BIO-AUTH/ IRIS.

Step-3: Enter your Aadhaar number and Name as per Aadhaar. Click on “Authentication”.

Step-4: Enter the OTP. Click on “Validate OTP”.

Step-5: Now confirm the Details about the “Kisan Credit Card (KCC)” Details. Click on “Farmer Registration”.

Step-6: In the Registration Page, fill in all the Details properly i.e. Farmer Details, Land information, Bank account Details and click on “Submit”.

Step-7: Validate with OTP. Click on “Register” to generate the Registration Id.

Note: After 48 hours of registration, farmers can apply for the scheme with the help of 13 digit registration number.

Online Application of the Scheme:

Step-1: Visit the official website.

Step-2: Scroll to bottom and confirm the checkbox. Click on “Proceed to apply”.

Step-3: In the next page select the “Type of Applicant” and enter the “DBT Registration Number of Kisan”. Click on “Get Details”.

Step-4: Fill in the required Details i.e. Address, Land Details, etc, and upload documents.

Step-5: Confirm the checkbox and then click on “Submit”.

Step-6: An “Application Number” will be generated. Keep this for future reference.

Step-7: Printout of the filled-in application also can be taken using the Print option.

Helpdesk:

Address: 2nd Floor, Krishi Bhawan, Mithapur, Patna

Email: dir-bhds-bih@nic.in

Call: 0612-2547772

Contact List: State Level Officers, Division Level Officers, District Level Officers.

Documents Required

For DBT Registration Process:

Aadhaar Details (Should be linked with mobile number).

Passport Size Photo.

Farmer Details.

Land information.

Bank account.

For the Online Application of the Scheme:

Passport Size Photo.

Contract form ( for non-ryot farmers).

Land-ownership/ revenue receipt (If applicable).

Note:

If the applicant’s name is not clear in the land-ownership/ revenue receipt, it will be mandatory to attach the genealogy along with the land-ownership/ revenue receipt.

Land ownership certificate should be updated from the last 3 years and the revenue receipt is from last 1 year.