Details
“Makhana Beej Vitaran” launched by the Department of Agriculture, Bihar, aims to enhance Makhana cultivation and increase farmers’ earnings. Under this scheme, improved seed varieties such as Swarn Vaidehi and Sabour Makhana-1, developed by Bihar Agricultural University, are distributed to farmers in 11 districts of Bihar.
The scheme is to be implemented in 10 districts of the state under Schedule 1, 2 and 3 of the approval order, namely, Katihar, Purnia, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Kishanganj, Supaul, Araria, Madhepura, Saharsa and Khagaria.

Benefits
Subsidized Seeds: Seeds of recommended varieties will be made available to farmers at the rate of 30 Kg/Ha.
For Swarn Vaidehi variety: ₹4,950/- will be given as a subsidy (75%).
For Sabour Makhana-1 variety: ₹5,737.50/- will be given as a subsidy (75%).

Eligibility
The applicant should be a farmer.
The applicant should belong to any of the following districts of Bihar: Katihar, Purnia, Madhubani, Kishanganj, Supaul, Araria, Madhepura, Saharsa, Darbhanga, Sitamarhi and Khagaria.
The applicant must have agricultural land a minimum of 0.25 acres (0.1 ha) and a maximum of 10 acres (4 ha).
The applicant must be registered on the DBT portal.

Note 1: Beneficiary allocation: Women Participation: 30%.
Note 2: The Benefits of this scheme can be taken by ryot farmers on the basis of land documents and non-ryot farmers on the basis of contract form.
Note 3: Beneficiaries will be selected on first come first serve basis.
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.
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.