Major agricultural and farmer welfare schemes
- Krishak Bandhu (Natun): Flagship farmer income support providing direct financial assistance across kharif and rabi cropping seasons, alongside life insurance death benefit for landholders and recorded sharecroppers (bargadars).
- Bangla Shasya Bima (BSB): State-subsidized crop insurance scheme where the state government pays 100% of the premium for most food and oilseed crops, shielding farmers against drought and flood losses.
- Financial Support Scheme for Farm Mechanization (FSSM): Capital subsidies for purchasing power tillers, tractors, and rotary weeders via the Matir Katha portal.
- Gatidhara Scheme: Financial assistance for rural youth and transport operators to purchase commercial transport vehicles.
Social security and youth empowerment initiatives
West Bengal extends broad social protection through schemes like Jai Bangla Pension (unifying old-age, widow, and disability pensions for vulnerable communities), Yuvasree (monthly allowance for job-seeking enrolled youth via Employment Bank), and Kanyashree Prakalpa (conditional cash transfers preventing child marriage and encouraging higher education for girls).
How to apply and verify beneficiary status
- Agricultural schemes: Apply through the local Assistant Director of Agriculture (ADA) office or online at matirkatha.gov.in.
- Duare Sarkar camps: Regular grassroots outreach camps organized across Gram Panchayats where rural citizens can submit scheme applications in person.
- Check beneficiary status online using the voter identity card (EPIC number) or Aadhaar number on official state department portals.
Official source
Check the latest rules, benefits and forms here. KisanPe is an independent platform and is not a government website.
Department of Agriculture, Govt of West Bengal (Matir Katha) ↗Related on KisanPe
Common questions
What is the flagship farmer welfare scheme in West Bengal?
Krishak Bandhu (Natun) is the flagship agricultural welfare scheme, providing seasonal direct financial support and life insurance coverage to farmers and bargadars.
Who pays the crop insurance premium under Bangla Shasya Bima (BSB)?
The Government of West Bengal pays the entire crop insurance premium for eligible farmers across major notified food and oilseed crops.
Where can farmers in West Bengal access agricultural service portals?
On the official Department of Agriculture portal Matir Katha at matirkatha.gov.in.
General guidance, not personal advice. For your farm, ask your local Krishi Vigyan Kendra or agriculture officer.
More Government Schemes & Subsidies guides
Ask Sakhi AI in your language, check live mandi prices or plan a loan with KisanPe tools.