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West Bengal Farmer Schemes & DBT Portal

पश्चिम बंगाल (मातिर कथा एवं कृषक बंधु)

West Bengal’s unified digital window empowering smallholders, tenant farmers, and sharecroppers with direct crop input grants and free crop insurance.

Nodal Department
Department of Agriculture, West Bengal
Farmer Helpline
8336957370
Schemes Covered
18+ Active Subsidies

Official Registration & Application Guide

Apply via Duare Sarkar outreach camps or Block Agriculture Office with Khatian / RoR land ownership or sharecropping proofs.
Always complete Aadhaar NPCI bank account seeding before submitting your DBT claim.

Key Subsidies Available in West Bengal

Solar & Micro-Irrigation

PM-KUSUM Solar Pump

Up to 90% total subsidy (30% Central + 30% to 60% State) for 3 HP, 5 HP, and 7.5 HP standalone solar water pumps.

Up to ₹2,60,000 per solar pump set
Farm Machinery & Mechanization

SMAM Machinery Subsidy

40% to 50% subsidy on individual purchase of Tractors, Rotavators, Super Seeders, MB Ploughs, and up to 80% for Custom Hiring Centers (CHCs).

Up to ₹1,25,000 for tractors; up to ₹10 Lakhs for CHC banks
Solar & Micro-Irrigation

Drip & Sprinkler Subsidy (PDMC)

55% subsidy for Small/Marginal farmers, 45% for other farmers; states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, AP provide top-ups up to 80% to 85%.

Up to ₹85,000 per hectare for inline drip irrigation
Horticulture & Organic Inputs

PKVY Organic Farming

₹50,000 per hectare over 3 years for organic conversion, bio-fertilizers, vermicompost, PGS certification, and packaging.

₹50,000 per hectare (Max ₹1,00,000 for 2 hectares)
Post-Harvest Infrastructure & Loans

AIF Post-Harvest Fund

₹1 Lakh Crore financing facility with 3% per annum interest subvention up to ₹2 Crore for up to 7 years + CGTMSE credit guarantee.

3% interest reduction per year on loans up to ₹20,000,000
Livestock, Dairy & Fisheries

NLM Livestock Subsidy

50% one-time capital subsidy up to ₹50 Lakhs for commercial goat/sheep breeding (up to 500 females + 25 males) and poultry parent farms.

Up to ₹50,000,000 (Goat 500+25 units: ₹50L; 100+5 units: ₹10L; Poultry: ₹25L)
Livestock, Dairy & Fisheries

PMMSY Fishery Subsidy

40% subsidy for General categories and 60% for Women, SC, and ST beneficiaries for pond construction, Biofloc, RAS, and seed hatcheries.

Up to ₹4,20,000 for 1 Ha pond; up to ₹30 Lakhs for Biofloc / RAS
Horticulture & Organic Inputs

MIDH Polyhouse Subsidy

50% subsidy on cost norms for naturally ventilated polyhouses (₹420 to ₹530/sq.m), shade net houses (₹355/sq.m), and high-density orchards.

Up to ₹21,20,000 for 4,000 sq. meter (1 Acre) Polyhouse
Post-Harvest Infrastructure & Loans

PMFME Food Processing

35% credit-linked capital subsidy up to ₹10 Lakhs for setting up or upgrading micro food processing units (flour mills, oil expellers, fruit pulp, spices).

Up to ₹10,00,000 per processing enterprise
Farm Machinery & Mechanization

Kisan Drone Subsidy

100% grant (up to ₹10 Lakhs) for ICAR/KVK institutions; 75% for FPOs; 50% (up to ₹5 Lakhs) for Women and SC/ST farmers.

Up to ₹10,00,000 for FPOs/CHCs; ₹5,00,000 for individual farmers
Social Security & Pension

PM-KMY Farmer Pension

Guaranteed minimum monthly pension of ₹3,000 for small and marginal farmers upon reaching 60 years of age.

₹3,000 guaranteed lifetime monthly pension
Social Security & Pension

Atal Pension Yojana

Government-guaranteed monthly pension of ₹1,000, ₹2,000, ₹3,000, ₹4,000, or ₹5,000 starting from age 60.

₹5,000 guaranteed lifetime monthly pension
Social Security & Pension

PMJJBY & PMSBY Insurance

₹2,00,000 life insurance cover (PMJJBY @ ₹436/yr) and ₹2,00,000 accidental death/disability cover (PMSBY @ ₹20/yr).

₹2,00,000 payout to nominee on death or permanent disability
Post-Harvest Infrastructure & Loans

MUDRA Allied Agri Loan

Collateral-free business and working capital loans up to ₹10 Lakhs across Shishu (up to ₹50k), Kishore (₹50k to ₹5L), and Tarun (₹5L to ₹10L).

Collateral-free credit limit up to ₹10,00,000
Horticulture & Organic Inputs

Soil Health Card

100% free periodic soil testing (12 chemical parameters) and customized dosage advice every 2 years.

100% Free Government Service
Post-Harvest Infrastructure & Loans

e-NAM Mandi Trade

Free access to national competitive bidding across 1,400+ mandis, free scientific assaying, and electronic warehouse receipt (e-NWR) pledge finance.

Direct online payment within 24 hours of auction acceptance
Horticulture & Organic Inputs

Har Medh Par Ped

₹70 per surviving tree sapling over 4 years for boundary planting (Teak, Sandalwood, Bamboo, Melia Dubia, Shisham) on field bunds.

Up to ₹28,000 per hectare for 400 boundary trees
Direct Financial Support

Krishak Bandhu Scheme

₹10,000 per year (for 1 acre or more) in two installments (Kharif & Rabi) + ₹2,00,000 death insurance for farmer families.

₹10,000/year crop grant + ₹2,00,000 life insurance
Official Portal

Matir Katha & Krishak Bandhu Portal

Access the official West Bengal government portal for lottery lists, token bookings, and DBT status:

Open West Bengal DBT Portal

Other State DBT Desks

Maharashtra
MahaDBT Farmer Schemes (महाडीबीटी शेतकरी)
Uttar Pradesh
UP Agriculture Portal (upagriculture.com)
Madhya Pradesh
MP e-Krishi Yantra & SAARA Portal
Rajasthan
RajKisan Saathi Portal
Bihar
DBT Agriculture Bihar (dbtagriculture.bihar.gov.in)

Personalized West Bengal Subsidy Calculator

Select your land category to compute exact subsidy percentages on tractors, solar pumps, and irrigation in West Bengal.

Open Subsidy Matcher

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Apply via Duare Sarkar outreach camps or Block Agriculture Office with Khatian / RoR land ownership or sharecropping proofs.. Ensure your mobile number is actively linked to your Aadhaar card and your bank account is seeded with NPCI.

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