Jammu and Kashmir Government Schemes

One-time inputs for a 0.5 hectare integrated farm — seed, plantation, fodder, vegetables, livestock health, poultry, mushroom spawn, bee hives, vermicompost and micro-irrigation

Rs 0.50 lakh per low-cost vermicompost unit, free commercial vermicompost units, on-farm demonstrations and organic startup incubation grants

Rs 10 lakh incentive for a 20-female-calf heifer rearing unit, milk collection infrastructure worth up to Rs 25 lakh per FPO or SHG, and Rs 25 lakh per milk value-addition startup

Departmental and assisted development of carp units, trout rearing units, hatcheries, reservoir and ornamental fisheries, with fish seed, feed, equipment and training for private fish farmers

50 per cent subsidy on hay and silage units, fodder depots, hydroponic units, chaff cutters and fodder reapers, plus Rs 5,000 per demonstration plot and Rs 300 per kg incentive on hybrid fodder seed

Assistance for water storage structures, rainwater harvesting, irrigation infrastructure, Custom Hiring Centres, grain storage, village seed banks, compost units, agro-processing and livestock units

Registration as a Certified Seed Producer or Seed Producer Organisation, plus back-ended subsidy on seed processing units and polyhouses

Subsidy on individual farm machinery, Custom Hiring Centres and Farm Machinery Banks under SMAM norms, plus AI and precision centres under the Digital Agriculture Mission

Full funding of CBBO handholding and FPO management cost, plus a 50 per cent matching equity share, for 300 new Farmer Producer Organisations

Flat 50 per cent subsidy on the total worked-out per-hectare project cost across 12 fruit crops, released in two instalments of 80 per cent and 20 per cent after joint inspection

75 per cent one-time subsidy on a Village Level Soil Testing Project costing up to Rs 5 lakh, and 60 per cent up to Rs 45 lakh for a new static soil testing laboratory

50 per cent subsidy on anti-hail and anti-bird nets up to 5,000 sq m, subsidised planting material and area expansion incentives, orchard rejuvenation, protected cultivation, water sources and pack houses

Government veterinary treatment, vaccination and disease-control services for livestock owners through the Animal Husbandry and Sheep Husbandry departments

Procurement of notified horticultural produce, principally apple, at government-notified rates during a declared season so that growers are not forced into distress sales

Cluster orchards of 5 hectares managed free by the project team for five years, and fully funded two-month bio-control entrepreneurship training at SKUAST labs

Capex Budget incentives for horticulture area expansion, including Rs 0.50 lakh per hectare for high density plantation, Rs 0.13 lakh per kanal for strawberry and Rs 0.75 lakh per hectare for aloe vera, credited by direct benefit transfer

80 per cent assistance on rootstock cost up to Rs 56 per rootstock for a rootstock bank, and 50 per cent on production and maintenance cost up to Rs 65 per saleable plant for a nursery

50-80 per cent assistance on bee colonies, 40 per cent on equipment, 50 per cent on honey processing units, CHCs and migratory beekeeping incentives

Cluster-based assistance for new and existing nurseries, protected cultivation, lavender and loose flower area expansion, sick unit revival and cold chain

Assistance to establish medicinal and aromatic plant cultivation units, with cluster nurseries, FPO parks, processing, certification and marketing support

50 per cent on mushroom sheds and compost bags, 40 per cent on controlled cropping rooms and spawn labs, 30 per cent on private compost units, plus canning, solar dryers and packaging support

Subsidy on production of quality planting material and on area expansion of niche crops, under SMSP, PMKSY and MIDH norms

60 per cent subsidy up to Rs 5.40 lakh on millet mills, Rs 1 lakh on millet restaurants, plus free minikits, cluster demonstrations and input assistance

Seed, demonstration, input, machinery, irrigation and oil mill assistance for rapeseed-mustard, sesamum and linseed growers

Subsidy on open-field vegetable production, low-cost protected cultivation and hi-tech greenhouses, plus drip irrigation and exotic vegetable seed

Rs 5 lakh financial assistance per wool and pelt FPO, 30 mobile shearing and bailing units worth Rs 40 lakh each provided free to FPOs, 20 common facilitation centres, 4 integrated wool mandis with Rs 1 crore provision, and a Rs 20 crore Wool Board revolving fund

50 per cent back-ended capital subsidy up to Rs 50 lakh for a breed-based sheep or goat farm, 50 per cent subsidy on 50-animal units, Rs 18 lakh per FPO for a Common Facilitation Centre, and 50 per cent up to Rs 2.1 crore per abattoir

Subsidy and incentive on six poultry components — broiler parent stock cum hatchery with in-house feed manufacturing, commercial layer farms, poultry feed plants, mother units for backyard chicks, horti-poultry and free-range farms, and R&D

Sensor-driven model farms built by SKUAST-Jammu and SKUAST-Kashmir, kept open for public demonstration and third-party assessment

Subsidy on CA and cold stores, grading lines, reefer and pick-up vans, FPO formation and Rural Business and Service Hubs

Vice Chancellors' Flexi Grant for research contingencies and minor laboratory and farm equipment, plus scholarships for enrolled PG and PhD students of SKUAST-Jammu and SKUAST-Kashmir

50 per cent government assistance for general applicants and 60 per cent for SC, ST and women beneficiaries across trout hatcheries, raceways, ponds, RAS and biofloc units, cold storage and ice plants, refrigerated vehicles and fish feed mills

Assistance for mulberry plantation, construction of a 460 sq ft rearing house, rearing appliances and silk reeling units under Silk Samagra-2

Financial assistance of up to Rs 50 crore per Mega cluster, Rs 25 crore per Midi cluster and Rs 12.5 crore per Mini cluster, released to selected Implementing Agencies in four instalments

Low-cost house of Rs 1,30,000 per beneficiary for houseless registered fishermen, and free group accident insurance of Rs 1 lakh for death and Rs 0.50 lakh for permanent disability during fishing

Direct access to a visiting gazetted officer in your own panchayat for grievances, scheme information and certificates

An official birth certificate from the Jammu and Kashmir register of births, accepted as proof of date and place of birth by schools, passport offices and every J&K government department

The official Jammu and Kashmir record of a death, needed to close bank accounts, claim insurance and family pension, transfer property and obtain a legal heir or succession certificate

A municipal trade licence and trade tax registration permitting a named person to run a specified trade at a specified premises inside a Jammu and Kashmir urban local body's limits

Capital investment incentive of 30 per cent in Zone A up to Rs 5 crore and 50 per cent in Zone B up to Rs 7.5 crore on plant and machinery or building, disbursed by JKDFC by e-transfer

Non-refundable seed capital of 35 per cent of project cost, tied to a 65 per cent bank loan

A Tehsildar-issued reserved category certificate — SC, ST, OBC, RBA or ALC — accepted for reservation in Jammu and Kashmir government jobs, professional college admissions and welfare schemes

An official J&K domicile certificate that establishes UT domicile for government jobs, admissions and scheme eligibility

An official statement from the Jammu and Kashmir Registration Department of the transactions registered against a property for the period searched, used by banks, buyers and courts

An Income and Assets Certificate certifying EWS status, used to claim the 10 per cent EWS reservation in central and UT government recruitment and college admissions

Five marlas of state land for a house, on a 40-year renewable lease, at Rs 100 per marla premium and Rs 1 per marla annual ground rent

An official certificate of annual family income signed by the Tehsildar and accepted by Jammu and Kashmir government departments, colleges and welfare schemes

An official Jamabandi entry or certified Fard for a khasra number in Jammu and Kashmir, showing the recorded owner, the shares, the extent and the cultivation entries

An official Revenue Department certificate naming the legal heirs of a deceased J&K resident, signed by the Tehsildar and accepted for pension, service, land mutation and scheme claims

An official Jammu and Kashmir marriage certificate recognised for passports, visas, bank and pension nominations, name change and property claims

An official certificate of belonging to a Socially and Educationally Backward Class, recognised by Jammu and Kashmir government departments and central recruitment boards

A corrected revenue record (jamabandi) in Jammu and Kashmir showing your name instead of the previous owner's after a sale, inheritance, gift or court decree

An official Revenue Department certificate confirming senior-citizen status in Jammu and Kashmir, used as proof of age for welfare schemes and concessions

A police character certificate from J&K Police confirming that police records disclose nothing adverse against you, applied for online on the CCTNS-based citizen portal and covered by the Public Service Guarantee Act

Fully sponsored skill training of 3 weeks to 5 months in market-driven sectors

Bank loan up to Rs 5 lakh at 100 per cent of project cost, plus Rs 50,000 upfront subsidy and interest reimbursement up to Rs 60,000, making the borrowing effectively interest free

Rs 0.80 lakh or 10 per cent of the on-road price from Mission Youth, matched by an equal contribution from the vehicle manufacturer

Full coaching fee for competitive examinations paid directly to an empanelled coaching institute

Free structured counselling, therapy and rehabilitation support for youth through district rehabilitation centres

Up to Rs 20 lakh per youth group — upfront subsidy plus bank loan, with Mission Youth also paying a share of the EMIs for four years

One-time financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to set up a self-employment unit

Project support of up to Rs 8 lakh for a dental clinic — a grant of Rs 2 lakh plus a bank loan of about Rs 6 lakh

Project funding from Rs 2 lakh up to Rs 20 lakh, including capitalised interest, for a new or expanded business unit

Financial support of up to Rs 1 lakh to cover educational expenses of a postgraduate or research programme

Institutional support plus financial assistance of up to Rs 5 lakh for an innovative product, service or model

Free access to district youth centres offering IT labs, digital libraries, sports facilities, career counselling and de-addiction support

Experience certificate for every volunteer, plus annual cash awards of Rs 50,000 to Rs 5,00,000 for the three best-performing volunteer groups

200 units of free electricity per month for every Antyodaya Anna Yojana household in Jammu and Kashmir

10 kg of additional free ration every month for Antyodaya Anna Yojana households, on top of the National Food Security Act entitlement

An official Jammu and Kashmir ration card that entitles the household to subsidised foodgrain at a Fair Price Shop under the National Food Security Act, 2013

Sugar supplied at a subsidised controlled rate through Fair Price Shops to Priority Household ration card holders

Free travel for all women on government-operated transport services in Jammu and Kashmir, including smart city e-buses

One-time subsidy of Rs 5 lakh or 16 per cent of the vehicle cost, whichever is lower, for replacing a 15-year-old bus, minibus or matador

Monthly old-age pension paid by Direct Benefit Transfer to BPL residents aged 60 and above

Rs 1,000 per month per beneficiary, credited by DBT to the beneficiary's own bank account

Financial assistance to families that lost their sole earning member to COVID-19; the rate and duration are not published on any accessible official J&K source

Rs 1,000 per month deposited for 14 years, maturing into a lump sum of roughly Rs 6.50 lakh when the girl turns 21

One-time lump sum of Rs 20,000 to a BPL household on the death of its primary breadwinner

One-time pre-marriage cash assistance of Rs 75,000 (AAY families) or Rs 50,000 (PHH families), paid by DBT before the wedding

Official Revenue Department proof of dependency and heirship in Jammu and Kashmir, accepted for the Integrated Social Security Scheme widow and divorcee pension and other welfare claims

Cashless hospital treatment at empanelled hospitals for every resident family of Jammu and Kashmir, funded fully by the government

Academic fee reimbursement plus an annual maintenance allowance for a full degree or diploma programme studied outside J&K and Ladakh

Self Help Group membership carrying a revolving fund, a community investment fund, bank credit linkage with interest subvention to an effective 7 per cent, and skill and enterprise training

A Jammu and Kashmir BOCW Welfare Board beneficiary registration and identity card, which is the precondition for every welfare benefit the Board pays to registered construction workers

Board-paid accident, life and disability insurance, educational scholarships for workers' children, and micro-credit of up to Rs 10,000 per registered worker

A registration certificate, including a 365-day licence, under the J&K Shops and Establishments law, granted by the Inspector Labour and downloadable from the applicant's Single Window login

Maintenance allowance plus reimbursement of course fees for Scheduled Tribe students in post-matriculation courses, paid by DBT

Scholarship support for Scheduled Tribe students of classes 9 and 10, paid by DBT after verification on the National Scholarship Portal

Publicly funded skill and vocational training infrastructure in tribal-dominated areas; the benefit reaches individuals as free training, not as money in hand

A registered sale deed bearing the Sub-Registrar's endorsement, which is the legal proof of transfer of immovable property in Jammu and Kashmir and the basis for mutation in the revenue record

Capital subsidy of 25 to 30 per cent plus 5 to 6 per cent interest subvention on subsidised enterprise loans