Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)

What is Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana?

Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) is a centrally sponsored scheme of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, that gives state governments money and freedom to design their own agriculture development projects. RKVY started in 2007 as an outcome of the National Development Council resolution on raising farm growth, was remodelled as RKVY-RAFTAAR in 2017, and was restructured again as Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY) in 2024.

According to the RKVY portal run by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, states have flexibility and autonomy to select, plan, approve and execute projects according to their own needs, priorities and agro-climatic conditions. Funds are released to states on the basis of projects cleared in the State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) meeting, which is chaired by the Chief Secretary of the state.

Key objectives

• Increase public investment in agriculture and allied sectors at state level.
• Let states plan agriculture spending around local crops, soils and rainfall rather than a uniform central design.
• Reduce yield gaps in important crops and improve returns to farmers.
• Support sustainable practices, soil health, organic farming, water saving, agroforestry and crop diversification.

Main features

• Funding pattern: 60:40 between the Centre and the states, 90:10 for North Eastern and Himalayan states, and 100% central grant for union territories.
• Projects are approved by the SLSC headed by the Chief Secretary.
• PM-RKVY consolidates seven schemes into one annual action plan: Soil Health and Fertility, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana, Rainfed Area Development, Per Drop More Crop, Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation including Crop Residue Management, Agroforestry and the Crop Diversification Programme.
• PM-RKVY carries an allocation of Rs 57,074.72 crore, part of the roughly Rs 1,01,321 crore the Cabinet approved for PM-RKVY together with the Krishonnati Yojana.
• Sub-schemes supported over the years include Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI), the Saffron Mission, the Additional Fodder Development Programme, Targeting Rice Fallow Areas and beekeeping.

Who is eligible for Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana?

Who can access RKVY funds:

• State and union territory governments, which prepare project proposals and annual action plans for SLSC approval.
• Farmers in a state that has taken up a particular component, for example a farmer applying for a drip system under Per Drop More Crop, a soil sample test under Soil Health and Fertility, or a rotavator under farm mechanisation.
• Farmer Producer Organisations, self-help groups and cooperatives, where the state's approved project includes them as beneficiaries.
• Agri-startups and agri-entrepreneurs, through Knowledge Partners and Agribusiness Incubators recognised by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

Who cannot apply:

• A farmer cannot apply to the Centre or on rkvy.da.gov.in for a personal cash benefit. The portal is a project monitoring system for states, not a beneficiary registration site.
• Individuals seeking a general-purpose loan or income support are not eligible — RKVY does not pay income support and does not lend money.
• Traders and input dealers are not eligible as beneficiaries; they may participate only as empanelled suppliers under state tenders.
• A farmer whose state has not taken up a particular component in its annual action plan is not eligible for that component in that year.

What documents are required for RKVY component benefits?

How to apply for Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana

RKVY has no single central application form. Use the route that matches who you are.

1. Identify the component you want; Per Drop More Crop for drip and sprinkler, Soil Health and Fertility for soil testing, SMAM for machinery, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana for organic farming, Rainfed Area Development for integrated farming.
2. Visit your state agriculture or horticulture department portal, or the district agriculture office, and check whether the component is open for applications in the current financial year.
3. Register as a farmer with your Aadhaar number, mobile number and land details, and complete OTP verification.
4. Fill the component application, entering survey or khasra number, area, crop and the item you are seeking, then upload Aadhaar, land records and the bank passbook.
5. Attach a quotation from an empanelled supplier if the component is equipment-linked, and submit the application.
6. Complete field verification by the agriculture or horticulture officer, who inspects the plot before the sanction is issued.
7. Receive the subsidy by DBT into your Aadhaar-seeded bank account after the post-installation inspection is recorded.

For states and institutions: prepare a Detailed Project Report, place it before the State Level Sanctioning Committee chaired by the Chief Secretary, and after approval enter the project on rkvy.da.gov.in so that physical and financial progress and assets are tracked, including geo-tagging on the Krishi Mapper portal.

For agri-startups: approach a Knowledge Partner or Agribusiness Incubator recognised by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, which runs the call for applications, screens business plans and disburses grant instalments.

How much benefit does RKVY provide?

RKVY does not pay a fixed amount per farmer. The size of the benefit depends on the component:

• Per Drop More Crop: 55% assistance for small and marginal farmers and 45% for other farmers on micro-irrigation system cost, up to 5 hectares per beneficiary.
• Soil Health and Fertility: free soil testing and a Soil Health Card carrying the status of 12 soil parameters, plus one-time assistance of Rs 1.5 lakh for setting up a village level soil testing lab.
• Farm mechanisation (SMAM): subsidy on machinery at rates notified by the state, with higher rates for small, marginal, SC, ST and women farmers.
• Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana: cluster-based support for organic farming, certification and marketing.

At the state level, RKVY funds are shared 60:40 with the Centre, 90:10 in North Eastern and Himalayan states, and fully by the Centre in union territories.

How to check RKVY project status

1. Open rkvy.da.gov.in and go to the dashboard or MIS section.
2. Select your state and financial year to see approved, ongoing and completed projects, the portal reports 20,840 approved projects, of which 10,028 were ongoing and 9,593 completed at the time of checking.
3. Use the Krishi Mapper link to see geo-tagged assets created under the scheme.
4. For your own application under a component, check the status on your state's farmer portal using your application or registration number.

Common reasons RKVY component applications are rejected

• Component not included in the state's annual action plan for that year.
• Land records not updated or not in the applicant's name.
• Bank account not Aadhaar-seeded, which blocks the DBT release.
• Supplier not empanelled with the state department.
• Target already exhausted for the district, since components run on fixed physical and financial targets.
• Duplicate claim for the same plot or the same machine within the cooling-off period.

Help and grievance redressal

• RKVY office: 011-23070964
• RKVY email: sorkvy-dac@gov.in
• Kisan Call Centre: 1800-180-1551, in your own language
• District agriculture officer, for component applications, field verification and subsidy release
• State nodal officer for RKVY, for project-level questions

RKVY assistance is released only by DBT into a bank account. No agent can get a project sanctioned for you, and no official will ask you for an OTP.