வருமான உதவிPradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi
₹6,000 a year
Income support paid straight into the bank account of every land-holding farmer family, subject to exclusions.
விண்ணப்பம்: No closing date — the guidelines pay by four-month period: April–July, August–November, December–March.
மூலம்: PM-KISAN Operational Guidelines (revised 29.03.2020) · 29 மார்ச், 2020
பயிர்க் காப்பீடுPradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
2% premium you pay at most, kharif food grains & oilseeds
Crop insurance where the farmer pays a small, capped premium and the government pays the rest.
விண்ணப்பம்: Each season has a cut-off date set district by district — normally not later than 15 July for kharif and 15 December for rabi (cl. 16.2).
மூலம்: PMFBY Revamped Operational Guidelines (Kharif 2020) · 2020
கடன் & வட்டிநடைமுறையில்KCC – Interest Subvention (MISS)Kisan Credit Card — Modified Interest Subvention Scheme
3% interest relief a year
Short-term crop and allied loans on a Kisan Credit Card at 7% interest, falling to 4% if you repay on time.
மூலம்: Union Expenditure Budget 2026-27 · பிப்ரவரி 2026
பாசனம் & சோலார்நடைமுறையில்PMKSY – Per Drop More CropPer Drop More Crop (Micro Irrigation) — PMKSY
55% of the cost, at most
A subsidy on drip and sprinkler irrigation systems, paid by direct benefit transfer.
மூலம்: Output Outcome Monitoring Framework 2026-27 (Union Budget)
இயந்திரங்கள்Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)
50% of the cost, at most
Subsidy on tractors, power tillers and other farm machines bought by farmers, and on custom hiring centres, run by state agriculture departments.
மூலம்: SMAM Operational Guidelines 2026 (revised August 2026) · 2026
தோட்டக்கலைMission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
40% of the cost, at most
Central horticulture mission run by state horticulture departments: help for new orchards, polyhouses and shade nets, pack houses and cold storage.
மூலம்: Output Outcome Monitoring Framework 2026-27 (Union Budget)
தோட்டக்கலைNational Horticulture Board — commercial horticulture and cold storage subsidy
35% of the cost, at most
A bank-loan-linked subsidy for larger horticulture projects: commercial orchards and plantations, polyhouses and shade nets, and cold storage.
மூலம்: NHB Operational Guidelines, January 2025 · 1 ஜனவரி, 2025
கடன் & வட்டிAgriculture Infrastructure Fund
3% interest relief a year
Bank loans for post-harvest and farm infrastructure — warehouses, cold stores, processing, solar pumps and more — with 3% interest relief and a government-paid credit guarantee.
மூலம்: Agriculture Infrastructure Fund — Revised Scheme Guidelines (Sept 2024) · செப்டம்பர் 2024
கோழி & ஆடுNational Livestock Mission — Entrepreneurship Development
50% of the cost, at most
A one-time 50% capital subsidy for poultry, sheep & goat, piggery and fodder units set up by individuals, SHGs, FPOs, cooperatives and Section 8 companies.
மூலம்: Union Expenditure Budget 2026-27 · பிப்ரவரி 2026
பால் & கால்நடைAnimal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund
3% interest relief a year
Bank loans of up to 90% of project cost for dairy and meat processing, animal feed, breeding farms, waste-to-wealth and veterinary vaccine units, with 3% interest subvention and a credit guarantee for MSMEs and dairy cooperatives. In the 2026-27 budget it runs as the Infrastructure Development Fund, merged with the Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF).
விண்ணப்பம்: Guidelines 3.0 let lenders sanction loans up to 31.03.2026 and disburse them up to 31.03.2027 (cl. 12.1). The 2026-27 budget funds the merged Infrastructure Development Fund, but we have not seen a new sanction deadline — ask the lender or the portal before you apply.
மூலம்: Union Expenditure Budget 2026-27 · பிப்ரவரி 2026
மீன்வளம்Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
60% of the cost, at most
Government assistance of 40% of the unit cost (60% for SC, ST and women) for fish ponds, inputs, biofloc, hatcheries and other fish-farming units.
மூலம்: Union Expenditure Budget 2026-27 · பிப்ரவரி 2026
தேனீ வளர்ப்புNational Beekeeping & Honey Mission
75% of the cost, at most
Assistance of 50% for individual beekeepers and firms, and 75% for SHGs, cooperatives and FPOs, for scientific beekeeping and honey-processing infrastructure.
மூலம்: Union Expenditure Budget 2026-27 · பிப்ரவரி 2026
இயற்கை வேளாண்மை & மண்Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (organic farming clusters)
₹15,000 per hectare
Support for farmers who take up organic farming together in a PKVY cluster, with PGS-India certification. Part of the money is paid to the farmer by DBT.
மூலம்: Output Outcome Monitoring Framework 2026-27 (Union Budget)
இயற்கை வேளாண்மை & மண்நடைமுறையில்Soil Health CardSoil Health Card (Soil Health & Fertility)
Free Soil sample collected and tested
Your field’s soil is sampled and tested, and you get a Soil Health Card with fertiliser advice. Rural youth and groups can also get help to set up a village soil testing lab.
மூலம்: Output Outcome Monitoring Framework 2026-27 (Union Budget)
பயிர்கள் & விதைகள்National Food Security & Nutrition Mission (formerly NFSM)
50% of the cost, at most
Help for rice, wheat, pulses, maize, barley and millet farmers: subsidised certified seed, free seed minikits and crop demonstrations on farmers’ fields.
மூலம்: Output Outcome Monitoring Framework 2026-27 (Union Budget)
பயிர்கள் & விதைகள்நடைமுறையில்SMSP (NFSNM Seed Components)Seeds & Planting Material — NFSNM Seed Components (formerly SMSP)
50% of the cost, at most
Help to make good seed of new varieties reach farmers: half the cost of certified seed, and grants for village seed processing and storage units run by FPOs.
மூலம்: Output Outcome Monitoring Framework 2026-27 (Union Budget)
பயிர்கள் & விதைகள்Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
₹30,000 per farming family, at most
An umbrella scheme: each state chooses its own farm projects and runs drip irrigation, machinery, soil health, organic farming, rainfed farming and other components from it.
மூலம்: Union Expenditure Budget 2026-27 · பிப்ரவரி 2026
கடன் & வட்டிAgri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centres
44% of the cost, at most
Free training for agriculture graduates and diploma holders to start a farm-service business, then a back-ended subsidy on the bank loan for it.
மூலம்: AC&ABC Compendium of Instructions 2025 · 2025
பதப்படுத்துதல்PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises
35% of the cost, at most
A bank-loan-linked subsidy for small food processing units, SHGs, FPOs and cooperatives, mainly for the district’s One District One Product.
விண்ணப்பம்: Applications are invited at district level on an ongoing basis (para 4.3.2).
மூலம்: Union Expenditure Budget 2026-27 · பிப்ரவரி 2026
பாசனம் & சோலார்Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan (PM-KUSUM)
30% of the cost, at most
Closed to new applicants. PM-KUSUM gave central help of 30% (50% in the North East, hill states and islands) towards a solar irrigation pump, or towards solarising a grid-connected pump. MNRE did not extend it past March 2026: only pumps already tendered by 31.12.2025 could still be installed, by 30.09.2026, and the scheme is to be folded into PM KUSUM 2.0, whose rules are not out yet.
விண்ணப்பம்: No new applications. Under MNRE’s order of 28.03.2026, only projects with PPAs/NTPs signed or issued on or before 31.12.2025 could be completed, with standalone pumps (B) and pump solarisation (C-IPS) to be commissioned by 30.09.2026. Watch for PM KUSUM 2.0.
மூடல் ஆணை: MNRE Office Memorandum on PM-KUSUM timelines (28 Mar 2026) · 28 மார்ச், 2026
மூலம்: ஒவ்வொரு திட்டத்தின் மத்திய வழிகாட்டுதல்கள், ஆணைகள், மத்திய பட்ஜெட் 2026-27 — ஒவ்வொரு திட்டப் பக்கத்திலும் ஆவண இணைப்புகள் உள்ளன.