Good News for Farmers! Bihar Govt to Provide ₹2 Lakh for Crop Cultivation

To increase the income of farmers, the government is promoting the cultivation of horticultural crops. The bumper subsidy is being given to encourage farmers to cultivate horticultural crops. In this episode, the ‘Cluster Me Horticulture Scheme’ has been started by the Horticulture Department of the Bihar Government. Under this scheme, farmers will be given a grant of up to Rs 2 lakh for the cultivation of 8 crops including guava, and papaya. Do you also want to know how you can take advantage of this scheme? So let’s know.

Know which crops will get the benefit

Under the ‘Cluster Me Horticulture Scheme’, farmers will be given grants for the cultivation of guava, amla, lemongrass, papaya, strawberry, dragon fruit, lemon and vine.

This condition has to be fulfilled

Under this scheme, grants will be given for planting horticultural crop trees in a minimum of 25 acres in the village. In such a situation, farmers have to apply to take advantage of this scheme.

How much subsidy will be available

According to the tweet made by the Bihar Agriculture Department, under the ‘Cluster Horticulture Scheme’, a subsidy of Rs 1 lakh will be given on the cultivation of any one horticultural crop like guava, amla, lemongrass, papaya, lemon, and vine in a minimum of 25 acres in the village and a subsidy of up to Rs 2 lakh per acre will be given on strawberry and dragon fruit.

How to apply

Farmers of Bihar state can apply online to take advantage of this scheme. To take advantage of the scheme, farmers can apply on the departmental website https://horticulture.bihar.gov.in.

Can contact here

To get more information about this, farmers can also contact the Assistant Director of the Horticulture Department of their district.

Important step of the government

The ‘Cluster Me Horticulture Scheme’ of the Bihar government is an important step to increase the income of farmers. Under this scheme, farmers can earn good profit by cultivating horticultural crops. This effort of the government will be helpful in making the farmers financially strong.