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KBS

Krishak Bandhu Scheme
West BengalIndividualFamilyStateNo start date
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What this is

The scheme aims to provide financial security to farmers through direct income support and death/disability benefits. It benefits small and marginal farmers with annual assistance of ₹5,000/- per acre and a one-time payout of ₹2,00,000/- in case of death.

In detail

Launched in 2019, the scheme "Krishak Bandhu Scheme" by the Department of Agriculture, Government of West Bengal, aims to provide financial assistance to farmers for agricultural sustainability and risk mitigation. The scheme offers ₹5,000/- per acre per year as direct income support and ₹2,00,000/- as death benefit to the family of deceased farmers. Eligible beneficiaries include small and marginal farmers owning up to 2 acres of land and all farmer families in case of death or disability. The scheme is implemented by the Department of Agriculture, Government of West Bengal, and applications are accepted both online and offline.

Who qualifies

For Income Support

  • The applicant must be a resident of West Bengal.
  • The applicant must own cultivable land (up to 2 acres).
  • The applicant must be actively engaged in farming.

For Death/Disability Benefit

  • The deceased/disabled person must have been a farmer aged 18–60 years.
  • The applicant must be the legal heir (for death benefit).

What you get

Direct Income Support

  • Farmers with one acre or more of cultivable land receive ₹10,000/- per annum, payable in two equal installments of ₹5,000/- each (one for Kharif and one for Rabi season).
  • Farmers with less than one acre of cultivable land receive assistance on a pro-rata basis, subject to a minimum of ₹4,000/- per annum, paid in two equal installments.

Death/Disability Benefit

  • In the event of the death of a farmer between the ages of 18 and 60 years, a one-time lump sum grant of ₹2,00,000/- is provided to the legal heirs of the deceased. The farmer must have been enrolled under the Krishak Bandhu scheme at the time of death.
  • A one-time lump sum grant of ₹2,00,000/- for permanent disability of the farmer due to accident.

Disbursement Conditions

  • Income support is linked to land ownership records.
  • Death benefit requires submission of legal heir certificates.
  • Disbursed via Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to the beneficiary's bank account.
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Eligibility published here365 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name255 characters
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How to apply published here1 URL(s) published
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schemeNameKrishak Bandhu SchememyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeTruemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme