MBYDFVY

The scheme aims to expand dragon fruit cultivation in 21 districts of the state, providing financial assistance to ryot farmers for establishing and maintaining dragon fruit plantations.

The “Dragon Fruit Vikas Yojana” is a component of the umbrella scheme “Mukhyamantri Bagwani Mission”, launched by the Department of Agriculture, Bihar. The main objective of the scheme is to promote the commercial cultivation of horticultural crops in the state of Bihar.

This component focuses on increasing the cultivation area of dragon fruit across 21 districts (Bhojpur, Gopalganj, Jehanabad, Saran, Siwan, Supaul, Aurangabad, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Gaya, Katihar, Kishanganj, Munger, Muzaffarpur, Nalanda, West Champaran, Patna, East Champaran, Purniyan, Samastipur and Vaishali) in the state. Under this scheme, financial assistance is provided to ryot farmers for dragon fruit cultivation.

• The applicant should be a resident of Bihar.
• The applicant should be a ryot farmer.
• The applicant must be from any of the following districts: Bhojpur, Gopalganj, Jehanabad, Saran, Siwan, Supaul, Aurangabad, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Gaya, Katihar, Kishanganj, Munger, Muzaffarpur, Nalanda, West Champaran, Patna, East Champaran, Purniyan, Samastipur and Vaishali.
• The applicant must have agricultural land a minimum of 0.25 acres (0.1 ha) and a maximum of 10 acres (4 ha).
• The applicant must be registered on the DBT portal.

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> Note 1: Beneficiary allocation:

• General Category: 78.56%.
• Scheduled Castes: 20%.
• Scheduled Tribes: 1.44%.
• Women Participation: 30%.

> Note 2: Beneficiaries will be selected on first come first serve basis.

> Financial Support:

• First year: ₹1,80,000/- per hectare. 1. Second year: ₹60,000/- per hectare. 1. Third year: ₹60,000/- per hectare.