Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana

RKVY was designed as a flexible state plan instrument so that states could draw their own agriculture and allied sector projects rather than implementing a uniform central design. The Centre sets the broad streams and approval framework, and the state decides which projects to prioritise within its State Agriculture Plan.

This flexibility means that the same scheme can fund irrigation in one state, fisheries infrastructure in another and a saffron mission in a third. For farmers and FPOs, this also means that the right entry point is the state department and not the central ministry, and the right document to read is the State Agriculture Plan.

Projects are prepared at the district level under the Comprehensive District Agriculture Plan and consolidated at the state level. The State Level Sanctioning Committee, chaired by the Chief Secretary, approves projects in line with the state's RKVY allocation.

Approved projects are uploaded to the RKVY portal and central funds are released in instalments tied to physical and financial progress. Utilisation certificates from prior projects are a prerequisite for new approvals, which is why state level delays in UC submission can stall the pipeline.

Individual farmers usually engage with RKVY indirectly, as beneficiaries of state implemented projects on irrigation, mechanisation or post harvest infrastructure. FPOs can engage directly under sub schemes such as Innovation and Agri Entrepreneurship Development, where FPO led projects are eligible for project based grants.

Start ups in agriculture can engage with the RKVY Innovation stream through the network of approved Knowledge Partners and Agri Business Incubators, which mentor and recommend start ups for grant based support.

• 01Beneficiary type depends on the state level project, ranging from individual farmer to FPO, cooperative, start up or implementing institution
• 02Project must be part of the State Agriculture Plan approved under RKVY
• 03Innovation and Agri Entrepreneurship Development sub scheme is open to recognised start ups in agriculture
• 04Funds cannot be used to substitute existing state government schemes for the same purpose
• 05Capital assets created under RKVY must be maintained for at least the prescribed period defined in the project document

• §Project proposal in the prescribed RKVY format approved by the state nodal department
• §Comprehensive District Agriculture Plan or State Agriculture Plan reference
• §Aadhaar and PAN of the implementing entity
• §Bank account details of the implementing entity
• §DPR with cost estimate, technical feasibility and financial viability
• §Proof of land for asset creation projects

• Project found to substitute an existing state scheme, which is not allowed under RKVY
• DPR cost estimate not benchmarked against current schedule of rates
• Implementing entity has unsettled utilisation certificates from previous RKVY projects
• Project not aligned with the State Agriculture Plan, leading to deferral by SLSC
• Asset maintenance plan absent, raising sustainability concerns at appraisal

• RKVY Operational Guidelines, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfarelink ↗
• State Agriculture Plan Framework, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
• RKVY Innovation and Agri Entrepreneurship Development Guidelines, Ministry of Agriculture