SP

Seed Program

The scheme aims to provide free vegetable seeds to small and marginal farmers and agricultural laborers living below the poverty line.

State In Kind

States / UT: Madhya Pradesh

Nodal department: Horticulture and Food Processing Department

Scheme for: Individual

Scheme profile

DBT (direct benefit transfer): No

Categories: Agriculture,Rural & Environment

Sub-categories: Agricultural Inputs- seeds, fertilizer etc.

Target beneficiaries: Individual

Tags: Seed Distribution, Horticulture, Vegetable Cultivation, Farmer

Details

The scheme “Seed Program” launched by the Horticulture and Food Processing Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh, aims to support small and marginal farmers and agricultural laborers living below the poverty line through the provision of free vegetable seeds to improve household nutrition and crop productivity. The scheme distributes seed packets worth ₹50 containing vegetables like bottle gourd, ladyfinger, beans, bitter gourd, ridge gourd, spinach, and cowpea.

Benefits

  • - Free Seed Distribution: Seed packets containing seeds of bottle gourd, ladyfinger, beans, bitter gourd, ridge gourd, spinach, and cowpea worth ₹50/- are provided free of cost to eligible beneficiaries
  • Free Seed Distribution: Seed packets containing seeds of bottle gourd, ladyfinger, beans, bitter gourd, ridge gourd, spinach, and cowpea worth ₹50/- are provided free of cost to eligible beneficiaries.

Eligibility

  • The applicant must be a farmer.
  • The applicant must be a resident of Madhya Pradesh.
  • The applicant must belong to the Below the Poverty Line (BPL) category.

Application Process

Offline

  • The applicant should contact the Horticulture and Food Processing Department, Madhya Pradesh.

Documents Required

No document list is available for this scheme yet.

References

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