Mukhyamantri Bagwani Mission: Strawberry Vikas Yojana
State: Bihar
Ministry: null
Department: Agriculture Department
Category: Agriculture,Rural & Environment
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The scheme aims to promote strawberry cultivation across 20 districts in Bihar. It provides subsidies on seedlings, packaging materials, and equipment to support farmers in enhancing strawberry production.

Benefits:
1. **Financial Assistance:** Farmers receive a subsidy of ₹3,36,000/- per hectare to support strawberry farming.   1. **Subsidized Packaging Materials:** 
    - 40% subsidy on wooden boxes for packaging (₹4.40/- per piece, unit cost ₹11/-).
    - 40% subsidy on small plastic boxes (₹1/-per piece, unit cost ₹2.50/-).

   1. **Provision of Quality Seedlings:** High-quality strawberry seedlings are provided for cultivation.
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Eligibility:
1. The applicant should be a resident of Bihar.
   1. The applicant should be a farmer.
   1. The applicant must belong to any of the following district: Gopalganj, Jehanabad, Lakhisarai, Saran, Supaul, Aurangabad, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Gaya, Katihar, Kishanganj, Munger, Muzaffarpur, Nalanda, West Champaran, Patna, East Champaran, Purniyan, Samastipur and Vaishali.
   1. The applicant must have agricultural land a minimum of 0.25 acres (0.1 ha) and a maximum of 5 acres (2 ha).
   1. The applicant must be registered on the DBT portal.

&amp;gt; **Note 1:  Beneficiary allocation:**

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

&amp;gt; **Note 2:** The benefits of this scheme can be taken by ryot farmers on the basis of land documents and non-ryot farmers on the basis of contract form.

&amp;gt; **Note 3:** Beneficiaries will be selected on first come first serve basis.

Application Process:
[Online]
DBT Registration Process:Step-1: Visit the registration page of the DBT portal. 
Step-2: Select Aadhaar verification type: OTP/ BIO-AUTH/ IRIS.
Step-3: Enter your Aadhaar number and Name as per Aadhaar. Click on “Authentication”.
Step-4: Enter the OTP. Click on “Validate OTP”. 
Step-5: Now confirm the details about the “Kisan Credit Card (KCC)” Details. Click on “Farmer Registration”.
Step-6: In the Registration Page, fill in all the details properly i.e. Farmer details, Land information, Bank account details and click on “Submit”.
Step-7: Validate with OTP. Click on “Register” to generate the Registration Id.
Note:  After 48 hours of registration, farmers can apply for the scheme with the help of 13 digit registration number.
Online Application of the Scheme:Step-1: Visit the official website. 
Step-2: Scroll to bottom and confirm the checkbox. Click on “Proceed to apply”.
Step-3: In the next page select the “Type of Applicant” and enter the “DBT Registration Number of Kisan”. Click on “Get details”.
Step-4: Fill in the required details i.e. Address, Land Details, etc, and upload documents.
Step-5: Confirm the checkbox and then click on “Submit”.
Step-6: An “Application Number” will be generated. Keep this for future reference.
Step-7: Printout of the filled in application also can be taken using the Print option.

Documents Required:
For DBT Registration Process:Aadhaar Details (Should be linked with mobile number).
Passport Size Photo.
Farmer details.
Land information.
Bank account.
For the Online Application of the Scheme:Passport Size Photo.
Contract form ( for non-ryot farmers).
Land-ownership/ revenue receipt (If applicable).
Note: If the applicant's name is not clear in the land-ownership/ revenue receipt, it will be mandatory to attach the genealogy along with the land-ownership/ revenue receipt.