Bhavantar Bharpai Yojana

Why it matters

When market prices for crops like tomato, onion, or bajra crash below a notified rate, farmers automatically get the price difference paid to them.

What you get

Bhavantar Bharpai Yojana ("Price Deficit Compensation Scheme") protects farmers from steep market-price crashes for select notified crops. Originally covering tomato, potato, onion, and cauliflower, the scheme has been expanded to additional crops including carrot, peas, kinnow, guava, capsicum, brinjal, and bajra (pearl millet). When the prevailing market price for a notified crop falls below a government-fixed threshold price, the state pays the registered farmer the difference directly, helping stabilise income for growers of price-volatile fruit, vegetable, and coarse-grain crops.

Eligibility criteria

• Must be a farmer registered on the Meri Fasal Mera Byora portal with the relevant crop sown
• Crop must be one of the notified crops covered under the scheme for that season
• Market price for the notified crop must fall below the government-fixed threshold for compensation to trigger

How to apply

1. 1

   Register your crop details for the notified crop on the Meri Fasal Mera Byora portal before the season

2. 2

   Sell your produce in the regulated market (mandi) as per normal practice

3. 3

   The department compares the average market price against the notified threshold price for that period

4. 4

   If the price falls below the threshold, the price-difference compensation is credited directly to your bank account

Documents required

• Aadhaar card
• Meri Fasal Mera Byora registration
• Bank passbook linked to Aadhaar
• Mandi sale receipt (if required for verification)