Raitha Siri Yojane

Why it matters

Grow millets and nutri-cereals and earn ₹10,000 per acre in direct support, plus subsidy on processing and branding.

What you get

Raitha Siri Yojane is Karnataka's incentive scheme to promote cultivation of minor millets and nutri-cereals such as ragi, jowar, foxtail millet and other traditional grains. Eligible farmers receive ₹10,000 per acre as direct financial support for millet cultivation. The scheme separately offers a 50% subsidy (up to a maximum of ₹10 lakh) for processing, grading, value addition, packaging and branding of minor millet produce, helping farmers and farmer groups move from raw grain sales into higher-value processed millet products.

Eligibility criteria

• Must be a farmer by profession cultivating in Karnataka
• Must mainly grow minor millets/nutri-cereals on the registered land
• Should own at least one hectare of agricultural land

How to apply

1. 1

   Register at the Raitamitra portal (raitamitra.karnataka.gov.in) or nearest Raitha Samparka Kendra

2. 2

   Submit land and crop details for the millet area being cultivated

3. 3

   Receive per-acre incentive via DBT; apply separately for the processing/branding subsidy component if value-adding

Documents required

• Aadhaar card
• Land records (RTC/Pani Patrike)
• Bank passbook (Aadhaar-linked)
• FRUITS ID (Farmer Registration Unified Information Technology System)