Assistance to Small and Marginal Farmers for Land Reclamation and Development

Why it matters

Small and marginal farmers get help reclaiming degraded or fallow land so it can be brought back into productive cultivation.

What you get

This state scheme provides financial and technical assistance to small and marginal farmers in Manipur for reclaiming and developing degraded, fallow, or marginal land, improving its suitability for agricultural or horticultural use. Support typically covers land-levelling, bunding, drainage improvement, and basic soil amendment measures needed to bring unproductive land back into cultivation, directly increasing the operational land available to resource-constrained farmer households. The scheme prioritises farmers with very small holdings where even modest land-improvement investment can meaningfully expand their cultivable area and household food security.

Eligibility criteria

• Must be classified as a small or marginal farmer as per state landholding norms
• Land proposed for reclamation must be owned or have long-term cultivation rights
• Subject to technical feasibility assessment by the department

How to apply

1. 1

   Apply at the local Horticulture & Soil Conservation or Agriculture office

2. 2

   Department conducts a site assessment of the degraded/fallow land

3. 3

   Approved land-development works are carried out with department assistance

4. 4

   Farmer resumes cultivation on the reclaimed land with follow-up support as needed

Documents required

• Land record/cultivation rights proof
• Aadhaar card
• Bank passbook
• Income/landholding certificate establishing small/marginal status