Sikkim Production Incentive Scheme for Cash Crops

Why it matters

Farmers growing large cardamom, ginger, turmeric and other notified cash crops get a direct cash incentive on what they sell through approved channels.

What you get

This production incentive scheme rewards farmers for growing and selling 12 selected cash crops and vegetables — including large cardamom, ginger, turmeric, orange, buckwheat, red cherry pepper, green peas, cabbage, cauliflower, radish, carrot and kiwi — by paying a direct cash incentive on verified sales through identified marketing agencies. The incentive is capped at Rs 30,000 per crop and an overall ceiling of Rs 1,00,000 per farmer across all eligible crop varieties sold, disbursed twice a year. Sales are verified through Self Help Groups, Farmer Producer Organisations, Village Level Worker centres, cooperatives and the state marketing federation SIMFED/DACS before incentive payout, with around Rs 34 lakh distributed to farmers in the scheme's early implementation.

Eligibility criteria

• Must be a farmer cultivating one of the 12 notified cash crops/vegetables in Sikkim
• Sales must be made and verified through identified marketing/aggregation agencies (SHGs, FPOs, cooperatives, SIMFED, DACS, VLW centres)
• Incentive capped at Rs 30,000 per crop and Rs 1,00,000 overall per farmer per year

How to apply

1. 1

   Register your produce sale through a recognized SHG, FPO, cooperative or VLW centre

2. 2

   Ensure sale quantities and crop details are recorded by the verifying agency

3. 3

   Incentive amount calculated and disbursed twice yearly directly to the farmer's bank account after verification

Documents required

• Aadhaar card
• Land/cultivation record
• Sale receipt/verification slip from the aggregating agency
• Bank account details