Mukhya Mantri Krishi Utpadan Sanrakshan Yojana (Badhbandi) — solar and other farm fencing
Funded in the budget: Himachal Pradesh Budget Speech 2026-27 (English) (undated, Para 43 — “a provision of 10 crore rupees under the Mukhyamantri Khet Badhbandi Yojana for the year 2026–27”)
Himachal pays 70% of the cost of fencing your fields against monkeys, wild animals and stray cattle — solar-powered fence, interlink chain, chain-cum-solar, or barbed wire; you pay 30%.
- Lead benefit
- 70%of the cost, at most
- Components
- 1each read from the document
- Who can apply
- 5kinds of applicant
- Closing date
- Noneapply any time
What it pays
70% of the cost of a solar, chain-link, chain-cum-solar or barbed-wire fence around your fields.
What the document says, word for word
The scheme page says 70% has applied since 2023-24 to solar, interlink chain, chain-cum-solar and barbed-wire fencing. The 2026-27 budget speech calls the scheme “Mukhyamantri Khet Badhbandi Yojana” (₹10 crore); it began in 2016-17 as Mukhya Mantri Khet Sanrakshan Yojana.
“For all type of Fencings 30% of the total cost of construction has to bear by the beneficiary and 70% assistance will be provided by the Govt.”How much can I claim?
Your rate 70% of the eligible cost
The department sanctions each fence against its own approved cost, and solar fences are built by registered providers at approved rates; neither the charter nor the scheme page prints a rupee ceiling. We show the 70% rate only.
Who can apply
- Other farmer
- Small or marginal farmer
- SC farmer
- ST farmer
- Woman farmer
Papers you need
- Prescribed application form with passport-size photo (Citizen’s Charter item 6)
- Jamabandi and tatima of the land
- Affidavit on judicial paper attested by a notary
- Copy of Aadhaar card and of the first page of the bank passbook
How to apply
- Apply online on agridbt.hp.gov.in (linked from the scheme page) or to the Subject Matter Specialist (Agriculture) of your block, with the application form, jamabandi and tatima, a notarised affidavit, Aadhaar and bank passbook (Citizen’s Charter item 6).
- The SMS checks feasibility; the Deputy Director of Agriculture sanctions the fencing within 30 days, subject to budget.
- Solar and chain-cum-solar fences are built by service providers registered with the department; chain-link and barbed-wire fences you put up yourself as per the department’s guidelines (scheme page).
- Tell the SMS when the fence is complete; the subsidy is released within 30 days of the bill.
Applying is free. Never pay anyone to apply for you.
When to apply
The guidelines set no closing date.
Combining with other schemes
The documents do not say whether this can be combined with other schemes. Ask the implementing office before you count on both.