Mera Pani–Meri Virasat Yojana (crop diversification away from paddy) — Haryana
Funded in the budget: Haryana Budget Speech 2026-27 (2 Mar 2026, para 27(ii))
Haryana pays ₹8,000 an acre to farmers who give up paddy for another crop, to save groundwater.
- Lead benefit
- ₹8,000per acre, at most
- Components
- 1each read from the document
- Who can apply
- 5kinds of applicant
- Closing date
- Noneapply any time
What it pays
₹8,000 for every acre on which you grow another crop instead of paddy.
What the document says, word for word
For 2026-27 the speech also proposes an additional bonus of ₹2,000 an acre for farmers who grow pulses, oilseeds or cotton in place of paddy (para 27(ii)); it is a budget proposal, so we have not added it to the amount. Our source is the Haryana Budget Speech 2026-27; we did not find the department’s 2026-27 order for this incentive, so conditions such as which districts or crops qualify are not shown.
“Last year, under the “Mera Pani-Meri Virasat Yojana”, I gave the incentive of ₹8,000 per acre to those farmers who gave up paddy cultivation.”How much can I claim?
Enter your acres to see the figure.
For 2026-27 the speech also proposes an additional bonus of ₹2,000 an acre for farmers who grow pulses, oilseeds or cotton in place of paddy (para 27(ii)); it is a budget proposal, so we have not added it to the amount. Our source is the Haryana Budget Speech 2026-27; we did not find the department’s 2026-27 order for this incentive, so conditions such as which districts or crops qualify are not shown.
Who can apply
- Other farmer
- Small or marginal farmer
- SC farmer
- ST farmer
- Woman farmer
Papers you need
How to apply
- Keep your crop registered on the Meri Fasal–Mera Byora portal (fasal.haryana.gov.in) — the state’s farm-registration portal named in the budget speech (para 25).
- The budget speech does not print the application steps or dates. Ask your block agriculture office or watch agriharyana.gov.in for the season’s notice.
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.