Paddy farmer support — royalty for paddy land owners, input assistance and production bonus (Kerala)
Funded, but no order confirms it is still open: Kerala Budget Speech 2026-27 (29.01.2026) (29 Jan 2026, Para 200 (Agriculture) — the royalty, input assistance and production bonus “are being provided” (2026-27 budget))
For paddy in Kerala, per hectare: ₹3,000 a year royalty to owners who keep paddy land cultivable, ₹5,000 input assistance and ₹1,000 production bonus every season, and up to ₹40,000 for bringing fallow land back under paddy.
- Lead benefit
- ₹3,000per hectare of paddy land, at most
- Components
- 4each read from the document
- Who can apply
- 6kinds of applicant
- Closing date
- Noneapply any time
What it pays
₹3,000 per hectare every year to the owner of paddy land that is kept fit for paddy cultivation.
What the document says, word for word
The 2020 working instructions set the royalty at ₹2,000 per hectare per financial year; the 2026-27 Budget Speech gives the current ₹3,000. Land owners qualify whether they farm it themselves or through other farmers or agencies, and so do owners growing pulses, vegetables, sesame or groundnut in rotation without changing the land’s nature; land left fallow for three years in a row loses the royalty until cultivation restarts (circular 07.09.2020, p.2).
“In all seasons, input assistance of ₹5000, production bonus of ₹1000, and a Royalty of ₹3000 to land owners per hectare are being provided. Assistance of up to ₹40,000 per hectare is provided for cultivating paddy in barren land.”₹5,000 per hectare input assistance for paddy, every season.
What the document says, word for word
“In all seasons, input assistance of ₹5000, production bonus of ₹1000, and a Royalty of ₹3000 to land owners per hectare are being provided. Assistance of up to ₹40,000 per hectare is provided for cultivating paddy in barren land.”₹1,000 per hectare production bonus for paddy, every season.
What the document says, word for word
“In all seasons, input assistance of ₹5000, production bonus of ₹1000, and a Royalty of ₹3000 to land owners per hectare are being provided. Assistance of up to ₹40,000 per hectare is provided for cultivating paddy in barren land.”Up to ₹40,000 per hectare for growing paddy on barren (fallow) land.
What the document says, word for word
“In all seasons, input assistance of ₹5000, production bonus of ₹1000, and a Royalty of ₹3000 to land owners per hectare are being provided. Assistance of up to ₹40,000 per hectare is provided for cultivating paddy in barren land.”How much can I claim?
Enter the size (hectare of paddy land) to see the figure.
The 2020 working instructions set the royalty at ₹2,000 per hectare per financial year; the 2026-27 Budget Speech gives the current ₹3,000. Land owners qualify whether they farm it themselves or through other farmers or agencies, and so do owners growing pulses, vegetables, sesame or groundnut in rotation without changing the land’s nature; land left fallow for three years in a row loses the royalty until cultivation restarts (circular 07.09.2020, p.2).
Who can apply
- Other farmer
- Small or marginal farmer
- SC farmer
- ST farmer
- Woman farmer
- Tenant or sharecropper
Papers you need
- Land tax receipt or possession certificate for the current year (circular 07.09.2020, item 1)
- Aadhaar, voter ID, driving licence, PAN or another identity document (item 2)
- Bank passbook page or cancelled cheque showing bank, branch, account number and IFSC (item 3)
How to apply
- Register on the AIMS portal (aims.kerala.gov.in) yourself, or through an Akshaya centre, and apply for the royalty online (circular of 07.09.2020, p.2).
- Upload the current year’s land tax receipt or possession certificate, an identity document, and your bank passbook page (p.2–3).
- The Agriculture Assistant inspects the field; the Agriculture Officer forwards it and the Assistant Director sanctions; money is paid to your bank account by DBT (p.1, 3).
- For input assistance and production bonus, contact your Krishi Bhavan for the season’s paddy development programme.
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.