FOCUS+ (Farmers’ Collectivisation for Upscaling Production and Marketing Systems), Meghalaya
Funded in the budget: Meghalaya Budget Speech 2026-27 (23 Feb 2026, Para 4.10.5: “I am allocating ₹175 Crore for FOCUS+ program in 2026-27.”)
Meghalaya’s own cash support paid straight to enrolled producer households, untied, so they can spend it on their own farm needs.
- Lead benefit
- ₹5,000untied benefit to each enrolled producer
- Components
- 1each read from the document
- Who can apply
- 6kinds of applicant
- Closing date
- Noneapply any time
What it pays
₹5,000 paid into the bank account of each enrolled producer, to use as they choose.
What the document says, word for word
The 2025-26 Budget Speech (para 24.6) announced raising the annual FOCUS+ support from ₹5,000 to ₹6,000 per household, but the 2026-27 speech reports paying the ₹5,000 instalment, so we show ₹5,000. Neither speech prints how often or when it is paid in 2026-27.
“FOCUS+ is our flagship programme for our producers. Fulfilling my commitment of providing ₹5,000 untied benefit to the enrolled producers, we have released backlog installment to about 93,000 verified beneficiaries this year.”How much can I claim?
An untied cash benefit of ₹5,000 by direct benefit transfer to enrolled, verified producers (2026-27 Budget Speech, para 4.10.5).
The 2025-26 Budget Speech (para 24.6) announced raising the annual FOCUS+ support from ₹5,000 to ₹6,000 per household, but the 2026-27 speech reports paying the ₹5,000 instalment, so we show ₹5,000. Neither speech prints how often or when it is paid in 2026-27.
Who can apply
- Other farmer
- Small or marginal farmer
- SC farmer
- ST farmer
- Woman farmer
- Tenant or sharecropper
Papers you need
How to apply
- FOCUS+ is for producers enrolled with the programme; FOCUS and FOCUS+ together cover producer groups of farmers and individual farmers (2025-26 Budget Speech, para 24.6).
- New beneficiaries are being registered under the state’s Family ID framework — get your household’s Family ID done (2026-27 Budget Speech, para 4.10.5).
- The money is a direct benefit transfer, so keep an active bank account (2025-26 Budget Speech, para 24.6).
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.