Financial assistance for Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) — Punjab
Funded in the budget: Punjab Budget Speech 2026-27 (8 Mar 2026, para 44)
Punjab pays farmers ₹1,500 an acre for sowing paddy by direct seeding (DSR) instead of transplanting.
- Lead benefit
- ₹1,500per acre, at most
- Components
- 1each read from the document
- Who can apply
- 5kinds of applicant
- Closing date
- Noneapply any time
What it pays
₹1,500 for every acre of paddy you sow by direct seeding (DSR).
What the document says, word for word
Our source is the Punjab Budget Speech 2026-27; we did not find the department’s 2026-27 order, so conditions such as an acreage limit or the registration date are not shown.
“To encourage water-efficient cultivation practices, financial assistance of ₹1,500 per acre is being provided to farmers adopting Direct Seeded Rice.”How much can I claim?
Enter your acres to see the figure.
Our source is the Punjab Budget Speech 2026-27; we did not find the department’s 2026-27 order, so conditions such as an acreage limit or the registration date are not shown.
Who can apply
- Other farmer
- Small or marginal farmer
- SC farmer
- ST farmer
- Woman farmer
Papers you need
How to apply
- The budget speech does not print the application steps or dates. Ask your block agriculture officer for the season’s notice.
- Watch agri.punjab.gov.in, the department’s website, for the registration 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.