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Pilot project for shifting from paddy to kharif maize — Punjab

Funded in the budget: Punjab Budget Speech 2026-27 (8 Mar 2026, para 45)

Punjab paddy-to-maize pilot · Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Punjab · State scheme

Punjab pays ₹17,500 a hectare to farmers in six districts (Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Bathinda, Sangrur, Jalandhar and Kapurthala) who grow kharif maize instead of paddy.

Crops & seeds
Lead benefit
₹17,500per hectare, at most
Components
1each read from the document
Who can apply
5kinds of applicant
Closing date
Noneapply any time

What it pays

₹17,500per hectare, at most

₹17,500 for every hectare (about 2.5 acres) of kharif maize grown in place of paddy — only in Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Bathinda, Sangrur, Jalandhar and Kapurthala districts.

Read from Punjab Budget Speech 2026-27 · clause para 45 · p. 16–17 (printed 15–16) · Our copy (PDF)
What the document says, word for word

Pilot only in Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Bathinda, Sangrur, Jalandhar and Kapurthala districts; farmers elsewhere in Punjab are not covered. 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.

“As part of our continued effort to promote sustainable cropping patterns, a pilot project encouraging a shift from paddy to kharif maize has been implemented in six districts - Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Bathinda, Sangrur, Jalandhar and Kapurthala with an incentive of ₹17,500 per hectare.”

How much can I claim?

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Read from Punjab Budget Speech 2026-27 · clause para 45 · p. 16–17 (printed 15–16) · Our copy (PDF)

Pilot only in Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Bathinda, Sangrur, Jalandhar and Kapurthala districts; farmers elsewhere in Punjab are not covered. 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

    1. The budget speech does not print the application steps or dates. Ask your block agriculture officer for the season’s notice.
    2. Watch agri.punjab.gov.in, the department’s website, for the registration notice.
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    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.

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