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Karnatakaकर्नाटक

Every farm subsidy that applies in Karnataka, the state’s own offices, its mandis and this week’s field conditions — each figure from its source.

Districts
31
Mandis reporting
15
Schemes running (central + state)
75
Field-ready
19%
State schemes read
Bagalkot · 16 mmBallari · 3.8 mmBelagavi · 1.8 mmBengaluru Rural · 15.8 mmBengaluru Urban · 18.7 mmBidar · 0 mmChamarajanagar · 15.1 mmChikkaballapur · 35.3 mmChikkamagaluru · 30.7 mmChitradurga · 9.3 mmDakshina Kannada · 30.3 mmDavanagere · 7.8 mmDharwad · 8.1 mmGadag · 5.3 mmHassan · 25.6 mmHaveri · 15.4 mmKalaburagi · 0 mmKodagu · 26.5 mmKolar · 10.8 mmKoppal · 5.9 mmMandya · 34.8 mmMysuru · 23.3 mmRaichur · 0 mmBengaluru South · 11.7 mmShivamogga · 20.1 mmTumakuru · 16.3 mmUdupi · 15 mmUttara Kannada · 2.6 mmVijayanagara · 3.9 mmVijayapura · 0.8 mmYadgir · 0.1 mm
  • Good for field work · 6
  • Light rain · 10
  • Rain — hold spraying · 15
Art of the landKasuti embroidery
Farm festivalUgadi
Leading crop in its mandisMaize
Own schemes read18

What is different in Karnataka

Crop insurance last dates

  • 15 Dec 2026PMFBY Rabi 2026-27: enrolment cut-off normally not later than 15 December (national guideline) (national rule)Order ↗
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Schemes that pay more here

The central guidelines set no higher rate for this state — the standard rates apply.

73central schemes apply here
60running now
18state schemes read

What Karnataka’s mandis traded

64 prices from 15 mandis on 4 Oct 2026 · ₹ per quintal, the state median against all of India

Karnataka’s most-traded cropMaize₹2,550+16% vs India7 mandis · best ₹2,600, Mudhol APMC
Cucumbar₹1,550-57% vs India4 mandis · best ₹2,000, Belur APMC
Green Chilli₹3,000-40% vs India3 mandis · best ₹5,600, Ramanagara APMC
Tomato₹2,000-43% vs India3 mandis · best ₹3,600, Ramanagara APMC
Black Gram₹9,060+8% vs India2 mandis · best ₹9,200, Soundati APMC
Cotton₹8,875+17% vs India2 mandis · best ₹9,200, Soundati APMC
Beans₹5,600-44% vs India2 mandis · best ₹7,200, Ramanagara APMC
Brinjal₹1,500-59% vs India2 mandis · best ₹1,500, Ramanagara APMC

Source: Agmarknet (agmarknet.gov.in), Government of India · Today’s prices on Agmarknet ↗

Can fields be worked this week?

Rain over the next 3 days in each of 31 districts · 5 Oct 2026

  • Good for field work 6
  • Light rain 10
  • Rain — hold spraying 15
  • Heavy rain 0

Wettest: Chikkaballapur, 35.3 mm. Temperatures 18°–35°.

Every district — rain over the next 3 days

  • Bagalkot16 mm
  • Ballari3.8 mm
  • Belagavi1.8 mm
  • Bengaluru Rural15.8 mm
  • Bengaluru Urban18.7 mm
  • Bidar
  • Chamarajanagar15.1 mm
  • Chikkaballapur35.3 mm
  • Chikkamagaluru30.7 mm
  • Chitradurga9.3 mm
  • Dakshina Kannada30.3 mm
  • Davanagere7.8 mm
  • Dharwad8.1 mm
  • Gadag5.3 mm
  • Hassan25.6 mm
  • Haveri15.4 mm
  • Kalaburagi
  • Kodagu26.5 mm
  • Kolar10.8 mm
  • Koppal5.9 mm
  • Mandya34.8 mm
  • Mysuru23.3 mm
  • Raichur
  • Bengaluru South11.7 mm
  • Shivamogga20.1 mm
  • Tumakuru16.3 mm
  • Udupi15 mm
  • Uttara Kannada2.6 mm
  • Vijayanagara3.9 mm
  • Vijayapura0.8 mm
  • Yadgir0.1 mm

Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)

Karnataka government offices online

Official state portals, each opened and checked by us. Applying is free — never pay an agent.

Helplines: Raitha Call Centre 1800-425-3553 · FRUITS helpdesk 080-22208333

Karnataka’s own schemes

Irrigation & solar pumps
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Krishi Bhagya

Krishi Bhagya (farm ponds for rainfed farmers)
90%of the cost, at most

80% of the approved cost of a farm pond (90% for SC/ST), by pond size and soil type.

Read from Krishi Bhagya implementation guidelines 2026-27 (Karnataka) · clause ಕೃಷಿ ಭಾಗ್ಯ ಯೋಜನೆಯಡಿ ನೀಡಲಾಗುವ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯಗಳ ಸಹಾಯಧನದ ವಿವರ (subsidy table), item 2; 4.2 approved rate table · p. 3; 10 · Our copy (PDF)
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Farm machinery
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Karnataka farm mechanisation

Karnataka State Farm Mechanisation (Krishi Yantrikarana)
90%of the cost, at most

90% of the price of a farm machine, up to ₹1 lakh, for SC/ST farmers.

Read from Karnataka farm mechanisation & agro-processing guidelines 2025-26 · clause ಅ. ಕೃಷಿ ಯಾಂತ್ರೀಕರಣ (farm mechanisation) · p. PDF p.2 (printed “Page 3 of 30”) · Our copy (PDF)
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Dairy & cattle
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Milk producers’ incentive

Incentive to Milk Producers (₹5 a litre)
₹5per litre of milk supplied, at most

₹5 for every litre of milk you supply to your milk producers’ cooperative.

Read from Karnataka AH&VS “Schemes & Benefits” page — 2026-27 scheme details · clause 2026-27 Scheme Deatails, item 1 — Incentives for Milk Producers · Our copy (PDF)
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Dairy & cattle
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Anugraha (livestock ex-gratia)

Anugraha — ex-gratia for accidental death of cattle, sheep and goats
₹15,000per uninsured cow, buffalo or bullock lost in an accident

₹15,000 to the owner when an uninsured cow, buffalo or bullock over 6 months old dies in an accident.

Read from Karnataka AH&VS “Schemes & Benefits” page — 2026-27 scheme details · clause 2026-27 Scheme Deatails, item 2 — Ex-gratia for accidental death of cattle · Our copy (PDF)
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Poultry, goat & piggery
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10+1 sheep/goat unit (SC/ST)

10+1 sheep/goat unit for SC and ST farmers (Karnataka Sheep & Wool Development Corporation)
25%of the cost, at most

25% of the ₹90,000 unit cost of 10 sheep/goats + 1 ram/buck — ₹22,500 — for an SC or ST beneficiary.

Read from Karnataka AH&VS “Schemes & Benefits” page — 2026-27 scheme details · clause 2026-27 Scheme Deatails, item 3 — Distribution of 10+1 Sheep/Goat Unit under Special component program /Tribal Sub plan · Our copy (PDF)
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Irrigation & solar pumps
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Karnataka drip/sprinkler 90% (horticulture)

Drip and sprinkler for horticulture crops — Karnataka’s extra state share (90% up to 2 ha)
90%of the cost, at most

90% of the approved cost of drip or sprinkler for the first 2 hectares, for every category of farmer growing horticulture crops.

Read from Karnataka Horticulture — micro-irrigation (PM-RKVY-PDMC) guidelines 2025-26 · clause Section V (ಸಹಾಯಧನ ಅನುಪಾತದ ವಿವರ) table “2.00 ಹೆಕ್ಟೇರ್ ವರೆಗಿನ ಸಹಾಯಧನ”, and section VI item 6 · p. printed pp.4–5 (PDF pp.8–9) · Our copy (PDF)
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Beekeeping
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Madhuvana & beekeeping (Karnataka)

Madhuvana and Beekeeping Development Scheme (Karnataka Horticulture)
90%of the cost, at most

75% (SC/ST 90%) of up to ₹4,500 per bee box + colony + stand — ₹3,375 or ₹4,050 a set — for up to 10 sets if you own land.

Read from Karnataka Horticulture — Madhuvana & Beekeeping guidelines 2025-26 · clause Section iv, component 2 “ಜೇನು ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆ, ಜೇನು ಕುಟುಂಬ ಹಾಗೂ ಸ್ಟ್ಯಾಂಡ್ ಖರೀದಿಗೆ ಸಹಾಯಧನ” · p. pp.6–7 · Our copy (PDF)
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Poultry, goat & piggery
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Silk cocoon incentives (Karnataka)

Cocoon incentives and seed-cocoon bonuses from the Silk Price Stabilisation Fund (Karnataka Sericulture)
₹30per kg of cocoons, at most

₹30 for every kg of bivoltine cocoons you sell in a government cocoon market, if your yield is above 60 kg per 100 disease-free eggs.

Read from Department of Sericulture RTI 4(1)(b) disclosure 2024-25 (contains the 2024-25 programme guidelines) · clause 4(1)(b)(xii) Price Stabilisation Fund guidelines 2024-25, programme 4 (G.O. ರೇಷ್ಮೆ/129/ರೇಕೃವಿ/2024, 04.06.2024) · p. p.26 · Our copy (PDF)
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Poultry, goat & piggery
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Cocoon transport subsidy (North Karnataka)

Transport cost for North Karnataka silk farmers selling bivoltine cocoons in any government cocoon market
₹10per kg of bivoltine cocoons, at most

₹10 for every kg of bivoltine cocoons from a North Karnataka district sold in any government cocoon market.

Read from Department of Sericulture RTI 4(1)(b) disclosure 2024-25 (contains the 2024-25 programme guidelines) · clause 2024-25 Sericulture Development Programme (head 2851-00-107-1-35) guidelines, programme 7 · p. p.52 · Our copy (PDF)
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Mushroom
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Low-cost mushroom unit 50% (Karnataka)

Subsidy for a low-cost mushroom production unit (Comprehensive Horticulture Development, Karnataka)
50%of the cost, at most

50% of the unit cost up to ₹3.50 lakh — at most ₹1,75,000 — for a mushroom unit with all six component groups.

Read from Karnataka Horticulture — low-cost mushroom unit guidelines 2023-24 · clause Section III-C “ಘಟಕವಾರು ವೆಚ್ಚದ ವಿವರಗಳು” and note 1 · p. p.6 · Our copy (PDF)
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Fruits, vegetables & flowers
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Coconut area expansion (Karnataka)

Coconut area expansion — free seedlings worth ₹9,225 a hectare (Comprehensive Horticulture Development, Karnataka)
₹9,225per hectare, at most

₹9,225 a hectare (the cost of 123 seedlings at ₹75) for every category of farmer, for 0.20 to 1 hectare of new coconut planting.

Read from Karnataka Horticulture — coconut area-expansion guidelines 2023-24 · clause Section 6 “ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ವಿವರ” and cost table (spacing 9×9 m, 123 plants) · p. p.2 · Our copy (PDF)
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Fisheries
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Kerosene rebate for fishing boats

Supply of kerosene to motorised traditional fishing boats — ₹35 a litre rebate (Karnataka Fisheries)
₹35per litre of kerosene, at most

₹35 off every litre of industrial kerosene supplied to your permitted motorised fishing boat.

Read from Karnataka Department of Fisheries — Annual Report 2023-24 · clause Section 3.2 “Supply of Kerosene to traditional boats (2405-00-103-0-17)” · p. p.8 · Our copy (PDF)
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Fisheries
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Free fishing requisite kit (Karnataka)

Fishery requisite kit for fishers, free of cost (Karnataka Fisheries)
Free kitworth ₹20,000
(2026-27 budget)

A free kit of fishing requisites, worth ₹20,000 under the 2026-27 budget (₹10,000 before).

Read from Karnataka Budget Speech 2026-27 (6 March 2026) · clause Para 74 (Fisheries) · p. PDF p.34 (printed 32) · Our copy (PDF)
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Poultry, goat & piggery
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20 country birds for rural women (KCPF)

20 five-week-old country poultry birds for rural women and women’s SHG members (Karnataka Cooperative Poultry Federation)
20 birdsper woman beneficiary

20 five-week-old local poultry birds for a rural farm woman or a women’s SHG member.

Read from Karnataka AH&VS “Schemes & Benefits” page · clause 2026-27 Scheme Deatails, item 5 · Our copy (PDF)
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Dairy & cattle
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Amrita Siri (calves at 25% of book price)

Amrita Siri — female calves, heifers, cows and buffaloes of native breeds at 25% of book price
25% of book pricewhat you pay per animal

Buy a native-breed female calf, heifer, cow or buffalo from a department farm for 25% of its book price.

Read from Karnataka AH&VS “Schemes & Benefits” page · clause 2026-27 Scheme Deatails, item 15 · Our copy (PDF)
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Poultry, goat & piggery
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Amrita Swabhimani Kurigahi (20+1 sheep/goat)

Amrita Swabhimani Kurigahi — 20+1 sheep/goat units for members of sheep and wool producers’ cooperatives
25%of the cost, at most

A 25% state grant on the ₹1,75,000 cost of a 20+1 sheep/goat unit — ₹43,750 — for a member of a sheep and wool producers’ cooperative.

Read from Karnataka AH&VS “Schemes & Benefits” page · clause 2025-26 Scheme Deatails, item 7 — Amrita Swabhimani Kurigahi scheme · Our copy (PDF)
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Crop & farmer insurance
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Raitha Sanjeevini accident relief (Karnataka)

Raitha Sanjeevini accident scheme for farmers (Karnataka Agricultural Marketing Department / KSAMB)
₹1,00,000to the heirs on accidental death

₹1,00,000 to the heirs of a farmer who dies in an accident during farm work or while carrying produce to a market yard.

Read from Karnataka Agricultural Marketing Department: RTI 4(1)(b) disclosure 2025-26 (12 Jun 2026) · clause Item 13 (RTI s.4(1)(b)(xiii)), scheme 1 “ರೈತ ಸಂಜೀವಿನಿ ಅಪಘಾತ ವಿಮಾ ಯೋಜನೆ” · p. p.35 · Our copy (PDF)
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Loans & interest help
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APMC pledge loan on produce (Karnataka)

Pledge loan scheme for farmers through market committees (Karnataka Agricultural Marketing Department)
up to ₹2,00,000loan on stored produce, first month interest-free

A 6-month loan against your produce of up to ₹2,00,000 or 60% of its value (whichever is less), interest-free for the first month, with storage insurance paid by the market committee.

Read from Karnataka Agricultural Marketing Department: RTI 4(1)(b) disclosure 2025-26 (12 Jun 2026) · clause Item 12 (RTI s.4(1)(b)(xii)), concession scheme 1 “ಅಡಮಾನ ಸಾಲ ಯೋಜನೆ” · p. pp.34–35 · Our copy (PDF)
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Central schemes that apply here (73)

These run in every state, including Karnataka. Apply through the state’s offices or the national portal named on each scheme.

Income support

APYAtal Pension Yojana
₹1,000–5,000 a month pension from age 60
Read from Atal Pension Yojana Gazette notification (16 Oct 2015) · clause Para 2 (eligibility, age 18–40), para 3(i)–(iii), para 4; Annex-1 (return of corpus ₹1.7 lakh to ₹8.5 lakh) · p. 4–6 · Our copy (PDF)
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Crop & farmer insurance

CPISCoconut Palm Insurance Scheme (CPIS)
85% of the premium paid by the Board
Read from Coconut Development Board — Operational Guidelines (2026) · clause D. Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme — 5. Risk Coverage and Sum Insured (table); 7. Insurance Premium and Subsidies · p. 131–132 · Our copy (PDF)
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Loans & interest help

AIFAgriculture Infrastructure Fund
3% interest relief a year
Read from Agriculture Infrastructure Fund — Revised Scheme Guidelines (Sept 2024) · clause Section 5, item 1 (Interest Subvention Cost); Section 8 · p. 6, 11 · Our copy (PDF)
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Irrigation & solar pumps

Farm machinery

Crops & seeds

Fruits, vegetables & flowers

Dairy & cattle

RGMRashtriya Gokul Mission (revised)
50% of the cost, at most
Read from Revised Rashtriya Gokul Mission — Operational Guidelines (2025) · clause 3. Funding Pattern (i); Annexure-VII 3.1, 3.13–3.14 · p. 5, 62–64 · Our copy (PDF)
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Poultry, goat & piggery

Fisheries

FIDFFisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund
Free Concessional loan up to 80% of project cost, at not less than 5% a year, with the government paying the lender up to 3% a year
Read from FIDF extension order and guidelines (26 Feb 2024) · clause Annexure-I 7.4–7.7; 9; 10.1; 11.1–11.3; 14.1 · p. 7–9, 12 · Our copy (PDF)
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Beekeeping

Storage & cold chain

Processing & value addition

Organic & soil health

Cooperatives & farmer groups

Grain Storage Plan (cooperatives)World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan in the Cooperative Sector
≈1% effective interest on a PACS godown loan
Read from Grain Storage Plan in the cooperative sector — Margdarshika (SOP), Hindi · clause 4(2)(ख) राष्ट्रीय कृषि और ग्रामीण विकास बैंक (नाबार्ड); 5 बजटीय प्रावधान, वित्तीय सहायता और डवटेलिंग — तालिका, क्रम सं. 5 · p. 13, 18–19 · Our copy (PDF)
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Biomass & bio-energy

Rural livelihood & SHGs