Birsa Munda Agricultural Revolution Scheme

Information about the scheme:

To increase the income of Scheduled Tribe farmers in the district, improve their standard of living and make them self-sufficient.

Beneficiary:

The eligibility conditions for beneficiaries to avail the benefits of the scheme under the Tribal Upoyojana (In-Area/Out-Area) will remain as follows.

  1. The beneficiary must be a Scheduled Tribe farmer.
  2. The farmer must have a caste certificate issued by a competent authority.

III. The farmer must have a 7/12 certificate of land ownership, 8-A copy.

  1. The beneficiary must have an Aadhaar card.
  2. The beneficiary must have a bank account and the bank account must be linked to the Aadhaar card.
  3. First priority will be given to beneficiaries below the poverty line.

VII. The condition of annual income limit of Rs. 1,50,000/- applicable to the beneficiaries of the said scheme is being abolished. The beneficiary farmer will be required to have a minimum of 0.40 hectare and a maximum of 6 hectares of agricultural land. However, since the land of tribal beneficiaries is in remote and fragmented areas, if two or more beneficiaries with land holdings less than 0.40 hectares come together and their combined land is at least 0.40 hectares, they will be allowed to benefit from the scheme if they sign an agreement. Similarly, the condition of maximum 6.0 hectares of holding area will not be applicable to beneficiaries below the poverty line.

VIII. The priority order of beneficiary selection will be as follows.

1. Beneficiaries below poverty line

2. Tribal beneficiaries

3. Individual forest lease holders

  1. Once the full benefit of the relevant scheme is availed, the benefit of this scheme will not be payable to the same beneficiary or family for the next five years.

X If benefits have been provided for similar agricultural development schemes under the Tribal Development Scheme as well as schemes implemented from the funds made available under the SCA of the Central Government and Article 275 (A) of the Constitution, the benefits provided under this scheme will not be admissible.

 

 

 

  1. A note will be taken on the 7/12th statement of the beneficiaries who have availed the benefit of this scheme.