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What is DBT Agriculture? Know How Farmers can Avail Benefit

The central and state governments have been implementing many schemes for the welfare and benefit of farmers in India. Moreover, the central government has initiated Direct Benefit Scheme (DBT) for the farmers to give the direct benefit of all the agricultural schemes to his family.

Updated on: 20 October, 2021 2:17 PM IST By: Pronami Chetia

Many schemes for the welfare and benefit of farmers have been implemented by the central and state governments in India. Direct Benefit Scheme (DBT) is also one of those schemes which allow farmers to receive direct benefits from all agriculture schemes.

Direct Benefit Transfer or DBT is an attempt to change the mechanism of transferring subsidies launched by the Government of India on 1 January 2013. This program aims to transfer subsidies directly to the beneficiaries through their bank accounts. 

In fact, DBT which comes under the Department of Agriculture has been established by the Government of India to benefit the farmers with different agricultural schemes from one platform. Farmers can get the benefits of all agricultural schemes from the Direct Benefit Transfer. 

Let’s know how farmers can avail all the benefits of agricultural schemes from Direct Benefit Schemes.  

What is DBT Agriculture Portal?

All schemes are run by the Government of India are looked after only by the DBT Agriculture Department which main aim is to send cash directly to the farmer’s accounts.

All the information and details of farmers can be collected through this platform so that they can get the benefit of the central and state government schemes. Through this, money is sent directly to the farmer's account along with the registration of all the agricultural schemes.

Moreover, you can avail of any government scheme only after registering here. It also gives you all the information of schemes that are being run by the state and central government for farmers.

DBT Agriculture Bihar Information

The Bihar government has introduced DBT Agriculture to provide benefits to the Central and State Government schemes for farmers. Keeping these things in mind, the DBT Agriculture Portal Bihar has been developed.

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