Agriculture in India — schemes, prices and rural support
Everything an Indian farmer or agri-researcher needs in one place: PM-KISAN, crop insurance, daily mandi prices and Kisan Call Centre advisories.
India has 146 million operational landholdings, and farming directly employs more than 45% of the workforce. The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare runs central programmes (PM-KISAN, PMFBY, KCC) while every state operates additional subsidies for seed, fertiliser, irrigation and farm machinery. DeshSeva consolidates the tools and schemes that touch this entire stack — input subsidies, income support, insurance, advisory, market intelligence and price discovery — into a single hub.
If you're a farmer, start with PM-KISAN (income support), check your state's category page for state-specific schemes, look up today's modal price for your crop on the mandi prices tool, and call 1800-180-1551 (Kisan Call Centre) for advisory. If you're an analyst or journalist, the mandi prices history and commodity pages help track price movement across major crops.
Tools and trackers in this topic
Modal mandi prices for 90+ commodities across every market in India.
Per-commodity wholesale rate boards by state and district.
Wages, person-days and works at district level.
Searchable KCC advisory transcripts by crop, state and topic.
Compare states
States ranked by the number of active schemes in this topic. Each row links to the state's own scheme list.
Frequently asked questions
Which government schemes help Indian farmers in 2026?
The headline central schemes are PM-KISAN (₹6,000/year income support), PMFBY (Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana for crop insurance), KCC (Kisan Credit Card for short-term credit), Soil Health Card, and PM-KMY pension. State-specific top-ups exist in Telangana (Rythu Bandhu), Odisha (KALIA), West Bengal (Krishak Bandhu) and others — check your state hub on DeshSeva.
Where can I see today's mandi prices?
DeshSeva's mandi prices tool ingests daily updates from Agmarknet (data.gov.in) and renders modal/min/max prices by state → district → market. Go to /tools/mandi-prices to drill in.
How do I apply for crop insurance under PMFBY?
PMFBY is auto-applied for loanee farmers via banks; non-loanee farmers can enrol on https://pmfby.gov.in or via CSCs before the seasonal cut-off date (kharif: 31 July, rabi: 31 December typically). Read the PMFBY scheme page on DeshSeva for state-wise contact and grievance details.
Where can I get crop advisory in my regional language?
Call the Kisan Call Centre at 1800-180-1551 (toll-free, 6 AM to 10 PM) — they answer in 22+ languages. DeshSeva also publishes searchable transcripts of past KCC advisory by crop and state at /tools/kisan-call-centre.