AgricultureDepartment of Agriculture, Government of Bihar
Bihar Diesel Anudan Yojana
बिहार डीज़ल अनुदान योजना
Diesel subsidy to farmers for irrigating standing crops during dry spells.
Benefit type
Diesel subsidy (DBT)
For
Farmer
Age
Any age
Highest education
Any
Who can apply
For
Farmer
Age
Any age
Highest education
Any
Gender
Any
Social category
All categories
Income
No income bar
Domicile
Bihar resident
Details
- Benefit type
- Diesel subsidy (DBT)
- Benefit detail
- Per-irrigation-round diesel subsidy (rate notified each season; reported ~₹750/acre per round, e.g. ~₹1,500/acre for paddy).
- Target beneficiary
- Farmers of Bihar during dry spells.
- Launch date
- —
Status evidence
Active — the official DBT Agriculture portal listed Diesel Subsidy (Kharif) 2025-26 with a 31 Jul–30 Oct 2025 window; runs each season. Verified 2026-06-19.
Sources:dbtagriculture.bihar.gov.in ↗
- Last budget year
- —
- Last notification
- —
- Last verified
- 19-06-2026 · 8 days ago
Data & impact
Public figures where available; where Bihar publishes nothing, the data request itself is shown. Every number is sourced — none are estimated.
Data provenance
Budget & disbursement
From budget.bihar.gov.in (public — to extract)
Beneficiaries
From department reports / portal
District-wise distribution
District / social-category / land-holding splits and application outcomes not published. RTI filed via Bihar RTI Online to the Department of Agriculture on 26 June 2026; awaiting reply.
Demographic breakdown
Category / gender — needs an RTI
Outcomes
Completion / outcomes — needs an RTI
Sources
- Primary source:https://dbtagriculture.bihar.gov.in ↗
- Application portal:https://dbtagriculture.bihar.gov.in ↗
- Department:https://dbtagriculture.bihar.gov.in ↗