Bhesaj Krishi Vikas Yojana 2026: Herbal Farming Support & Eligibility

At a glance

About the scheme

Implemented by the Bhesaj Vikas Ikai under the Department of Horticulture, Government of Uttarakhand, this programme promotes the cultivation of medicinal herbs (Jadi-Buti) across rural blocks. It organizes unemployed local farmers into clusters, equips them with climate-suitable saplings from authorized nurseries, registers plantations with the Herbal Research and Development Institute at Gopeshwar, and issues marketing challans to help growers establish steady self-employment.

Benefits

• Estimated profit of ₹1,000 per nali per year from Kuth cultivation.
• Estimated profit of ₹660 per nali per year from Kutki cultivation.
• Estimated profit of ₹1,120 per nali per year from Big Cardamom (from the fourth year onwards).
• Estimated profit of ₹1,200 per nali per year from Sarpagandha cultivation.
• Estimated profit of ₹1,200 per nali per year from Tejpata trees (after ten years).
• Provision of saplings from approved nurseries during the rainy months of July and August based on a five-nali standard.
• Official registration of planted crops with the Herbal Research and Development Institute, Gopeshwar.
• Issuance of a free transit challan three months prior to harvest for selling produce to pharmacies or open markets.

Who can apply (eligibility)

• The applicant must be a permanent resident of Uttarakhand.
• The candidate must be unemployed.
• The grower must possess at least five nali of cultivable land.
• The applicant must have an Aadhaar card.
• The applicant must be keen to secure employment via herbal and medicinal crop farming.
• Must be ready to participate in a cluster of 10 farmers belonging to 2 to 3 local villages.

Who cannot apply

• Specific disqualification criteria are not stated in the official scheme documentation.

Documents required

• Aadhaar Card
• Other relevant documents as requested by the authorities

How to apply

1. 1Participate in the local awareness and training camp organised by the District Bhesaj Coordinator in designated blocks.
2. 2Form or join a 10-farmer cluster spanning across two to three nearby villages.
3. 3Furnish your Aadhaar details and land verification documents to the District Bhesaj Coordinator.
4. 4Receive allocated saplings suited to local climate conditions from selected nurseries during July or August.
5. 5Allow the District Bhesaj Coordinator to register your planted species with the Herbal Research and Development Institute, Gopeshwar.
6. 6Collect a free sales challan from the coordinator three months before harvesting to sell your herbs to pharmacies or markets.

Frequently asked questions