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Chai Vikas Yojana (Bihar)
Subsidy for new tea gardens and 50% off tea machinery in five districts of Bihar
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Updated on 16 Oct 2026
What you get
The Bihar Department of Agriculture's scheme to expand tea growing in Kishanganj, Araria, Supaul, Purnia and Katihar. A farmer who plants tea gets 75% of the planting-material cost in the first year and the other 25% in the second year if 90% of the plants survive. Tea machinery is subsidised at half its cost, up to a limit: a pruning machine up to Rs 60,000, a mechanical harvester up to Rs 50,000, plucking shears up to Rs 1,100 each (20 at most), a leaf carriage vehicle up to Rs 7.5 lakh and a leaf collection shed up to Rs 37,500. 30% of the places go to women, and applicants are taken first come, first served.
Who can apply
Farmers in Kishanganj, Araria, Supaul, Purnia or Katihar with at least 2 acres of land, registered on the Bihar agriculture DBT portal. The pruning machine, harvester and shears need 2 acres, the leaf shed 5 acres and the leaf carriage vehicle 10 acres. A farmer who takes the new-plantation subsidy cannot also take the machinery subsidy.
Living in Bihar
How to apply
Register on the Bihar agriculture DBT portal with your Aadhaar; you can apply for schemes 48 hours later with your 13-digit registration number. Then apply online on the Bihar horticulture portal under Chai Vikas Yojana, upload your documents and keep the application number.
Documents you need
- Aadhaar linked to your mobile number
- Passport-size photograph
- Land ownership papers or land revenue receipt, with a family tree if the name on them is not clear
- Bank account details
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Source: myScheme (myscheme.gov.in), Government of India
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