Uttar Pradesh Mukhyamantri Krishak Chhatravritti Yojana

Scheme Introduction: A Brief Overview

The Uttar Pradesh Mukhyamantri Krishak Chhatravritti Yojana is a merit-based scholarship scheme that the Uttar Pradesh State Agricultural Produce Mandi Parishad (UP Mandi Parishad) runs for the sons and daughters of farmers and agricultural labourers, as well as for those fully dependent on them. The scheme draws its funding from the Uttar Pradesh Krishi Utpadan Mandi Adhiniyam, which allows the Mandi Parishad to spend up to 2% of its annual income on financial assistance to recognised educational institutions. Through this provision, the state supports students who pursue higher agricultural education at recognised agricultural universities, agricultural institutes and agricultural colleges of Uttar Pradesh. 

Its core objective is to give scholarships through the Mandi Parishad to students studying Agriculture and Home Science at the graduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) levels in government and government-aided agricultural universities, institutes and colleges of Uttar Pradesh. The Krishak Chhatravritti Scheme also covers allied agricultural disciplines such as horticulture, forestry and animal husbandry, so that meritorious children from farming families can continue higher studies without financial pressure.

The scheme works entirely on merit. A student must be a resident of Uttar Pradesh and must have scored at least 70% marks in Intermediate from the UP Board (or 85% from any other board) for UG courses, and at least 70% marks in graduation for PG courses. The concerned university or college selects eligible students in descending order of merit, a selection committee with Mandi Parishad officers approves the list, and the Divisional Deputy Director (Administration/Marketing) of the Mandi Parishad gives the final sanction. After that, the Mandi Parishad headquarters releases the scholarship amount.

The UP Krishak Scholarship also has a clear renewal rule: a student continues to receive the scholarship in later years only after passing the previous year's examination, and a student who fails in any year becomes ineligible for the rest of the course. Under the Scholarship Scheme, students can apply offline through their own educational institution.

Besides the Uttar Pradesh Mukhyamantri Krishak Chhatravritti Yojana, the UP government also runs the Mukhyamantri Abhyudaya Yojana, offering free coaching for exams like UPSC, JEE, NEET, and NDA, and the Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojana, which offers monthly financial assistance of ₹2,500 (or up to ₹4,000 in the COVID category) to orphaned and vulnerable children for their education and support. You can check the complete details of these schemes here.

Latest Update:

Recently, the Uttar Pradesh government has made two major changes. First, it has raised the scholarship from ₹3,000 per month to ₹5,000 per month, which takes the annual assistance from ₹36,000 to ₹60,000 per student - an extra ₹24,000 every year. Second, it has doubled the number of scholarship seats from 1,410 to 2,820. Each agricultural university or institute can now award scholarships to 90 students instead of 45, and each agricultural college can now support 30 students instead of 15. The scheme currently applies to 11 agricultural universities and institutes and 61 agricultural colleges in the state.

Scheme Benefits

The Krishak Chhatravritti Scheme provides direct financial support to meritorious children of farmers and agricultural labourers pursuing studies in agriculture and allied subjects. Beneficiaries under the scheme are entitled to the following benefits:

• Monthly scholarship: Eligible students receive a scholarship of ₹5,000 per month.
• Annual amount: Students receive ₹60,000 per year to support their higher education.
• Expanded Scholarship Seats: The scheme now provides 2,820 scholarship seats across eligible agricultural institutions.
• Wide Institutional Coverage: The scheme covers 11 agricultural universities and institutes and 61 agricultural colleges across Uttar Pradesh.
• University/Institute Coverage: Each agricultural university or institute can award scholarships to 90 students.
• Agricultural College Coverage: Each agricultural college can award scholarships to 30 students.
• Courses covered: Agriculture UG, Home Science UG, Agriculture PG and Home Science PG, including allied subjects like horticulture, forestry and animal husbandry.
• Continuing support: Students who pass every year keep receiving the scholarship in subsequent years of the course.
• Payment mechanism: The Mandi Parishad headquarters releases the amount after divisional-level approval.

Revised Seat Distribution and Scholarship Rate

The table below shows the number of scholarships at each institution, along with the revised monthly rate.

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for the Mukhyamantri Krishak Scholarship Scheme, students need to fulfill the following conditions.

• The student must be a resident of Uttar Pradesh.
• The student must be a son or daughter of a farmer or agricultural labourer, or fully dependent on them.
• A farmer means a person whose name appears in the land records (bhu-abhilekh) as holding agricultural land on the date of application.
• The student must study in a government or government-aided agricultural university, agricultural institute or agricultural college of Uttar Pradesh.
• Agriculture/Home Science graduation or post-graduation, including allied subjects like horticulture, forestry and animal husbandry.
• Marks for UG: At least 70% in Intermediate from UP Board, or at least 85% from any other board.
• Marks for PG: At least 70% marks at the graduation level.
• Selection is based on merit, with eligible students ranked in descending order of marks.

Required Documents

Applicants must submit the following documents to complete the application process under the Krishak Chhatravritti Scheme.

• Domicile certificate
• Application form/certificate (as prescribed by the institution)
• Class 12 marksheet (for UG students)
• Graduation marksheet (for PG students)
• Passport-size photograph
• Bank passbook

Steps to Apply

The application process for the Mukhyamantri Krishak Chhatravritti Yojana is offline. Students can apply through their own agricultural university, institute, or college. To apply under the scheme, follow the steps mentioned below.

• Take admission in an Agriculture or Home Science UG/PG course (or an allied discipline) in a government or government-aided agricultural university, institute, or college of Uttar Pradesh.
• Contact the competent authority of your institution and obtain the application/certificate format for the scheme.
• Fill in the application and attach your Class 12 marksheet (UG) or graduation marksheet (PG), along with any other document the institution asks for.
• Submit the completed application to the competent authority of your institution before the deadline it sets.
• The university or college prepares a list of eligible students in descending order of merit.
• A selection committee reviews and approves the list.
  • For universities: University officers and the concerned Divisional Deputy Director (Administration/Marketing) of the Mandi Parishad must be present.
  • For colleges: The college principal, other college officers, and the concerned Divisional Deputy Director (Administration/Marketing) of the Mandi Parishad act as members.
• The Divisional Deputy Director (Administration/Marketing) acts as the competent authority and gives final approval to the selected students.
• The division sends the list of selected students, the minutes of the decision, and the details of the payable amount to the Mandi Parishad headquarters, which then releases the scholarship amount.
• Pass your annual examination and maintain good conduct to continue receiving the scholarship in the following years.

Terms and Conditions

Selected students must follow these rules to keep receiving the scholarship.

• The student must submit the application along with the Class 12 or graduation marksheet to the competent authority of the institution.
• After the first year, only students who pass the annual examination continue to receive the benefit.
• If a student already receives another scholarship from the university, college, or any other source, the student must choose one option and return the other scholarships.
• The student must maintain good discipline and conduct throughout the study period.
• If the authority finds that a student concealed any information, it will stop the scholarship without prior notice.

Relevant Links

• Uttar Pradesh Rajya Krishi Utpadan Mandi Parishad Official Website
• Guidelines of Mukhyamantri Krishak Chhatravritti Yojana

Contact Information

• Uttar Pradesh Rajya Krishi Utpadan Mandi Parishad Helpline Number:
  • 0522-2720383
  • 0522-2720384
  • 0522-2720405
• Uttar Pradesh Rajya Krishi Utpadan Mandi Parishad Helpdesk Email: [email protected]