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Krushak Assistance For Livelihood And Income Augmentation

Through the implementation of Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation - KALIA Scheme , the State Government aims to lend farmers with an all inclusive and flexible support system, ensuring accelerated agricultural prosperity.

Authority

State

Region

Odisha

Status

Verified 2026

Updated

March 2026

What you get

Who can apply

Residency: The applicant must be a permanent resident of Odisha.; Agricultural activities: The applicant must be engaged in agricultural activities, such as farming, cultivation, horticulture, or animal husbandry, either as a landowner, tenant farmer or sharecropper.; Household status: The applicant's household should be categorized as "deprived" or "vulnerable" under the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011 or any other state government survey.; Landownership: The applicant must either own cultivable land or be a sharecropper/tenant farmer cultivating someone else's land.; Age: There is no age limit for applying for the KALIA Scheme.; Income: The applicant's annual income should be less than Rs. 2.00 lakhs per annum.; Bank account: The applicant must have a bank account in his/her name and a valid Aadhaar number linked to the account.; Criminal record: The applicant must not have any criminal record or involvement in any illegal activities.

Required Paperwork

  • Aadhaar Card
  • PAN Card
  • Income Certificate
  • Residence Proof (Domicile)

Common Questions

What is KALIA scheme?

KALIA scheme is a package for farmer's welfare. KALIA stands for "Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation". This scheme has been launched by Odisha Government to accelerate Agricultural Prosperity and reduce poverty in the State.

Who is eligible to get benefit?

Small and marginal farmers, landless Agricultural household, vulnerable Agricultural household, landless Agricultural labourers and sharecroppers (Actual cultivators) all growth are eligible under different components of scheme. Total of 50 lakh families will be covered under the scheme

Who is small and Marginal Farmer?

A small farmer is cultivator who owns 1 hectare (2.5 acres) to 2 hectares (5 acres) of Agricultural land. A marginal farmer is a farmer who owns less than 1 hectare of Agricultural land.

What are the benefits available for Cutivators?

Financial assistance of Rs.25,000/- per farm family over five seasons will be provided to small and marginal farmers so that farmers can purchase inputs like seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and use assistance towards labour and other investments. This scheme is implemented from current Rabi Season 2018-19 onwards.

Is there any benefits for landless agriculture household?

Yes, Financial Assistance of Rs.12500/-will be provided to each landless Agricultural Household for Agricultural allied activities like for small goat rearing unit, mini-layer unit, duckery units, fishery kits for fisherman, mushroom cultivation and bee-keeping, etc. This will particularly benefit to SC & ST population of our State.

Is there any scope for financial assistance to Vulnerable agricultural household?

Yes, the vulnerable cultivators/landless agricultural laborers will get financial assistance of Rs. 10,000/- per family per year to enable them to take care of their sustenance. The vulnerable cultivator/landless Agricultural Laborers who are in old age, having disability/ disease and are vulnerable for any other reason

Is there any life insurance support for cultivators and landless agricultural laborers?

Yes, | Life insurance cover of Rs. 2.00 lakh at a very nominal premium of Rs.330/- will be provided to all savings bank account holder of age between 18-50 years. Government of Odisha will bear farmers' share of annual premium of Rs.165/-. | Personal accident cover of Rs.2.00 lakh at a very nominal annual premium of Rs.12/- for all savings bank account holder aged between 18-50 years. Out of Rs.12/- towards premium, Rs.6/- is the farmers' share, which will be borne by the Govt. of Odisha. | In respect of the above beneficiary whose age is between 51-70 years, the entire amount of Rs.12/- towards annual premium will be borne by Govt. of Odisha.

Is there any provision for providing interest free crop loan for farmers?

Yes, Crop loan up to Rs.50,000/- will be provided at 0% interest from the Khariff Season of the year 2019.

Who is eligible to get benefits under KALIA scheme?

Small and Marginal Farmers are eligible to get benefit under support to cultivators for cultivation. | Land less agricultural households are eligible to get livelihood support under the scheme. | Vulnerable agricultural household covering vulnerable cultivators/ landless agricultural labourers are eligible to get financial assistance under the KALIA scheme. Vulnerable cultivators/ landless agricultural labourers include old age, disability, disease or any other reason. Out of the above three components viz., support to cultivators for cultivation, livelihood support for landless agricultural household and financial assistance to vulnerable agricultural household, one beneficiary will avail only one benefit as per the eligibility. | Life Insurance Support to cultivators and Landless agricultural labourers as well as the interest free crop loan component are meant for all category of beneficiary under KALIA scheme.