Key government portals for farmers — benefits and how to apply. Visit the society office for help.
🆔Farmer ID (AgriStack) — RegistrationUnique digital ID for each farmer, needed for PM-KISAN and other benefits.
Benefit
One ID to access schemes, PM-KISAN, KCC, paddy sale and subsidies.
How to apply
- Open wbfr.agristack.gov.in → Farmer → Create Account
- Verify with Aadhaar number and OTP on the Aadhaar-linked mobile
- Set a password and log in
- Enter personal and land details (mouza, khatian, dag number)
- Submit — the Farmer ID is created after verification
Documents
Aadhaar, Aadhaar-linked mobile, land khatian/dag number. Get help at the society office, a CSC or block agriculture camps.
🌾Paddy Sale Registration & Slot Booking (e-Paddy)Registration is mandatory to sell paddy at MSP.
- epaddy.wb.gov.in → Farmer Self Registration
- Verify with Aadhaar and OTP
- Validate with Krishak Bandhu ID/voter card (bargadars by self-declaration)
- Enter address, land, purchase centre and bank details; upload documents
- After registration, book a slot via “Farmer Self Scheduling” (8 AM – 8 PM)
Toll-free: 1800 345 5505 / 1967. Payment comes directly to the bank account.
🤝Krishak Bandhu SchemeState financial assistance and death benefit for farmers.
Benefits
- Annual financial assistance based on land
- One-time grant to the family on a farmer’s death
Apply
- Get the form from the block agriculture office / camps or visit krishakbandhu.wb.gov.in
- Submit with Aadhaar, voter card, land record, bank passbook and photo
- Check status on the portal with Aadhaar/voter number
Confirm current amounts on the portal or at the block office.
💵PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi₹6,000 a year in three instalments, directly to the account.
- pmkisan.gov.in → New Farmer Registration
- OTP verification with Aadhaar, mobile and state
- Submit land and bank details
- Complete eKYC (OTP / biometric) and link your Farmer ID
- Track instalments via “Beneficiary Status”
Helpline: 155261. Instalments may be held without eKYC or Farmer ID.
🛡️Bangla Shasya BimaInsurance cover for crop loss from natural calamities.
- Enrol before each season’s cut-off date
- Apply on banglashasyabima.wb.gov.in, via the society/bank or agriculture office
- Provide Aadhaar, land, bank and crop details
- Check status via “Check Application Status”
KCC borrowers’ crops are usually covered — confirm at the office.
🚜Farm Machinery Subsidy (State & Central)Subsidy is given by government; the society helps you apply.
State “farm mechanisation” scheme information is on the Matir Katha portal; central scheme applications are on agrimachinery.nic.in.
- Check the notification for subsidy per machine or ask the society
- Apply online / at the block agriculture office in the window
- Need Aadhaar, land papers, bank passbook, Farmer ID, photo
- If selected, buy from an approved dealer; subsidy goes to your account
Note: the society does not supply machinery itself.
🧪Soil Health CardTest soil and learn how much fertiliser to use.
- Give a soil sample at the agriculture office or a soil-testing camp
- Receive your Soil Health Card
- Follow its recommendation to cut cost and raise yield
👩Anandadhara — Self-Help GroupsSHG formation, training and credit linkage for women.
Under the Anandadhara mission of the Panchayat & Rural Development Department, women form SHGs and get skill training and bank credit linkage. Contact the gram panchayat or block office; the society helps with group loans.