What this scheme offers
POCRA targets Maharashtra's most drought-vulnerable farming regions with a straightforward bet: if you make farming resilient to erratic rainfall, farmers stay on the land instead of falling deeper into debt. It's less a single benefit and more a menu of over 25 interventions, each subsidised between 75% and 100% depending on the item — drip and sprinkler irrigation to use water more efficiently, fruit orchard plantation to diversify away from water-hungry crops, soil health improvement, farm ponds, and other water-conservation infrastructure. Farmers select which interventions actually fit their land rather than being pushed through a single fixed package.
Who is eligible
- Farmer in one of the project's covered drought-prone talukas/villages in Maharashtra (project coverage is geographically targeted, not statewide — confirm your village is covered).
- Willingness to co-contribute the remaining 0–25% of the intervention cost, depending on the specific component.
- Valid land records for the plot where the intervention will be implemented.
Documents required
- Aadhaar card
- Land records (7/12 extract)
- Bank account details
- Village/taluka coverage confirmation (via POCRA portal)
How to apply
- Check whether your village falls under a POCRA-covered taluka at dpmu.mahapocra.gov.in.
- If covered, register on the POCRA portal and select the interventions relevant to your farm (irrigation, orchard, soil health, water conservation, etc.).
- Submit land records and required documents for the chosen intervention(s).
- A technical team verifies feasibility before approval.
- On approval, subsidy is disbursed — either as direct cost coverage through empanelled vendors, or as reimbursement, depending on the specific component.