Scheme for Sustainable & Inclusive Development of Natural Rubber Sector (SIDNRS)
प्राकृतिक रबर क्षेत्र का सतत एवं समावेशी विकास योजना
The Rubber Board's planting subsidy pays ₹50,000/hectare to replant old rubber trees or start new planting with high-yielding clones, open to growers with up to 2 hectares in the traditional belt and up to 5 hectares in non-traditional regions and the North East.
- Running since
- FY 2017-18
- Outlay
- ₹708.69 crore (2024-25 & 2025-26)
- New planting/replanting subsidy
- ₹50,000/hectare
- Land cap (traditional belt)
- Up to 2 hectares
- Land cap (non-traditional & NE)
- Up to 5 hectares
- Current rubber area
- ~8.5 lakh hectares
- Implementing agency
- Rubber Board (HQ: Kottayam, Kerala)
- Apply at
- Rubber Board's Service Plus portal
Quick Summary
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Quick Summary
The Scheme for Sustainable & Inclusive Development of Natural Rubber Sector (SIDNRS) is the Rubber Board's main support programme for rubber growers, running since 2017-18 under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. Its best-known part pays ₹50,000 per hectare to replant old, low-yielding rubber trees with high-yielding, disease-resistant clones, or to take up new planting on suitable land — open to growers with up to 2 hectares in the traditional belt (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka) and up to 5 hectares in non-traditional regions and the North East, where the Board is actively trying to expand the crop. Alongside planting, the scheme funds intercropping (pineapple, banana, cocoa) for extra income while young trees mature, research support for processing and marketing, rural infrastructure like roads and water harvesting structures on plantations, and training through Rubber Training Institutes.
A grower applies online through the Rubber Board's Service Plus portal during the notified planting season, uploading land ownership proof, a sketch of the area to be planted, an Aadhaar-linked bank passbook and proof of buying planting material from a Board-recognised nursery. The government raised the scheme's outlay by 23% — from ₹576.41 crore to ₹708.69 crore — for the two years 2024-25 and 2025-26, and the Board has been actively inviting non-traditional-region growers, including in the North East, to apply for both new planting and replanting support. The page ahead covers the subsidy breakdown, the land eligibility caps and how to apply through Service Plus.
Overview
SIDNRS has run since 2017-18 as the Rubber Board's umbrella programme to raise natural rubber production, productivity and quality, reduce India's reliance on imported rubber, and spread cultivation beyond the traditional Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka belt into non-traditional states and the North East. It has four broad components: Rubber Plantation Development & Extension (the planting/replanting subsidy and extension advice); Research support for improving processing and marketing; Infrastructure development and specialised services (roads, water-harvesting structures, quality-testing labs); and Human Resources Development, including a planned expansion of Rubber Training Institutes into the North East.
The planting/replanting subsidy is the part an individual grower interacts with most directly: ₹50,000 per hectare for replacing old, uneconomic rubber trees with high-yielding, disease-resistant planting material, or for new planting on suitable land. Eligibility is capped by landholding size and location — up to 2 hectares for a grower in the traditional producing states, and up to 5 hectares in non-traditional regions and the North East, reflecting the Board's push to bring in smallholders in newer growing areas. Growers are also supported to intercrop pineapple, banana or cocoa between young rubber trees, which take several years to reach tapping maturity, so the plot still earns an income in the meantime.
For FY2024-25 and FY2025-26, the government raised SIDNRS's financial outlay by 23%, from ₹576.41 crore to ₹708.69 crore, and the Rubber Board has been running planting-season application windows through its online Service Plus portal, with applications for the current natural rubber area of roughly 8.5 lakh hectares. The Board is also forming Rubber Producers Societies to give smallholders collective bargaining power on the sale side, and has flagged plans for three new Rubber Training Institutes to support expansion in the North East.
Scheme highlights
₹50,000/hectare to replant or plant new
Replace old, low-yielding rubber trees with high-yielding, disease-resistant clones, or start new planting on suitable land — the subsidy applies to both.
A bigger land cap outside the traditional belt
Traditional-area growers (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka) are capped at 2 hectares of assisted area, but non-traditional and North Eastern growers can go up to 5 hectares — a deliberate push to expand the crop into new regions.
Intercropping support while trees mature
A newly planted rubber tree takes years to reach tapping age; the scheme supports intercropping pineapple, banana or cocoa in between so the plot still earns income during that wait.
Research, training and quality infrastructure
Beyond planting, the scheme funds research support for processing and marketing, roads and water-harvesting structures on plantations, and Rubber Training Institutes, with new ones planned for the North East.
Rubber Producers Societies for collective strength
The Board is forming Rubber Producers Societies so smallholders can pool produce and negotiate sale prices together instead of each grower selling individually.
Major components
States pick from these based on local priorities — each has its own eligibility and application process, detailed on its own page where one exists.
Rubber Plantation Development & Extension
The ₹50,000/hectare new planting and replanting subsidy, plus extension advice on planting material, spacing and tapping practices.
Individual growers within the land-holding caps
Research support for processing & marketing
Funding for research aimed at better rubber-sheet processing quality and stronger marketing/price-realisation for growers.
Growers and processors seeking better quality grades and prices
Infrastructure & specialised services
Roads, water-harvesting structures and quality-testing services on and around rubber-growing land.
Grower clusters and Rubber Producers Societies
Human Resources Development
Training through Rubber Training Institutes, with three new institutes planned to support the North East's expanding rubber area.
New and existing growers, especially in non-traditional regions
What you get
₹50,000/hectare towards planting cost
A substantial share of the cost of clearing old trees and establishing a new stand with quality clones is covered by the subsidy.
Access to high-yielding, disease-resistant clones
Subsidised planting material comes from Board-recognised nurseries, giving a grower access to improved varieties rather than uncertain local stock.
Income during the immature years
Intercropping support with pineapple, banana or cocoa means the plot is not left unproductive for the years before the rubber trees can be tapped.
Room to grow in newer regions
The higher 5-hectare cap for non-traditional and North Eastern growers means a larger share of a smallholding can be assisted compared with the traditional belt.
Who is eligible
Both lists come from the notified operational guidelines — meeting the left column is not enough if anything in the right column applies to your family.
You qualify if
- You are replanting old, uneconomic rubber trees or taking up new rubber planting on suitable land
- Your assisted rubber area is up to 2 hectares, if you are in the traditional belt (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka)
- Your assisted rubber area is up to 5 hectares, if you are in a non-traditional region or the North East
- You buy planting material from a Rubber Board-recognised nursery and can provide land ownership proof for the plot
Excluded — even with land
- Land beyond the applicable cap (2 hectares traditional / 5 hectares non-traditional & NE) for the assisted portion of the subsidy
- Planting material bought from an unrecognised source — subsidy eligibility requires purchase proof from a Board-recognised nursery
- Applying outside the notified planting-season window — Service Plus applications are accepted during specific periods each year, not year-round
- Expecting the subsidy without an online Service Plus application — there is no walk-in or offline paper-only route for the planting subsidy
Where this scheme applies
A central scheme with pan-India coverage — open to eligible farmers in every State and Union Territory.
Documents you need
Have these ready before you start — the online form takes ten minutes when nothing is missing.
Land ownership certificate
Establishes your right to plant rubber on the plot for which you are claiming the subsidy.
Rough sketch of the planted/to-be-planted area
A hand-drawn or surveyed sketch showing the boundaries and area of the plot, used to verify the claimed hectares.
Aadhaar-linked bank passbook copy
Needed for the subsidy to be credited directly to your account once the planting is verified.
Planting material purchase proof
A bill or receipt showing the clones/saplings were bought from a Rubber Board-recognised nursery, not an informal source.
How to apply, step by step
The same six steps apply whether you register yourself online or sit down at a CSC.
- 1
Check the land-holding cap for your area
Confirm whether you fall under the 2-hectare traditional-belt cap or the 5-hectare non-traditional/North East cap.
- 2
Buy planting material from a recognised nursery
Source high-yielding, disease-resistant clones from a Rubber Board-recognised nursery and keep the purchase bill.
- 3
Apply online via Service Plus during the season
Submit your application on the Rubber Board's Service Plus portal within the notified planting-season window, with land, sketch, bank and purchase documents attached.
- 4
Plant and let the Board verify
Complete the planting or replanting, and a Rubber Board field officer verifies the area and the material used before the subsidy is released.
- 5
Receive the subsidy and follow up in later years
The subsidy is credited to your Aadhaar-linked bank account; maintenance-linked instalments in subsequent years may require further verification of the growing plantation.
Important dates
Scheme running since
FY 2017-18
Rubber Board's umbrella development scheme, superseding earlier standalone plantation schemes
Outlay increased
23% rise, to ₹708.69 crore
For the two years FY2024-25 and FY2025-26, up from ₹576.41 crore
Recent application window
Closed 31 October 2025
A past planting-season deadline — check the Service Plus portal for the current season's dates
Facts last checked
6 September 2026
Against Rubber Board scheme documentation, the PIB release on the FY2024-25/2025-26 outlay increase, and reporting on the Service Plus application window and subsidy rates
Check your eligibility
Straight from the notified criteria. Nothing you enter leaves your phone.
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This checker applies the criteria in the official operational guidelines, but it is guidance — only the state government’s verification against the land records is final.
Downloads
Official documents only — everything below is hosted on the government's own servers.
Official links & helpline
Bookmark the portal itself — no third-party site can release, block or speed up a payment.
- Rubber Boardrubberboard.org.in — the statutory body implementing SIDNRS, headquartered in Kottayam, Kerala
- Rubber Board — Service Plus (online applications)Apply for the planting/replanting subsidy through the Service Plus e-governance portal linked from the Board's website
- Ministry of Commerce & Industrycommerce.gov.in — the nodal Ministry overseeing the Rubber Board and SIDNRS funding
Frequently asked questions
Who can get the SIDNRS planting subsidy?
A rubber grower replanting old, uneconomic trees or taking up new planting, within a land cap of 2 hectares in the traditional belt (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka) or 5 hectares in non-traditional regions and the North East, using planting material from a Rubber Board-recognised nursery.
How much subsidy does a grower actually get?
Successful applicants receive ₹50,000 per hectare for new planting or replanting, subject to the applicable land-holding cap and verification of the planted area by the Rubber Board.
Why is the land cap different for the North East?
The Board is actively trying to expand rubber cultivation into non-traditional regions and the North East, so growers there are allowed a larger 5-hectare assisted area compared with the 2-hectare cap in the long-established Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka belt.
How do I apply?
Applications are submitted online through the Rubber Board's Service Plus portal during a notified planting-season window each year, with land ownership proof, a sketch of the area, an Aadhaar-linked bank passbook and planting-material purchase proof.
Is intercropping supported too?
Yes. The scheme supports intercropping pineapple, banana or cocoa between young rubber trees, giving a grower some income during the several years it takes for rubber to reach tapping maturity.
Is the scheme still funded and running?
Yes. The government raised SIDNRS's outlay by 23%, from ₹576.41 crore to ₹708.69 crore, for the two years FY2024-25 and FY2025-26, and the Rubber Board continues to run seasonal Service Plus application windows for the planting subsidy.
What if I miss the application window?
The planting subsidy is only accepted during specific seasonal windows on Service Plus. If you miss one, you will need to wait for the next notified window and plan your planting material purchase and documents in advance.
Does SIDNRS help with anything besides planting?
Yes — beyond the planting/replanting subsidy, it funds research support for rubber processing and marketing, plantation infrastructure like roads and water-harvesting structures, and training through Rubber Training Institutes, with new institutes planned for the North East.
Still have questions?
The FAQs above cover the common ones. For anything about your specific application, the ministry helpline undefined is the authoritative answer — and we are happy to point you in the right direction.