Mukhya Mantri Krishi Utpadan Sanrakshan Yojana (Badhbandi)
70% of the cost of fencing your field against wild animals — solar, chain-link, barbed wire or a solar-chain combination.
Run by: Department of Agriculture, Government of Himachal Pradesh
- Subsidy
- 70% of cost
- Fencing types
- 4 — solar, chain, both, barbed
- Apply on
- AgriDBT portal
- Covered 2024–25
- 954.78 ha · 1,522 farmers
- FY2025-26 budget
- ₹15 crore
- Predecessor since
- 2016-17 (renamed 2022-23)
Overview
In the hills, the thing that ends a crop is usually not weather or price — it is monkeys, wild boar and nilgai. Whole terraces get abandoned because guarding them costs more than the crop is worth. This scheme, known locally as Badhbandi, treats fencing as the input it actually is and pays 70 per cent of it.
Four fencing types are covered: solar-powered fence, interlink chain-link fence, a solar-plus-chain-link combination, and barbed wire. How it gets built depends on the type — the solar variants are installed by service providers empanelled by the department, while chain-link and barbed-wire fences you put up yourself and claim against. In 2024–25 the scheme fenced 954.78 hectares across 1,102 units for 1,522 farmers, on a spend of ₹2 crore; the state budgeted a much larger ₹15 crore for it in 2025–26.
The scheme traces back to the Mukhyamantri Khet Sanrakshan Yojana (Chief Minister's Crop Protection Scheme), launched in 2016-17. It was folded into the current Krishi Utpadan Sanrakshan Yojana and rebranded around solar fencing from 2022-23, with the flat 70% subsidy rate across all four fence types taking effect from 2023-24. Anti-hail netting was once bundled into this same scheme umbrella but is now administered separately by the Horticulture Department — if you are protecting fruit from hail rather than fencing against wild animals, that is a different scheme, not this one.
What you get
The benefit as the state notifies it — nothing here is an estimate.
- 70% of the cost of the fence, paid as subsidy — the farmer funds the remaining 30%.
- Choice of four fencing types, so the answer scales from a small barbed-wire run to a full solar fence.
- Solar and solar-chain fences are erected by service providers empanelled by the department, not left to the farmer to arrange.
- Makes terraces worth cultivating again that were abandoned to wild-animal damage rather than to poor soil.
Who is eligible
State schemes usually state their criteria as prose rather than a checklist. This is that prose, unpacked — the department’s verification is what decides.
You qualify if
- Permanent resident of Himachal Pradesh
- Cultivating agricultural land in the state
- Land records in your name, or a valid tenancy
- Registered on the AgriDBT portal with a bank account for the subsidy transfer
Not covered
- Fencing erected before sanction — the subsidy is not paid retrospectively
- Fencing types outside the four notified under the scheme
Documents you need
Have these ready before you start — most rejections are a missing paper, not a missing right.
- Himachal Pradesh residence certificate
- Aadhaar card
- Land record — jamabandi / tatima
- Bank passbook
- AgriDBT registration
How to apply
Fewer steps than a central scheme, and usually one office rather than a portal.
- 1
Register and apply on AgriDBT
Applications go through agridbt.hp.gov.in. Pick the fencing type when you apply — it decides who builds it.
- 2
Wait for sanction before any work starts
A fence put up before the sanction order does not qualify. For solar types, the department assigns an empanelled service provider after sanction.
- 3
Verification and subsidy release
Departmental staff verify the completed fence against the sanctioned length and type, and the 70% subsidy is released.
If something goes wrong
Missing from the list, or payment stuck — here is the channel the department itself publishes for it.
- For a stuck application, a disputed sanction, or a delayed subsidy release, first contact your Agriculture Development Officer or the district Agriculture office.
- If unresolved, escalate through eSamadhan, Himachal Pradesh's online public grievance monitoring system, at esamadhan.nic.in, or call the CM Helpline on 1100 (CM Sewa Sankalp) to register a grievance directly.
Frequently asked questions
Which fencing types are covered?
Four: solar-powered fence, interlink chain-link fence, a solar plus chain-link combination, and barbed wire. Anything outside these four is not covered.
Do I have to arrange the solar fence myself?
No. Solar and solar-chain fences are installed by service providers empanelled by the department. Chain-link and barbed-wire fences are put up by the farmer.
How much do I have to pay?
The remaining 30 per cent of the cost. The subsidy covers 70 per cent, and it is released after the fence is built and verified — so plan for the full amount up front.
How old is this scheme, and has the subsidy rate always been 70%?
It traces back to the Mukhyamantri Khet Sanrakshan Yojana, launched in 2016-17. It was folded into the current scheme name and rebranded around solar fencing from 2022-23, and the flat 70% rate across all four fence types took effect from 2023-24 — earlier years had different terms.
Does this scheme also cover anti-hail nets for my orchard?
No, not any more. Anti-hail netting was once bundled into this same scheme but is now administered separately by the Horticulture Department under its own anti-hail net subsidy — apply there if hail, not wild animals, is your problem.
Facts checked against agriculture.hp.gov.in on 20 October 2026. editorial policy.