Mukhyamantri Krushi Udyoga Yojana (MKUY)
A capital investment subsidy for setting up a commercial agri-enterprise — 40% for a general entrepreneur, 50% for SC, ST, women and agriculture graduates.
Run by: Agricultural Promotion & Investment Corporation of Odisha (APICOL)
- General entrepreneur
- 40%, up to ₹1 crore
- All-reserved-category enterprise
- 50%, up to ₹1 crore (same cap)
- Mixed group
- 40%, up to ₹50 lakh
- Subsidy on
- Fixed capital, land excluded; back-ended
- Launched
- 1 June 2018 (APICOL)
- Apply on
- Sugam portal — fee ₹2,000 / ₹500
Overview
MKUY is not a scheme for growing a crop; it is for building the business around it. It was launched on 1 June 2018 and is run by the Agricultural Promotion & Investment Corporation of Odisha (APICOL). It funds agro-based and food-processing enterprises — a cold store, a processing or seed-grading unit, a commercial dairy, poultry, goatery, mushroom or fisheries venture, a custom-hiring machinery unit — which is where the margin a farmer never sees usually goes. There is no fixed project-cost limit; it varies with the activity.
The subsidy is on fixed capital investment, excluding the cost of land. A general entrepreneur gets 40%, capped at ₹1 crore. If every member of the enterprise is a woman, transgender person, SC, ST, person with a disability, or a graduate in agriculture or an allied discipline, the rate is 50% — with the same ₹1 crore cap, not a lower one. A group whose members are mixed gets 40% capped at ₹50 lakh.
The subsidy is back-ended: it is released to the entrepreneur's Aadhaar-linked bank account only after the project is set up and APICOL has verified it. Applications go through the state's Sugam portal (via CSC common service centres), with a one-time non-refundable application fee — ₹2,000 for a general male applicant or private company, ₹500 for women, SC, ST, PwD applicants and SHGs. The state has set aside about ₹2,496 crore for APICOL over five years.
What you get
The benefit as the state notifies it — nothing here is an estimate.
- 40% capital investment subsidy for a general entrepreneur, up to ₹1 crore.
- 50% (same ₹1 crore cap) where every member of the enterprise is a woman, transgender person, SC, ST, PwD or agriculture/allied-discipline graduate.
- 40% up to ₹50 lakh for a group whose membership is mixed.
- Covers dairy, poultry, goatery, mushroom, horticulture, fisheries, cold storage, food and seed processing, custom-hiring machinery and other agro-enterprises — no fixed project-cost ceiling.
- Moves a farming family up the chain — into processing and storage, where the margin sits.
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
- Individual entrepreneur, SHG, FPO, partnership or company setting up a commercial agri-enterprise in Odisha
- Project in an eligible agro-based, food-processing or allied activity on APICOL's list
- Land owned or on a lease of more than 15 years for the enterprise site
- Able to fund the balance of the fixed capital investment, with a bank term loan where needed
- Application filed through the Sugam portal under APICOL, with the application fee paid
Not covered
- The cost of land — the subsidy is on fixed capital investment excluding land
- Activities outside APICOL's eligible project list
- A site on a lease of 15 years or less
Documents you need
Have these ready before you start — most rejections are a missing paper, not a missing right.
- Aadhaar / Voter ID and identity proof, passport photo and signature
- Detailed project report
- Land record or a registered lease of more than 15 years for the site
- Caste / category or qualification certificate for the 50% rate
- Bank consent / appraisal letter where a term loan is part of the project
How to apply
Fewer steps than a central scheme, and usually one office rather than a portal.
- 1
Prepare the project report
MKUY funds a project, so a detailed project report for the enterprise is the core of the application.
- 2
Apply on Sugam under APICOL
Submit online at sugam.odisha.gov.in, selecting APICOL and then Mukhyamantri Krushi Udyoga Yojana.
- 3
Set up, then claim the subsidy
Establish the enterprise; APICOL monitors and verifies it, and the capital subsidy is released against the approved investment.
If something goes wrong
Missing from the list, or payment stuck — here is the channel the department itself publishes for it.
- For an application stuck on the Sugam portal, a project verified but the subsidy not released, or a dispute over the eligible cost, contact APICOL (the implementing agency) and the district agriculture / APICOL field office, and track your application status on mkuy.apicol.nic.in.
- If it stays unresolved, lodge it on Odisha's E-Abhijoga grievance portal (cmgcodisha.gov.in), the state's CM Grievance Cell system, which acknowledges within 24 hours and is trackable.
Frequently asked questions
Is the land cost subsidised too?
No. The subsidy is calculated on fixed capital investment excluding the cost of the land.
Who gets the higher 50% rate, and is the cap lower?
An enterprise where every member is a woman, transgender person, SC, ST, person with a disability or a graduate in agriculture or an allied discipline. The cap is the same ₹1 crore as for a general entrepreneur — not lower. A mixed-membership group gets 40% capped at ₹50 lakh.
When is the subsidy paid?
It is back-ended — released to your Aadhaar-linked bank account only after the enterprise is set up and APICOL has verified it, not at the start.
Is there a project-cost limit?
No fixed limit — the project cost varies by the type of activity. Only the subsidy is capped (at ₹1 crore, or ₹50 lakh for a mixed group).
What does it cost to apply?
A one-time non-refundable application fee on the Sugam portal: ₹2,000 for a general male applicant or a private company, ₹500 for women, SC, ST and PwD applicants and SHGs.
Is this for ordinary crop farming?
No. It funds commercial agri-enterprises — dairy, poultry, goatery, mushroom, cold storage, food and seed processing, custom-hiring machinery and similar — rather than the growing of a crop itself.
Facts checked against apicol.nic.in on 20 October 2026. editorial policy.