Rythu Bharosa Scheme
₹6,000 per acre per season — ₹12,000 a year — as investment support, on every acre recorded as cultivable, with no upper limit on acreage.
Run by: Agriculture & Co-operation Department, Government of Telangana
- Per season
- ₹6,000 / acre
- Per year
- ₹12,000 / acre
- Seasons covered
- Kharif & Rabi
- Acre limit
- No upper cap
- Keyed to
- Dharani land record (cultivable class)
Overview
Rythu Bharosa is Telangana's investment-support scheme, rolled out from early 2025 by the Congress government under Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy in place of the earlier Rythu Bandhu. The amount went up from ₹5,000 to ₹6,000 per acre per season, so a farmer now receives ₹12,000 per acre across Kharif and Rabi, paid by DBT with no application to file each season.
The important change is the test the payment now runs against. Rythu Bandhu paid on land as recorded; Rythu Bharosa pays on land recorded as cultivable in the Dharani land portal. Plots recorded as non-cultivable — rocky and hilly land, land converted to non-agricultural use, real-estate layouts, roads and industrial plots — are screened out under the scheme guidelines. That is why some farmers who were paid earlier are not paid now. The final government decision dropped an earlier proposal of an acreage cap and other conditions, so every eligible cultivable acre is covered regardless of how large the holding is.
A companion scheme, Indiramma Atmiya Bharosa, pays ₹12,000 a year to landless agricultural labour families — the households that own no land and so could never qualify for Rythu Bharosa itself. Rythu Bima, the ₹5 lakh life cover for farmers, is a separate Telangana scheme that runs alongside this one.
What you get
The benefit as the state notifies it — nothing here is an estimate.
- ₹6,000 per acre before each season, so the money lands when seed and fertiliser are actually being bought.
- No ceiling on acreage — the support scales with the holding rather than stopping at a slab.
- Paid by DBT into the bank account linked to the land record, with no application to file each season.
- Landless agricultural labour families get ₹12,000 a year under the companion Indiramma Atmiya Bharosa scheme.
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 Telangana holding agricultural land in the state
- Land registered in your name in the Dharani portal
- The plot classified as cultivable in Dharani — non-cultivable plots are excluded
- Aadhaar-seeded bank account for DBT
Not covered
- Plots recorded as non-cultivable — rocky or hilly land, land converted to non-agricultural use, layouts, roads, industrial plots
- Land under government or institutional ownership
- Landless households — they are covered by Indiramma Atmiya Bharosa instead
Documents you need
Have these ready before you start — most rejections are a missing paper, not a missing right.
- Pattadar passbook (the Dharani land record this scheme is keyed to)
- Aadhaar card
- Bank passbook, Aadhaar-seeded
- Mobile number registered against the pattadar passbook
How to apply
Fewer steps than a central scheme, and usually one office rather than a portal.
- 1
Check that your Dharani record is clean
Everything depends on the pattadar passbook and the Dharani land classification. Corrections go through the Mandal Revenue Office (Tahsildar), not the agriculture office.
- 2
Confirm the plot is classified as cultivable
This is the step that catches most people out. If a cultivable plot has been recorded as non-cultivable, get it re-verified and corrected in Dharani through the MRO before the season opens.
- 3
Track the seasonal payment
Payment runs automatically each season. Use the Rythu Bharosa portal or the Rythu Vedika to check the status against your passbook number.
If something goes wrong
Missing from the list, or payment stuck — here is the channel the department itself publishes for it.
- A Dharani classification error — a cultivable plot shown as non-cultivable, a wrong extent, a name not updated after inheritance or sale — is fixed at the Mandal Revenue Office (Tahsildar), and above it the Revenue Divisional Officer and District Collector. This is a revenue matter, not an agriculture-office one.
- For the payment itself, or an unresolved land-record issue, lodge it on Telangana's Prajavani portal at prajavani.cgg.gov.in (the old cpgrams.ts.nic.in portal was discontinued on 1 June 2026), or take the petition in person to Mahatma Jyothiba Phule Praja Bhavan on a Tuesday or Friday and keep the reference ID.
Frequently asked questions
What happened to Rythu Bandhu?
Rythu Bharosa replaced it from early 2025. The support went from ₹5,000 to ₹6,000 per acre per season, and payment is now keyed to the plot being classified as cultivable in Dharani.
Is there a limit on how many acres are paid for?
No. An earlier proposal of an acreage cap was dropped — every acre classified as cultivable is covered, however large the holding.
I got Rythu Bandhu but not Rythu Bharosa. Why?
Almost always because the plot is now classified as non-cultivable in Dharani. That classification is corrected at the Mandal Revenue Office.
I am a tenant / I own no land. Do I get anything?
Rythu Bharosa is paid to the landowner on record. Landless agricultural labour families are covered separately by Indiramma Atmiya Bharosa, at ₹12,000 a year.
Is this the same as Rythu Bima?
No. Rythu Bima is the ₹5 lakh life-insurance cover for farmers. It is a separate Telangana scheme that runs alongside Rythu Bharosa.
Do I need to apply each season?
No. Once your Dharani record is in order, the seasonal payment runs automatically by DBT. The work is keeping the land record correct, not filing a form.
Facts checked against rythubharosa.telangana.gov.in on 20 October 2026. editorial policy.