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Telangana received a Rs 175 crore central incentive for meeting AgriStack milestones, reported on 1 September 2026.
It had earlier received Rs 424 crore in 2025-26 for completing its Farmer Registry, taking the total to Rs 599 crore.
The money flows through the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) window.
AgriStack is the digital public infrastructure of the Digital Agriculture Mission, approved by the Union Cabinet in September 2024 with an outlay of Rs 2,817 crore.
Nationally, over 10.31 crore Farmer IDs had been created by 3 August 2026, against a target of 11 crore.
Deliver income support and scheme benefits without repeated paperwork
Key: The Farmer ID replaces separate enrolment by tying identity to land records
Settle crop insurance claims faster and more transparently
Key: Crop Sown Registry data lets the insurer verify what was actually planted
Make procurement and credit paperless and contactless
Key: Verified land and crop data replaces physical documentation at the mandi and the bank
Build the underlying digital public infrastructure for the farm sector
Key: Approved by the Union Cabinet in September 2024 with an outlay of Rs 2,817 crore; AgriStack is its backbone
GS Paper 3 > Agriculture - e-technology in the aid of farmers; GS Paper 2 > Government policies and DPI
General Awareness > Government schemes and digital public infrastructure
The digital public infrastructure for Indian agriculture, built on three registries - Farmer, Crop Sown and Geo-referenced Village Maps - maintained by states and UTs.
A digital identity issued to a farmer under AgriStack, linked dynamically to land records, crops sown, livestock, family details and benefits availed.
Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment, the central window through which states are funded and incentivised for building AgriStack registries.