RKVY-RAFTAAR (Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana - Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied Sector Rejuvenation)

Ministry of Agriculture's flagship scheme promoting innovation and entrepreneurship in agriculture through RKVY Agri-Business Incubators, supporting agri-startups with grants and incubation. R-ABI centres such as IIT-BHU's incubator run RKVY-RAFTAAR funding in two linked stages: an idea/pre-seed grant of up to ₹5 lakh following a roughly two-month agripreneurship orientation programme, and a subsequent seed-stage grant of up to ₹25 lakh capped at around 20 supported startups per incubator. Because each R-ABI centre runs its own selection cycle, prospective applicants should check the specific host incubator's call rather than a single national deadline.