RKVY-RAFTAAR SCHEME
The Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna - Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied Sector Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR) Agripreneurship is a scheme of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (MoA&FW), Govt. of India aimed at strengthening infrastructure in agriculture and allied sector in order to promote agripreneurship and agribusiness by providing financial support and nurturing the incubation ecosystem.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India sanctioned to establish RKVY – RAFTAAR Agri Business Incubator (R-ABI) at Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi in January 2019.
TRAINING
Technology/ Service/ Business platform-based ideas will be provided a stipend for two months for training cum internship
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Selected RKVY-RAFTAAR interns after successful completion of training cum internship will be provided idea/pre-seed stage seed money as 90 percent grant up to a maximum of Rs. 5 lakhs through R-ABIs to convert their idea/proof of concept into prototype/ product
Eligibility Criteria
A start-up should be Indian start-up as per the definition of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). For details, please visit https://dipp.gov.in/whats-new/notification-startup
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News/Announcement/Updates
January 5,2021
Second RIC meeting to monitor the progress of Agri startups shortlisted in Cohort-3 for Ankuran and Prasfutan program under RKVY-RAFTAAR scheme was held on 4th and 5th January,2021.28 startups presented their progress to the committee.The meeting was conducted online due to Covid-19 pandemic.
November 12,2020
ANAND-KANAN Agri Tech Pvt Ltd, one of the start-ups incubated in RKVY-RAFTAAR Agri Business Incubator, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, has opened an Organic Haat at Karundi, BHU Varanasi with the grant-in-aid support of RKVY-RAFTAAR Scheme. Hon’ble Lakshman Acharya, Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, inaugurated the store on 12th November 2020. This store will provide a market […]
