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).
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News/Announcement/Updates
August 13,2025
Sh. Arindam Modak, Advisor (RKVY), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, visited the RKVY-RAFTAAR Agri Business Incubator (R-ABI) at IIT (BHU), Varanasi on 1st August 2025. He interacted with the incubated startups, closely observing and thoughtfully engaging with each of their innovative ideas aimed at promoting agri-entrepreneurship.Later, he visited Sikhar village, approximately 35 km from […]
June 11,2025
A successful Round Table Session was held at the I-3 Foundation, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, with Shri Sanjiv, JS, DPIIT, joined by our Directors, Prof. Rajnesh Tyagi, Prof. Rajesh Kumar Upadhyay, and Prof. Manoj Kumar Meshram. Our incubated startups (10–15 in number) engaged in an insightful dialogue on challenges, policy frameworks, and collaboration opportunities. Shri Sanjiv […]
June 11,2025
The SIC meeting of Cohort-7 was held on 15 Jan 2025, and 24 startups showcased their Progress to the committee, and we commend all participating startups for their hard work. Out of 24 startups, 9 (3 – Seed Stage, 6 – Pre-seed Stage) were selected for the final funding of Rs. 105 Lakhs.