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Gujarat On-Farm Crop Storage Assistance

Department of Agriculture, Government of Gujarat

Gujarat On-Farm Crop Storage Assistance provides financial capital subsidies to farmers in Gujarat for constructing permanent, scientific crop storage godowns directly on their fields, preventing distress selling, reducing post-harvest moisture and pest losses, and improving holding capacity.

Last verified: 2026-10-22

Chandan Charitable Trust is not a government agency. It does not sanction benefits or process applications. Final eligibility, verification and sanction rest solely with the competent government authority.

How the process works

Step 1: Check eligibility
Landholding farmers in Gujarat constructing an approved on-farm storage godown with prior sanction. Applicant must possess agricultural land registered in 7/12 and 8A revenue records. Must apply and secure in-principle prior sanction before commencing construction. Godown must be constructed strictly according to approved departmental technical specifications. Must not have received identical crop storage structure subsidy in preceding 5 years.
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Step 2: Prepare documents
The official source lists the following documents.
Documents needed for this step
- Farmer Aadhaar card.
- Land revenue records: 7/12 and 8A extracts.
- Approved construction layout and technical estimate.
- Bank passbook copy with IFSC.
- Geo-tagged photographs of vacant land prior to construction.
- Completion photographs and valuation certificate at claim stage.
Step 3: Apply
Online through iKhedut portal (ikhedut.gujarat.gov.in) during the open component window. Step 1: Apply online on iKhedut during the open on-farm storage component window. Step 2: Submit application and upload land records and site details. Step 3: District Agriculture Officer inspects vacant site and issues prior sanction. Step 4: Construct storage godown strictly as per approved technical specifications. Step 5: Physical verification and measurement by agriculture officer. Step 6: Subsidy credited directly into farmer's bank account via DBT.
Step 4: Verification
Pre-construction vacant land inspection and post-construction physical measurement by Taluka Agriculture Officer.
Step 5: Sanction / decision
Decision authority, as stated by the official source: District Agriculture Officer, Government of Gujarat.
Step 6: Benefit
Financial capital subsidy up to 50% of approved construction cost norm (up to ₹30,000 to ₹50,000 ceiling). Subsidy credited directly into the farmer's bank account via DBT upon completion. Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) directly into beneficiary bank account.
Step 7: If delayed or rejected
This step has not yet been confirmed from an official source. Please refer to the official portal or the concerned department.
Step 8: Grievance / appeal
District Agriculture Officer and Gujarat SWAGAT portal https://swagat.gujarat.gov.in/

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Gujarat On-Farm Crop Storage Assistance

Department of Agriculture, Government of Gujarat

Last verified: 2026-10-22

How the process works

Step 1: Check eligibility

Landholding farmers in Gujarat constructing an approved on-farm storage godown with prior sanction. Applicant must possess agricultural land registered in 7/12 and 8A revenue records. Must apply and secure in-principle prior sanction before commencing construction. Godown must be constructed strictly according to approved departmental technical specifications. Must not have received identical crop storage structure subsidy in preceding 5 years.

Step 2: Prepare documents

The official source lists the following documents.

Documents needed for this step

Farmer Aadhaar card.
Land revenue records: 7/12 and 8A extracts.
Approved construction layout and technical estimate.
Bank passbook copy with IFSC.
Geo-tagged photographs of vacant land prior to construction.
Completion photographs and valuation certificate at claim stage.

Step 3: Apply

Online through iKhedut portal (ikhedut.gujarat.gov.in) during the open component window. Step 1: Apply online on iKhedut during the open on-farm storage component window. Step 2: Submit application and upload land records and site details. Step 3: District Agriculture Officer inspects vacant site and issues prior sanction. Step 4: Construct storage godown strictly as per approved technical specifications. Step 5: Physical verification and measurement by agriculture officer. Step 6: Subsidy credited directly into farmer's bank account via DBT.

Step 4: Verification

Pre-construction vacant land inspection and post-construction physical measurement by Taluka Agriculture Officer.

Step 5: Sanction / decision

Decision authority, as stated by the official source: District Agriculture Officer, Government of Gujarat.

Step 6: Benefit

Financial capital subsidy up to 50% of approved construction cost norm (up to ₹30,000 to ₹50,000 ceiling). Subsidy credited directly into the farmer's bank account via DBT upon completion. Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) directly into beneficiary bank account.

Step 7: If delayed or rejected

This step has not yet been confirmed from an official source. Please refer to the official portal or the concerned department.

Step 8: Grievance / appeal

District Agriculture Officer and Gujarat SWAGAT portal https://swagat.gujarat.gov.in/