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Krishi Vidya Nidhi Yojana

The scheme aims to provide merit-based financial assistance to children of CM-KISAN beneficiaries pursuing professional and technical courses, supporting higher education through Direct Benefit Transfer.

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About This Scheme

The scheme "Krishi Vidya Nidhi Yojana" has been implemented by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment, Government of Odisha. It aims to extend financial assistance to the children of the beneficiaries under CM-KISAN for pursuing Professional/ Technical courses. It will lead to better access to Higher Education for children of Small & Marginal farmers (SF/MF) and Landless Agricultural households (LAH). Krishi Vidya Nidhi Yojana will support SF/MF & LAH in empowering their families. > Key Features: In order to ensure proper higher education of their children, support will be provided in the form of Krishi Vidya Nidhi Yojana. The scholarship will be given purely on a merit basis to those who are studying professional/technical courses like Medical and Engineering. Agriculture & Allied, Nursing, Diploma, and different trades in ITI in Government, Private Institutions, and Premier Institutions.

Benefits

> Scholarship Support:

1. Scholarship is provided to students pursuing eligible professional, technical, diploma, postgraduate, and doctoral courses.

1. The scholarship is awarded purely on a merit basis.

> Course-Based Financial Assistance:

1. For the students of Government Institutions, the tuition fees, annual fees, one-time fees, hostel charges, and any other fees deposited by the student in the colleges/universities/institutions except the caution money/ any other refundable money as admissible shall be released to the concerned student account.

1. Scholarship amount for the students studying in Private Institutes of the State shall be released to the student as per the course fee structure enclosed in [Annexure-1](https://agri.odisha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2025-03/6728a6c09079e1730717376_0.pdf).

> Premier Institutions Support:

₹1.0 L

1. For students admitted to premier institutions such as National Institute of Technology (NIT), Indian Institute of Technology(NIT), Indian Institute of Management (IIM), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Indian Council of Agricultural Research institutions (ICAR)( Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), and National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), the scholarship is limited to the lower of actual recommended fees or ₹1,00,000/-.

> Hostel and Mess Charges:

₹1.2K · monthly

1. ₹1,200/- per month for Under Graduate, Post Graduate, Ph.D., and Premier Institution students for 10 months.

₹1.0K · monthly

1. ₹1,000/- per month for Diploma, Polytechnic, and Industrial Training Institute students for 10 months.

Eligibility

Note: You may be eligible based on the information shown. Please verify the official eligibility requirements before applying.

Required Documents

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Aadhaar Card
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Residence Certificate
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Caste Certificate (if required)
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Passport-sized photograph
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Ration Card of the Parent/ guardian
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CM-KISAN Beneficiary ID of parent/guardian
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Bank Account Details
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Institute Declaration Certificate
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Matriculation Certificate of the Student
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Marksheet of the last exam passed

✦ Required ◦ Optional

How to Apply

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Quick Info

Level: Central Government
Max benefit: ₹1.0 L