Haryana Crop Residue Management (CRM) Scheme

Programme design

The Haryana CRM scheme is the state arm of the Centre’s paddy-stubble management programme spanning Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT-Delhi. It tackles the recurrent Delhi-NCR air-quality crisis by combining a direct cash incentive to non-burning paddy farmers with a steep subsidy on residue-management machinery so that stubble is either incorporated in soil (Happy Seeder / Super Seeder / MB Plough), or removed for ex-situ use (Baler).

Benefit structure

• ₹1,000/acre cash via DBT to paddy growers certified as non-burners through satellite verification.
• 50 % subsidy for individual farmers on notified CRM machinery.
• 80 % subsidy for Custom Hiring Centres (CHCs), FPOs, panchayats and cooperatives setting up CRM machinery banks.
• Notified machinery: Happy Seeder, Super Seeder, Paddy Straw Chopper, Mulcher, Rotary Slasher, Reversible MB Plough, Zero-Till Seed Drill, Smart Seeder, Baler with rake.

Eligibility

• Paddy grower in Haryana certified as non-burner via HARSAC + ISRO Bhuvan satellite imagery cross-referenced with Meri Fasal Mera Byora.
• Individual farmer: 50 % machinery subsidy on one implement.
• CHCs, FPOs, panchayats and cooperatives: 80 % machinery subsidy for setting up a machinery bank (5+ implements).
• Valid Jamabandi land record.
• Aadhaar-seeded bank account.

How to apply — step by step

1. Register the paddy crop on Meri Fasal Mera Byora before sowing-window cut-off.
2. File a self-declaration of non-burning. HARSAC + Bhuvan flag burning events at khasra-resolution; if no burn is detected, ₹1,000/acre is queued for DBT.
3. For machinery subsidy, register on agriharyanacrm.com during the notification window; upload quotation from empanelled vendor and Jamabandi.
4. Block Agriculture Development Officer (BADO) verifies eligibility and sanctions the subsidy voucher.
5. Purchase the machinery from the empanelled vendor; upload invoice and serial-number photo to the portal.
6. District committee inspects the implement; subsidy (50 % or 80 %) credited via DBT to the bank account.
7. For CHC / FPO / panchayat banks, beneficiary cooperative receives the subsidy in tranches against installation and operational milestones.

Latest changes (2024 — 2026)

• 2024 Kharif: ₹1,000/acre non-burner cash retained; CRM machinery roster expanded to include Smart Seeder.
• March 2025: agriharyanacrm.com integrated AgriStack Farmer ID for repeat applicants; HARSAC satellite verification API exposed to PMU.
• August 2025: Pre-Kharif machinery- bank sanctions ramped up in Karnal, Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Ambala, Yamunanagar and Sirsa.
• 2025-26: Exact FY 2025-26 outlay not published as of 2025-26; central-state share continues at 60:40 under the CRM Sub-Mission.

Common rejection reasons + appeal

• Satellite-detected burn event: HARSAC / Bhuvan burn signature on the registered khasra disqualifies the cash incentive and triggers penalty.
• Late MFMB registration: registration after sowing-window cut-off disqualifies both cash and machinery components.
• Machinery procurement off-panel: purchases from non-empanelled vendors are disallowed.
• Jamabandi mismatch: khasra-owner name differing from Aadhaar — remediate at the tehsil office.
• Duplicate implement claim: same farmer claiming the same implement twice is blocked.
• CHC / FPO bank threshold not met: machinery bank with fewer than the notified minimum implements is downgraded to individual rate.
• Aadhaar — bank seeding failure: DBT credit fails on NPCI side.

Grievance: BADO → District Agriculture Officer → State CRM Sub-Mission Director. Appeal in writing within 30 days of rejection. agriharyanacrm.com hosts a grievance-redressal tab.

How CRM stacks with other schemes

The Haryana CRM scheme is implemented as the state arm of the central CRM Sub-Mission running jointly across Punjab, Haryana, UP and Delhi. Convergence with SMAM (farm mechanisation), Punjab Stubble Management (neighbouring rail), and Mera Pani Meri Virasat (paddy-diversification incentive). PM-KISAN and KCC continue to operate at individual-farmer level.

Coverage statistics

Per Department of Agriculture Haryana press notes, over 90,000 CRM implements have been deployed across the state since launch via individual and CHC routes. Burning incidents in Haryana have declined sharply year-on-year per HARSAC dashboards, though weather windows still drive variability. Exact FY 2024-25 and FY 2025-26 machinery deployment figures are reported in Haryana Vidhan Sabha replies.

Related

• Haryana state guide.
• Meri Fasal Mera Byora.
• Paddy crop guide — stubble management is the post-paddy bottleneck.