High Yielding Varieties Programme (HYVP)

iAbout This Scheme

The HYVP, launched in Kharif 1966 under M.S. Swaminathan and Agriculture Minister C. Subramaniam, introduced Mexican dwarf wheat and IR-8 rice varieties to India, marking the beginning of the Green Revolution. The programme distributed HYV seeds of wheat, rice, maize, jowar, and bajra to farmers along with a package of fertiliser, irrigation, and credit support. It transformed India from a food-deficit nation to near self-sufficiency within a decade.

🎁Key Benefits

• Supply of high-yielding variety seeds of wheat, rice, and coarse cereals
• Subsidised fertiliser package (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium)
• Assured irrigation support linkage
• Short-term crop loans through cooperative credit societies
• Assured procurement at Minimum Support Price

✅Eligibility Criteria

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  Scheme discontinued — historical archive only

📝How to Apply

❓Frequently Asked Questions