The "Strawberry Vikash Yojana" is a component of the "Mukhyamantri Bagwani Yojana", launched by the Department of Agriculture, Bihar, strawberry farming through providing subsidies on seedlings, wooden packaging boxes, and plastic containers.

Farmers residing in the 20 specified districts of Bihar, with a cultivation area between 0.25 acres (0.1 hectares) and 5 acres (2 hectares), are eligible to apply for the scheme.

Farmers receive a subsidy of ₹3,36,000/- per hectare for strawberry cultivation and a 40% subsidy on packaging materials such as wooden and plastic boxes.

Yes, the scheme ensures 30% participation of women farmers in each beneficiary category.

The subsidies will be directly transferred to the farmers' registered bank accounts through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system.

The scheme provides a 40% subsidy for packaging materials, including wooden boxes and small plastic containers.

Yes, the scheme reserves 20% of the benefits for Scheduled Castes and 1.44% for Scheduled Tribes.

A total of 78.56% of the beneficiaries under the scheme are reserved for the general category.

Yes, tenant farmers can apply if they provide legally recognized tenancy agreements along with other required documents.

Farmers should ensure their land ownership documents are updated and verify that their bank account details are registered under the DBT system.