Dr. Devesh Chaturvedi, Secretary, DoA&FW, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Shri Manoj Joshi, Secretary, DoLR, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, jointly released the Special Central Assistance (SCA) Guidelines today at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, New Delhi in the presence of senior officials and stakeholders. The launch took place during the 'National Conference on Agri Stack: Turning Data into Delivery', where the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare unveiled the SCA initiative to support the development of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) in agriculture across States and Union Territories. Issued under ‘SCA to States for Capital Investment 2025–26’, the guidelines provide financial incentives for States to strengthen core digital components of Agri Stack. Total Allocation: ₹6,000 crore, on a First-Come-First-Served basis: * ₹4,000 crore for establishing State Farmer Registries (including legal heir records) * ₹2,000 crore for implementing Digital Crop Surveys as per natio