Bharat-VISTAAR
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: IE
Subject: Government Scheme
Context: The Union Agriculture Minister launched Bharat-VISTAAR, an AI-powered multilingual advisory platform announced in the Union Budget 2026-27.
About Bharat-VISTAAR (Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources):
What is Bharat-VISTAAR?
• Bharat-VISTAAR is an AI-driven multilingual Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) platform for agriculture.
• It provides farmers with personalised, real-time information through voice, chat, and mobile access.
• It functions as a single digital gateway for agricultural schemes, advisories, markets, and grievance redressal.
Organisations Involved: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare is implementing authority.
• Provide customised AI-based advisory to farmers: Delivers crop, weather, and market advice tailored to individual farm profiles using AI.
• Improve access to scheme eligibility and benefit tracking: Enables farmers to check eligibility, application status, and benefits in one place.
Key Features:
• Multilingual & Voice-Based Access
• Available initially in Hindi and English: Ensures wider early adoption among major language groups. Expansion to 11 languages in phases: Promotes inclusivity across diverse regional farmers. Toll-free helpline 155261 with AI assistant “Bharati”: Allows farmers to receive advice through simple voice calls.
• Available initially in Hindi and English: Ensures wider early adoption among major language groups.
• Expansion to 11 languages in phases: Promotes inclusivity across diverse regional farmers.
• Toll-free helpline 155261 with AI assistant “Bharati”: Allows farmers to receive advice through simple voice calls.
• Multi-Platform Accessibility:
• Basic phone (voice call) – Supports non-smartphone users in rural areas. Mobile application: Offers app-based interactive advisory and scheme tracking. Integration with PM-KISAN and PMFBY apps: Links directly with major agricultural welfare platforms.
• Basic phone (voice call) – Supports non-smartphone users in rural areas.
• Mobile application: Offers app-based interactive advisory and scheme tracking.
• Integration with PM-KISAN and PMFBY apps: Links directly with major agricultural welfare platforms.
• Scheme Integration:
• PM-KISAN: Facilitates income support tracking and grievance updates. PMFBY: Enables crop insurance enrolment and claim status checks. Soil Health Card: Provides soil nutrient data for informed fertiliser use. Kisan Credit Card: Supports access to institutional agricultural credit. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund: Offers information on agri-infrastructure financing support. PM Krishi Sinchayee Yojana: Guides farmers on irrigation assistance schemes. Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization: Promotes access to farm machinery subsidies. Per Drop More Crop: Encourages efficient micro-irrigation practices. PM Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan: Provides MSP and price support details. Modified Interest Subvention Scheme: Explains interest relief on short-term crop loans.
• PM-KISAN: Facilitates income support tracking and grievance updates.
• PMFBY: Enables crop insurance enrolment and claim status checks.
• Soil Health Card: Provides soil nutrient data for informed fertiliser use.
• Kisan Credit Card: Supports access to institutional agricultural credit.
• Agriculture Infrastructure Fund: Offers information on agri-infrastructure financing support.
• PM Krishi Sinchayee Yojana: Guides farmers on irrigation assistance schemes.
• Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization: Promotes access to farm machinery subsidies.
• Per Drop More Crop: Encourages efficient micro-irrigation practices.
• PM Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan: Provides MSP and price support details.
• Modified Interest Subvention Scheme: Explains interest relief on short-term crop loans.
• Advisory Services:
• ICAR-based crop and livestock guidance: Supplies research-backed farming recommendations. Pest and disease alerts: Issues timely warnings to reduce crop losses. Real-time mandi prices: Shares updated market rates to improve selling decisions. Weather forecasts and agronomy advice: Aligns farm practices with climate conditions. Grievance registration and tracking: Enables digital complaint filing and resolution monitoring.
• ICAR-based crop and livestock guidance: Supplies research-backed farming recommendations.
• Pest and disease alerts: Issues timely warnings to reduce crop losses.
• Real-time mandi prices: Shares updated market rates to improve selling decisions.
• Weather forecasts and agronomy advice: Aligns farm practices with climate conditions.
• Grievance registration and tracking: Enables digital complaint filing and resolution monitoring.
• 24×7 Digital Agriculture Expert:
• Round-the-clock operation: Ensures farmers can access services anytime. Chat and voice interaction: Provides conversational assistance through text or speech.
• Round-the-clock operation: Ensures farmers can access services anytime.
• Chat and voice interaction: Provides conversational assistance through text or speech.