**Executive Summary**
Kisan Sarathi, launched in July 2021, is India’s largest integrated digital agro-advisory platform designed to provide farmers with real-time, multilingual expert consultations and weather updates. Powered by the Interactive Information Dissemination System (IIDS), the platform bridges the gap between scientific research and field application across 36 States/UTs. As of June 25, 2026, the initiative has registered 2.95 crore farmers, facilitating access to 610 government schemes and professional advisories for 351 commodities.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Platform Overview and Governance**
* **Joint Initiative:** Developed by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology and the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
* **Implementation:** Executed by the Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute and the Digital India Corporation.
* **Integration:** Consolidates services from the Kisan Call Centre, Common Service Centre, India Meteorological Department, MyScheme, and BHASHINI into a single digital interface.
**Technological Framework (IIDS)**
* **Two-Way Communication:** Enables interaction between farmers and experts via voice calls, video calls, text, images, and chat.
* **Personalized Approach:** Utilizes the "Know Your Farmer" (KYF) system to store query history and farm profiles, ensuring advisories are tailored and accurate.
* **Centralized Processing:** Queries are received at a centralized server and routed to relevant experts from 730+ Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) and 100+ ICAR institutes.
**Farmer Services and Features**
* **Multilingual Support:** Offers live interactions and advisories in 13 regional languages.
* **Comprehensive Coverage:** Provides information on cereals, pulses, horticulture, livestock, fisheries, and poultry.
* **Real-Time Data:** Delivers region-specific weather updates, mandi prices, and district-wise market trends.
* **Scheme Access:** Enables discovery and status tracking for 102 central and 508 state/UT schemes, including PM-KISAN.
**Reach and Performance (as of June 2026)**
* **Geographic Footprint:** Services are active in 768 districts and approximately 6.63 lakh villages.
* **User Base:** 2.95 crore registered farmers, including 56.16 lakh women beneficiaries.
* **Expert Network:** Supported by 4,767 ICAR scientists and 65+ agricultural universities.
* **Service Delivery:** Successfully handled 19.21 lakh queries and released 21,900 advisories.
**Impact Analysis**
**Farmers**
**Impact**
Farmers receive localized, expert-led advice and real-time market data through multiple channels (WhatsApp, App, Web), reducing exclusion due to low digital literacy.
**Action Required**
Register via toll-free mobile numbers, the web portal, or by visiting the nearest KVK to subscribe to personalized advisory services.
**ICAR Institutions and Agricultural Universities**
**Impact**
These bodies benefit from a stronger national outreach and a streamlined "lab-to-land" transfer system for agricultural research and technology.
**Action Required**
Provide domain experts for live interactions, maintain the knowledge database, and resolve farmer queries routed through the centralized server.
**Policymakers and Administrators**
**Impact**
The platform provides real-time field insights, dashboards, and analytics, which facilitate evidence-based policy planning and the monitoring of extension systems.
**Action Required**
Utilize platform data to evaluate the effectiveness of agricultural schemes and strengthen the digital transformation of the extension ecosystem.
Key Entities Referenced
Kisan Sarathi Platform: An integrated digital agro-advisory platform launched in 2021 that provides multilingual advisories, weather updates, and expert consultations to farmers across India.
Interactive Information Dissemination System (IIDS): The core two-way communication technology framework powering the Kisan Sarathi platform, enabling seamless interaction between farmers and agricultural experts.
Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs): A network of over 730 agricultural science centers that serve as the primary institutional link for delivering localized advisory support and technology transfer to farmers.
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR): The apex organization for agricultural research and education in India, whose institutes and scientists provide the specialized knowledge and advisories for the platform.
Digital India Corporation: The implementing agency under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology responsible for the development and management of the Kisan Sarathi digital infrastructure.
PIB Backgrounder
The Kisan Sarathi Platform
प्रव तथ: 29 JUN 2026 11:28AM by PIB Delhi
Technology to Unite, Empower, and Strengthen the Agricultural Ecosystem
Bridging Technology, Expertise, and Farmer Needs
Kisan Sarathi, launched in July 2021, is India’s largest integrated digital agro-advisory platform. It
provides timely, authentic, and multilingual advisories to farmers. Farmers also get access to schemes,
weather updates, and expert consultations. It is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Electronics &
Information Technology and the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The Indian Agricultural
Statistics Research Institute and the Digital India Corporation implement the platform.
The platform uses the Interactive Information Dissemination System (IIDS). IIDS enables two-way
communication between farmers and experts. It supports lab-to-land transfer of agricultural knowledge.
Kisan Sarathi app connects farmers with:
a. 730+ Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs)
b. 100+ ICAR institutes
c. 65+ agricultural universities
The integration of these institutions creates a strong national agricultural advisory ecosystem. It helps
deliver reliable and localized support to farmers across India.
Conventionally, farmers often had to rely on multiple channels for advisory services, weather forecasts,
and scheme-related information. Kisan Sarathi addresses this challenge by integrating key digital
platforms and enabling faster, easier, and more reliable access to essential services. Key Digital Platforms
are:
Kisan Call Centre
Common Service Centre
India Meteorological Department
MyScheme
BHASHINI
The integration of these national platforms brings critical agricultural services onto a single digital
interface.
Farmers across India have varying levels of smartphone access, internet connectivity, and digital literacy.
By offering multiple access channels, Kisan Sarathi ensures that no farmer is excluded from timely
advisory support. Farmers can access Kisan Sarathi through:a. Kisan Call Centres
b. Common Service Centres
c. Web Portal
d. WhatsApp
e. Mobile App
How does Kisan Sarathi Help Farmers?
Kisan Sarathi connects farmers directly with agricultural experts.
Farmers can get region-specific, real-time advisories on weather updates, market prices, and more.
The Kisan Sarathi platform helps farmers discover government schemes suitable to their specific needs.
They can also gain information on the status of various government schemes, such as PM-KISAN.
It covers both state/UT schemes and union government schemes. As of June 25, 2026, there are 610
schemes available for access on this portal, of which 102 are central government schemes.
Advisories are available for all major cereals, pulses, oilseeds, horticulture crops, plantation crops, and
fodder crops. Advisories are also available for the livestock, poultry, fisheries, and allied sectors.
Farmers can raise queries to KVK experts and receive advice in their local languages.
Farmers can join training sessions and video consultations.
Farmers can easily access the mandi prices and district-wise market rates for major crops. They can
also view the market trends for selected crops.
Key Features of the Kisan Sarathi Platform and Services Offered
The Kisan Sarathi platform offers the following features to its users:
a. Personalized advisory based on farm and farmer profile
b. Live interaction in 13 regional languages with domain experts
c. Call facilities and conferencing support as per the farmer’s needs
d. Access to the farmer’s knowledge database
e. Push alert messages specific to the farmer’s location and domain
f. Easy registration through toll-free mobile number and web
IIDS: The Technology Behind Kisan Sarathi
Kisan Sarathi is powered by the Interactive Information Dissemination System (IIDS). IIDS is a two-
way communication platform. It enables seamless interaction between farmers and experts.
Communications can occur via voice call, video call, text, image, and video exchange via chat.
Core functions of the IIDS are:
a. Farmers can subscribe to selected services
b. Farmers receive personalized advisories
c. Farmers can modify subscriptions anytime
d. Experts access the farmer’s history and past interactions
e. Advisories are tailored to farmers’ needsUnique selling points of IIDS are:
a. Farmer calls are received at a centralized server.
b. Queries are routed to relevant experts.
c. Query history is stored for future reference.
d. Experts access a knowledge database.
e. The system follows the Know Your Farmer (KYF) approach.
f. This improves the accuracy and relevance of advisories.
Kisan Sarathi Reach and Beneficiary Coverage
As of 25 June 2026, Kisan Sarathi services are available in 36 States/UTs, across 768 districts and 6.63
lakh villages.
Kisan Sarathi has a network of 4,767 ICAR scientists and 113 ICAR institutes.
The platform has 2.95 crore registered farmers, of which 56.16 lakh are women beneficiaries.
2.89 crore farmers registered themselves by visiting the nearest KVK. 5.35 lakh joined via Kisan Call
Centres, 21,517 through mobile applications, 2,416 through the web portal, and 39,193 through Common
Service Centres.
The platform has handled 19.21 lakh queries to date.
Kisan Sarathi has released 21,900 advisories so far, covering 351 commodities in 34 States/UTs.
Benefits for Other Agricultural Stakeholders
Kisan Sarathi creates a connected agricultural ecosystem that benefits other agricultural stakeholders such
as experts, institutions, and policymakers.• ICAR Institutions and Universities
Research institutions benefit from stronger outreach and wider dissemination of scientific advisories. The
platform also improves knowledge sharing and enhances the practical application of research.
• KVKs and Agricultural Experts
Kisan Sarathi enables faster farmer outreach and more efficient advisory delivery. It improves query
resolution and strengthens the transfer of technology from lab to field.
• Policymakers and Administrators
The platform provides access to real-time field insights, dashboards, and analytics. This supports
evidence-based policy planning and strengthens agricultural extension systems.
Driving the Future of Digital Agriculture
Kisan Sarathi represents a significant step in the digital transformation of India's agricultural extension
system. The platform enhances collaboration among farmers, research institutions, extension agencies, and
policymakers, creating a more connected and responsive agricultural ecosystem. Its multilingual interface,
multiple access channels, and two-way communication model have strengthened the delivery of need-
based agricultural information nationwide.
With expanding digital infrastructure and farmer participation, Kisan Sarathi strengthens knowledge
dissemination and enables informed farm-level decision-making. Through technology-enabled advisory
and institutional convergence, the platform is contributing to a more resilient, productive, and digitally
empowered agricultural sector.
References
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology
https://kisansarathi.in/
https://ks-aams-web.digitalindiacorporation.in/about-us
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1736155®=48&lang=2
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
https://www.pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=2132330®=48&lang=2
The Kisan Sarathi Platform
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