New Delhi, April 28 -- The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare has come up with the guidelines for setting up of bio-input resource centres (BRC) under the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF).

Under the guidelines published on April 23, 2025, financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh will be provided as support to set up each centre. But experts and stakeholders have flagged that this amount may be inadequate in successfully setting up and running a BRC that can support transition for farmers to natural farming.

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