Cost of Cultivation Scheme

The Comprehensive Scheme for Studying the Cost of Cultivation of Principal Crops in India is an integral part of AERC at S P University, V V Nagar. The main component of the Comprehensive Scheme for studying the cost of cultivation of principal crops was initiated in 1970-71 on the recommendations of the standing Technical Committee on Indices of Inputs Costs with a view to fulfill the requirements of data for formulating the agricultural price and other agro economic policies. This scheme is fully funded by Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. Under the scheme, the data on cost of cultivation/ production is collected with prescribed methodology and procedure. More than 70 employees are working at different levels under this scheme at our Centre.