Union Agriculture Minister Launches farmers’ digital companion ‘Bharat Vistaar’ in RajasthanOn...

Rojgar4u Team February 19, 2026

Union Agriculture Minister Launches farmers’ digital companion ‘Bharat Vistaar’ in RajasthanOn 17 February 2026, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoAFW) and Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), launched ‘Bharat-Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources (Bharat-VISTAAR)’ at the State Institute of Agricultural Management (SIAM) in Durgapura, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
About Bharat VISTAAR:
Integration: The Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven platform integrates AgriStack, India’s federated DPI that consolidates farmer registries, land records, and crop data with farm practice packages of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
Access Modes: Farmers can access services through the toll-free helpline 155261 powered by the AI voice assistant Bharati on basic phones, via MoAFW web portal.

Chatbot services are available in English and Hindi.

Phase 1: Bharat–VISTAAR has been launched in Maharashtra, Bihar, Gujarat, and Rajasthan with integration of state-level systems such as Vasudha and MahaVistaar (Maharashtra), BiharKrishi (Bihar), and AmulAI’s Sarlaben (Gujarat).
10 Schemes Integrated: Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), Soil Health Card (SHC), Kisan Credit Card (KCC), Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY), Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), Per Drop More Crop (PDMC), Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS), and Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM).