Bihar Chief Secretary Pratyaya Amrit chaired a top-level meeting on January 29, 2026, to review the AgriStack project progress. He directed that from February 2 to 6, the Farmer Registry will be completed in mission mode across the state to connect the maximum number of farmers to the system. Addressing all district magistrates via video call, Mr. Amrit said, “we must work with the State’s interests as the top priority. The work under AgriStack should be accelerated so that we can enter the second phase of the project as soon as possible.” He announced that districts registering 50% of farmers benefiting from the PM-Kisan scheme will receive ₹1.5 lakh as a government reward. Districts reaching 35% registration will get ₹50,000. Mr. Amrit made it clear that no fee will be charged from farmers for registration. “The ₹15 service charge previously collected through Common Service Centres (CSC) and Vasudha Kendras will no longer be taken,” he said. The department will bear all costs directly benefiting farmers. Mr. Amrit instructed all district magistrates to ensure at least 50% of PM-Kisan beneficiaries are registered within the set timeframe. He urged further efforts in districts showing good progress. Principal Secretary of Agriculture, Narmadeshwar Lal, added that every district must prepare a Farmer ID for each raiyat (small) farmer. He called it “an extremely important step towards providing farmers with the benefits of various government schemes in a transparent, convenient, and timely manner.” On January 28, the Bihar government's work on the Farmer Registry was praised at a Ministry of Agriculture workshop in New Delhi. Bihar’s well-organized mission-mode work was presented as a model to inspire other states. Mr. Amrit specially congratulated the top-performing districts: Vaishali, Sheohar, Begusarai, Buxar, Sheikhpura, and Katihar.