The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) implements the Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan (SCSP) to benefit Scheduled Caste farmers, focusing on agricultural development and empowerment.

The scheme has been implemented at ICAR-NISST, Mau. Institute has supplied the quality seeds of Mung (18.56 quintal to 1865 farmers), Chickpea (25 quintal to 2500 farmers), Paddy (129.75 quintal to 2595 farmers), field pea (1.31 quintal to 26 farmers), Ragi (3.19 quintal to 319 farmers)and Wheat (599.36 q to 5994 farmers) to Scheduled Caste farmers for demonstration purpose in Mau and Ghazipur districts of Uttar Pradesh. Institute has also supplied 2500 tasla and 2500 spade to Scheduled Caste farmers in Mau and Ghazipur districts of Uttar Pradesh. Field visits have been organized for the farmers to show the crop cafeteria, seed production plots, seed processing units, composting and vermi-composting pit etc at Institute. Four number of extension folders has been published on various aspects of seed production and general agriculture and distributed to the farmers. Maintained data base of around 8000 beneficiaries (with details of name, address, mobile etc.) along with UID number under the programme.