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Agriculture is the primary source of the nation's economic expansion and development. One of the most important improvements in our nation has been the development of agriculture. Most of the paddy farmers are dependent on agriculture for their livelihood. So there is a need for the cognizance of agricultural schemes for the welfare of paddy farmers, as their prevalence improves the economic status of the paddy farmers in Chittur taluk. In their paddy field, they face a lot of issues in cultivation practices, such as seasonal shortages of labor supply, a lack of irrigation purposes, and the use of fertilizers and pesticides. The study assessed the cognizance of paddy farmers about agricultural schemes and cultivation practices with reference to Chittur taluk, Palakkad. It is quantitative research and descriptive research design was used to describe the research problem. The sample size constitutes 60 samples in Chittur taluk, selected on the basis of simple random sampling. In this study, both primary and secondary data were used. The structured interview schedule method was used as the tool to collect primary data for the study and consists of 53 closed-ended questions. Secondary data have been collected from research studies, articles, journals, websites, etc. The results are analyzed and interpreted through Excel and represented in the form of tables, bar diagrams, and pie charts. From the study, the major findings are that 63.33 % of the respondents are aware of the new agricultural schemes, and 36.67 % of the respondents have no idea about the agricultural schemes launched by the government. The facts from the study show that debt from paddy cultivation is a major problem faced by farmers.