Cost benfit ratio of paddy in karnataka

Tungabhadra  Project

Cost of cultivation  =  Rs.31539 per ha

Gross returns       =  Rs.44228.7 per ha

Net returns           =  Rs.12689.74 per ha

Benefit Cost Ratio = 1.14 : 1

Source: Nirmala and others,2009 : KJAS, 22:1

Mandya and Mysore districts( Cauvery Command Area)

Hybrid Rice

Cost of cultivation =  Rs. 17,889.80 per hectare

Gross returns       =  Rs. 47,736.26 per hectare

Net returns          =  Rs. 29,846.46 per ha

Benefit Cost Ratio = 1.67 : 1

Inbred Rice

Cost of cultivation  =  Rs  15,387.76 per hectare 

Gross returns        =  Rs  45,619.89 per hectare

Net returns           =  Rs.  30,232.13 per ha

Benefit Cost Ratio  =  1.97:1

Source: Chengappa and others,2003: EPW, 2003