Sesame cultivation is being encouraged in the summer season. Bihar government has also launched a scheme to encourage commercial cultivation of sesame. Sesame seed: Sesame cultivation is getting a boost in the summer season. The Bihar government has also launched a scheme to encourage commercial cultivation of sesame. Farmers cultivating sesame are being given incentives so that sesame (sesame seed) is supplied to the sesame industry in Gaya district of Bihar at a reasonable rate. Gaya's Tilkut is famous all over the country, but for making Tilkut, sesame has to be brought from other states, especially Rajasthan and Gujarat. 50 quintals of sesame seeds of GT-5 variety were made available to the farmers at subsidized rates. MSP of Rs 8,635 per quintal TRENDING NOW This year, sesame is being cultivated in about 1300 hectares in the summer season in all the blocks of Gaya district including Guraru, Sherghati, Paraiya, Tekari, Mohanpur and Tankuppa. According to the Agriculture Department, traders associated with the tilkut business contacted the farmers and purchased sesame at an average rate of Rs 140-180 per kg, which was more than the minimum support price (MSP) of sesame. The support price of sesame was Rs 8,635 per quintal in the year 2023-24.