The present study was based on primary data collected from 90 Bt-cotton farmers (30 small, 30 medium and 30 large farmers) by personal interview method with the help of specially designed questionnaire in Wardha district of Maharashtra for the agricultural year 2021-22. At the overall level, the average per hectare cost C for Bt-cotton production was ?1,16,707.28. The per cent share of cost A and cost B in total cost of cultivation was 62.15 and 97.11 per cent, respectively. At the overall level, the average per hectare cost A and cost B was worked out to ?72,528.33 and ?1,13,331.45, respectively. At overall level, average per hectare yield of Bt-cotton was observed to be 24.59 quintals. It was 21.45, 24.55 and 27.76 quintals for small, medium and large size group, respectively. At the overall level, the per hectare gross income received was ?1,96,650.13. For small group it was?1,59,807.43, for medium group ?1,95,570.95 and for large group ?2,34,572.00. It indicates that higher gross income is in large size group is due to better productivity. Bt-cotton cultivation was profitable in all the groups. At overall level the B:C ratio was 1.68 at cost ‘C’.

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