In December of 2019, Wuhan, China, was hit by a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2. The World Health Organisation (WHO) proclaimed this disease a pandemic on March 11, 2020, and a few days later, the Government of India ordered a total lockdown of the nation as a response to the scarcity of migrant workers caused by the sickness. The purpose of this research was to find out if, during the period of manpower scarcity that occurred during the COVID-19 Shutdown, farmers were more inclined to employ the conservation agriculture (CA) practices like Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) than the alternative, Transplanted Puddled Rice (TPR/Transplanting technique). The Haryana areas of Ambala were the sites of studies on the epidemic and the challenges faced by farmers using it in 2020 and 2021. Twenty five farmers from four different villages were selected at random. To gather empirical data, the 100 respondents were interviewed according to a set timetable, and the results were analysed using standard procedures. Most farmers (77.50%) classified themselves as having a low to medium level of DSR adoption during the Kharif 2020 paddy season, while 22.50 percent classified themselves as having a high level of adoption. During the Kharif 2021 season, 87.50% of farmers were classified as having a Low to Medium level of DSR technology implementation, while 12.50% were classified as having a High level of adoption. In part due to labour limitations during the Shutdown in 2020, farmers appear to have implemented DSR at a little higher rate in 2020 than in 2021. To perform the TPR method of transplanting, farmers need additional helpers, and this migrant labour was easily available before the shutdown. The purpose of this scenario is to encourage the farmer to use a DSR drill or equipment during the quarantine period caused by the epidemic. Since farmers' requirements for it had increased as a result of the limited supply of migrant labour due to lockdowns, the shortage of equipment availability at the time of sowing was the main impediment. Weed infestation, a lack of competence in DSR agriculture, the occurrence of rain prior to germination, a lack of ambition to adapt, etc. were just some of the other, far more important challenges to the adoption of DSR technology by the farmers. At the 0.05 level of significance, the results also showed a positive correlation between DSR technology adoption and characteristics like education, land ownership, access to farm equipment, media exposure, economic motivation, inventiveness, DSR technology training received, extension contact, and risk orientation. In light of these findings, the government should implement more intensive extension efforts to increase farmer awareness and ongoing strong promotional strategies, including better incentives for DSR farmers, in order to encourage the adoption of the recommended practises for DSR.