A field experiment was conducted at Research-cum-Instructional Farm, Indira Gandhi Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) during rabi season of 2014-15. The experiment was laid out of 4 tillage practices and 6 different rabi crops in strip plot design with three replications. The results revealed that the chickpea equivalent yield (8.66 q ha-1), net return (18,214 ` ha-1), B:C ratio (2.86), economic efficiency (49.90 ` ha-1 day-1), production efficiency (13.10 kg ha-1 day-1), productivity ratting index (96.95), energy use efficiency and energy input output ratio has been recorded significantly highest under treatment zero tillage direct drilling of seeds at 2nd days after harvesting of rice (T1). Among the crops safflower (C4) performed superior in terms of chickpea equivalent yield (11.14 q ha-1), net return (24,444 ` ha-1), B:C ratio (3.30), economic efficiency, production efficiency, productivity ratting index (110.52) and energy input output ratio. Interaction effect of tillage and crops on net return and B:C ratio, significantly higher net return obtained in combination of treatment T2 (Minimum tillage and line sowing of seeds at 3rd DAH of rice) × C4 (safflower crop) as compared to other treatment combinations. While, B:C ratio (4.19) was higher under treatment combination T1 (Zero tillage direct drilling of seeds at 2nd DAH of rice) × C5 (linseed crop).