What to Do? Procure appropriate machinery/ equipment as per land holding size and crop Machinery & equipment can be used by Custom Hiring/sharing by groups of farmers Conserve Resources - Use Zero-till Seed Drill, Laser Leveler,Happy Seed Drill Rotavator, etc. Training is provided on proper use of Farm Machinery and its routine maintenance and servicing through Farm Machinery Training &Testing Institutes (FMTTIs), KVKs & State Agricultural Universities. What Can You Get? A: Cost Norms and Pattern of Assistance under Sub - Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)-Financial Assistance for Procurement of Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Type of Agriculture Machinery For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women and NE States Beneficiaries For other Beneficiaries Max. permissible Subsidy per Machine/ Equipment Pattern of Assistance Max. Permissible Subsidy per Machine/ Equipment Pattern of Assistance Tractors (i) Tractor (8 to 20 PTO HP) Rs.1.00 lakh 35% Rs.0.75 lakh 25% (ii) Tractor (Above 20 to 70 PTO HP) Rs.1.25 lakh 35% Rs.1.00 lakh 25% Power Tillers (i) Power Tiller (below 8 BHP) 0.50 lakh 50% Rs. 0.40 lakh. 40% (ii) Power Tiller (8 BHP & above) Rs.0.75 lakh 50% Rs.0.60 lakh. 40% Rice Transplanter Self Propelled Rice Transplanter (4 rows) Rs.0.94 lakh 50% Rs.0.75 lakh 40% Self Propelled Rice Transplanter (i) above 4-8 rows (ii) above 8-16 rows Rs.2.00 lakh 50% Rs.2.00 lakh 40% Self Propelled Machinery Self Propelled Machinery (i) Reaper-cum-Binder Rs.1.25 lakh 50% Rs.1.00 lakh 40% Specialized Self Propelled Machinery (i) Reaper (ii) Post Hole Digger/Augur (iii) Pneumatic/ other Planter 0.63 lakh 50% 0.50 lakh 40% Self Propelled Horticultural Machinery (i) Fruit Pluckers (ii) Tree Pruners (iii) Fruit Harvesters (iv) Fruit Graders (v) Track Trolley (vi) Nursery Media Filling Machine (vii) Multipurpose Hydraulic System (viii) Power operated horticulture tools for pruning, budding, grating, shearing etc. 1.25 lakh 50% Rs.1.00 lakh 40% B.Financial Assistance for Procurement of Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Type of Agriculture Machinery For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women and NE States Beneficiaries For other Beneficiaries Max. permissible Subsidy per Machine/Equipment Max. Permissible Subsidy per Machine/Equipment Tractor/Power Tiller driven equipments A. Land development, tillage and seed bed preparation equipment (i) MB Plough (ii) Disc Plough (iii) Cultivator (iv) Harrow (v) Leveler Blade (vi) Cage Wheel (vii) Furrow Opener (viii) Ridger (ix) Weed Slasher (x) Laser Land Leveler (xi) Reversible Mechanical plough i) Below 20 BHP driven Rs. 15,000/- seed bed preparation equipments ii) Above 20 BHP driven Rs 19,000/ - i) Below 20 BHP driven Rs. 12,000/- ii) Above 20 BHP driven Rs 15,000/- (xii) Rotavator (xiii) Rotopuddler (xiv) Reversible Hydraulic plow i) Below 20 BHP driven Rs.35,000/- ii) Above 20 BHP driven Rs 44,000/ i) Below 20 BHP driven Rs. 28,000/- ii) Above 20 BHP driven Rs. 35,000/- (xv) Chisel Plow i) Below 20 BHP driven Rs. 8000/- ii) Above 20 BHP driven Rs.10,000/- i) Below 20 BHP driven Rs. 6000/- ii) Above 20 BHP driven Rs. 8000/- Tractor / Power Tiller Driven Equipments B. Sowing, Planting, Reaping and Digging Equipments: (i) Post Hole Digger (ii) Potato Planter (iii) Potato Digger (iv) Ground nut Digger (v) Strip Till Drill (vi) Tractor Drawn Reaper (vii) Onion Harvester (viii) Rice Straw Chopper, (ix) Zero till Seed cum Fertilizer Drill (x) Raised Bed Planter (xi) Sugar Cane Cutter/Stripper (xii) Planter (xiii) Seed Drill (xiv) Multi Crop Planter (xv) Zero -till Multi Crop Planter (xvi) Ridge Furrow Planter i) Below 20 BHP driven Rs.15,000/- ii) 20 to 35 BHP driven Rs.19,000/- i) Below 20 BHP driven Rs.12,000/- ii) 20 to 35 BHP driven Rs.15,000 (i) Turbo Seeder (ii) Pneumatic Planter (iii) Pneumatic Vegetable Transplanter (iv) Pneumatic Vegetable Seeder (v) Happy Seeder (vi) Plastic Mulch Laying Machine i) Below 20 BHP driven Rs. 35,000/- ii) 20 to 35 BHP driven Rs. 44,000/- i) Below 20 BHP driven Rs.28,000/- ii) 20 to 35 BHP driven Rs.35,000 C. Inter Cultivation Equipments *, (i) Grass Weed Slasher (ii) Rice Straw Chopper (iii) Power Weeder (engine operated below 2 bhp) i) Below 20 BHP driven Rs. 15,000/- ii) 20 to 35 BHP driven Rs.19,000/- i) Below 20 BHP driven Rs.12,000/- ii) 20 to 35 BHP driven Rs.15,000 D. Equipments for Residue management/Hay and Forage (i) Sugarcane Thrash Cutter (ii) Coconut Frond Chopper (iii) Rake (iv) Balers (v) Straw Reaper i) Below 20 BHP driven Rs. 15,000/- ii) 20 to 35 BHP driven Rs.19,000/- i) Below 20 BHP driven Rs.12,000/- ii) 20 to 35 BHP driven Rs.15,000 E. Harvesting & Threshing (i)Ground Nut Pod Stripper (ii) Thresher (iii) Multi Crop Thresher (iv) Paddy Thresher HP and by power tiller and tractor below HP and by power tiller and tractor below (v) Brush Cutter i) Operated by engine/electric motor below 3 HP and by power tiller and tractor below 20 BHP Rs.20,000/- ii) Operated by engine/electric motor 3-5 HP and by power tiller and tractor below 35 BHP Rs. 25,000/- i) Operated by engine/electric motor below 3 HP and by power tiller and tractor below 20 BHP Rs.16,000/- ii) Operated by engine/electric motor 3-5 HP and by power tiller and tractor below 35 BHP Rs. 20,000/- F. Chaff Cutter *, # i) Operated by engine/electric motor below 3 HP and by power tiller and tractor below 20 BHP Rs.20,000/- ii) Operated by engine/electric motor 3-5 HP and by power tiller and tractor below 35 BHP Rs. 25,000/- i) Operated by engine/electric motor below 3 HP and by power tiller and tractor below 20 BHP Rs. 16,000/- ii) Operated by engine/electric motor 3-5 HP and by power tiller and tractor below 35 BHP Rs. 20,000/- Tractor above 35 BHP driven equipment A. Land Development, tillage and seed bed preparation equipments: (i) MB Plough (ii) Disc Plough (iii) Cultivator (iv) Harrow (v) Leveler Blade (vi) Cage Wheel (vii) Furrow Opener (viii) Ridger (ix) Reversible Mechanical Plough Rs. 44,000/- Rs. 35,000/- (x) Weed Slasher (xi) Laser Land Leveler (xii) Rotavator (xiii) Roto-Puddler (xiv) Reversible Hydraulic Plough (xv) Sub - Soiler (xvi) Trench Makers (PTO operated) (xvii) Bund Former (PTO operated) (xviii) Power Harrow (PTO operated) (xix) Backhoe Loader Dozer (Tractor operated) Rs. 63,000/- Rs. 50,000/- Type of Agriculture Machinery *,# Tractor above 35 BHP driven equipment For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women and NE States Beneficiaries For other Beneficiaries Max. permissible Subsidy per Machine/Equipment Pattern of Assistance Max. permissible Subsidy per Machine/Equipment Pattern of Assistance B. Sowing, Planting, Reaping and Digging Equipments: (i) Zero till Seed-cum- Fertilizer Drill (ii) Raised Bed Planter (iii) Seed Drill (iv) Potato Digger (v) Tractor Drawn Reaper (vi) Onion harvester Rs. 44,000/- Rs. 35,000/- (i) Post Hole Digger (ii) Potato Planter (iii) Ground Nut Digger (iv) Strip Till Drill (v) Rice Straw Chopper (vi) Sugarcane Cutter/ Stripper/Planter, (vii) Multi Crop Planter (viii) Zero-till Multi Crop Planter (ix) Ridge Furrow Planter (x) Turbo Seeder (xi) Pneumatic Planter (xii) Pneumatic Vegetable Transplanter, (xiii) Pneumatic Vegetable Seeder (xiv) Happy Seeder (xv) Cassava Planter (xvi) Manure Spreader (xvii) Fertilizer Spreader - PTO operated (xviii) Plastic Mulch Laying Machine (xix) Automatic Rice Nursery Sowing Machinery Rs. 63,000/- 50% Rs. 50,000/- 40% Tractor (above 35 BHP ) driven equipments *, # C. Inter Cultivation Equipments: (i) Grass/ Weed Slasher, (ii) Rice Straw Chopper, (iii) Weeder (PTO operated) Rs. 63,000/- 50% Rs. 50,000/- 40% D. Harvesting & Threshing Equipments (Operated by engine/electric motor above 5 hp and Tractor of above 35 BHP) (i) Ground Nut Pod Stripper (ii) Thresher/Multi crop Thresher (iii) Paddy Thresher (iv) Chaff Cutter (v) Forage Harvester (vi) Bird Scarer Rs. 63,000/- 50% Rs. 50,000/- 40% E. Equipments for Residue management/Hay and Forage: (i) Sugarcane Thrash Cutter (ii) Coconut Frond Chopper (iii) Hay Rake (iv) Balers (Round) (v) Balers (Rectangular) (vi) Wood Chippers (vii) Sugarcane Ratoon Manager (viii) Cotton Stalk Uprooter (ix) Straw Reaper Rs.63,000/- 50% Rs. 50,000/- 40% All Manual /Animal Drawn Equipment/Implements/Tools under SMAM *, # Type of Agriculture Machinery For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women and NE States Beneficiaries For other Beneficiaries Max. permissible Subsidy per Machine/Equipment Max. Permissible Subsidy per Machine/Equipment A. Land Development , Tillage and Seed Bed preparation equipments: (i) MB Plough (ii) Disc Plough (iii) Cultivator (iv) Harrow (v) Leveler Blade (vi) Furrow Opener (vii) Ridger (viii) Puddler Rs.10,000/- Rs. 8000/- B. Sowing and Planting Equipments: (i) Paddy Planter (ii) Seed cum Fertilizer Drill (iii) Raised Bed Planter (iv) Planter (v) Dibbler (vi) Equipments for raising paddy nursery Rs.10,000/- Rs.8000/- vii) Drum Seeder (Below 4 Rows Rs.15,000/- Rs. 1200/- (viii) Drum Seeder (Above 4 Rows) Rs.19,000/- Rs. 1500/- C. Harvesting & Threshing Equipments: (i) Ground Nut Pod Stripper (ii) Thresher (iii) Winnowing fan (iv) Tree Climber (v) Horticulture Hand tools Rs.10,000/- Rs. 8000/- (vi) Chaff Cutter (upto 3') Rs.5,000/- Rs. 4000/- (vii) Chaff Cutter (above 3') Rs.6,300/- Rs.5000/- D. Inter Cultivation Equipments: (i) Grass Weed Slasher (ii) Weeder (iii) Conoweeder (iv) Garden Hand Tools Rs.600/- Rs.500/- Plant Protection Equipment under SMAM *, $ Type of Agriculture Machinery For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women and NE States Beneficiaries For other Beneficiaries Max. permissible Subsidy per Machine/Equipment Pattern of Assistance Max. Permissible Subsidy per Machine/Equipment Pattern of Assistance a. Manual Sprayer Knap Sack / Foot Operated Sprayers Rs. 600/- — Rs. 500/- — b. Powered i) Knapsack Sprayers/ power operated Taiwan Sprayers(capacity 8-12 lit.) Rs. 3100/- — Rs. 2500/- — ii) Knapsack Sprayers/ Power Operated Taiwan Sprayers (capacity above 12-16 lit) Rs. 3800/- — Rs. 3000/- — iii) Knapsack Sprayers/ power operated Taiwan Sprayers (capacity above 16 lit. Rs. 10,000/- — Rs. 8000/- — c. Tractor Mounted / Operated Sprayers i) Below 20 BHP Rs. 10,000/- — Rs. 8000/- — ii) 20 - 35 BHP Rs. 13,000/- — Rs. 10,000/- — iii) above 35 BHP Rs. 63,000/- 50% Rs. 50,000/- 40% d. Eco - friendly Light Traps 1400/- — 1200/- — e. Electrostatic Sprayer Rs. 63,000/- 50% Rs. 50,000/- 40% Post Harvest Technology under SMAM Establishment of PHT unit for transfer of primary processing technology, value addition, low cost scientific storage, packaging units and technology for byproducts managements in the production catchments 1.50 lakh per unit 60% 1.25 lakh per unit 50% Establishment of Farm Machinery Banks for Custom Hiring under SMAM I. Establishment of Farm Machinery Banks for Custom Hiring S.No Item Maximum Permissible Pattern of Assistance Project Cost 1 Procurement subsidy for establishment of Custom Hiring Centre upto Rs.60 lakhs Project based 24 lakhs 40% II. Establishment of Hi-Tech, High Productive Equipment Hub for Custom Hiring under SMAM S.No Item Maximum Permissible Pattern of Assistance Project Cost 1 Procurement subsidy for establishment of Custom Hiring Centre upto Rs. 250 lakhs Project based 100 lakhs 40% PTO -Power Take Off Illustrative list of the equipments tested from FMTTI and other designated institutes may be referred at www.farmech.gov.in * All tested equipments from either FMTTIs or designated institutes from DAC are only eligible for subsidy in all states under government assisted programme. # These agricultural implements authorized to test at designated institutes from DAC $ These agricultural machinery authorized to test at FMTTIs Any extra equipment proposed by States would be considered by DAC under the appropriate category of assistance. B: Financial Assistance for procurement of Agricultural Machinery & Equipment under NFSM S.No Name of Equipment Pattern of Assistance Crops in which admissible Rice Wheat Pulse Coarse Cereals Farm Machinery 1 Cono weeder Rs.600/- per machine or whichever is less 50% of the cost ✓ 2 Manual Sprayer: Knap Sack Sprayer/ Foot Operated Sprayer Rs.600/- per sprayer or 50% of the cost whichever is less ✓ ✓ ✓ 3 Drum Seeder Rs.1500/- per machine or 50% of the cost whichever is less ✓ 4 Power Sprayer Rs.3000/- per powered sprayer or 50% of the cost whichever is less ✓ ✓ ✓ 5 Manual Chaff Cutter Rs.5000/- per machine or 75% of cost whichever is less 6 Chiseller (Deep Ploughing) Rs.8000/- per machine or 50% of the cost whichever is less ✓ ✓ 7 Tractor Mounted Sprayer Rs.10,000/- per sprayer or 50% of cost whichever is less ✓ ✓ 8 Seed Drill Rs.15,000/- per machine or 50% of cost whichever is less ✓ ✓ ✓ 9 Zero Till Seed Drill Rs.15,000/- per machine or 50% of cost whichever is less ✓ ✓ 10 Multi Crop Planter Rs.15,000/- per machine or 50% of cost whichever is less ✓ ✓ ✓ 11 Zero Till Multi Crop Planter Rs.15,000/- per machine or 50% of cost whichever is less ✓ ✓ ✓ 12 Ridge Furrow Planter Rs.15,000/- per machine or 50% of cost whichever is less ✓ 13 Power Weeder Rs.15,000/- per machine or 50% of cost whichever is less ✓ ✓ 14 Mobile Rain Gun Rs.15,000/- per mobile rain gun or 50% of cost whichever is less ✓ ✓ 15 Power Driven Chaff Cutter Rs.20000/- per machine or 75% cost whichever is less 16 Rotavator / Turbo Seeder Rs.35000/- per machine or 50% of cost whichever is less ✓ ✓ ✓ 17 Paddy Thresher/Multi Crop Thresher Rs.40000/- per machine or 50% of the cost whichever is less ✓ ✓ ✓ 18 Laser Land Leveler Rs.1.50 lakh per machine to a group of 10 farmers ✓ ✓ ✓ 19 Self Propelled Paddy Transplanter Rs.75000/- per machine or 50% of the cost whichever is less ✓ C -I: Financial Assistance for procurement of Agricultural machinery and equipment under Mini Mission-I of NMOOP Type of Agriculture Machinery For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women and NE States Beneficiaries For other Beneficiaries Maximum Permissible Subsidy per Machine/ Equipment Pattern of Assistance Maximum Permissible Subsidy per Machine/ Equipment Pattern of Assistance Plant Protection equipment a) (Manual Sprayer) i) Eco-Friendly Light Trap (NCIPM model) and Knapsack/ Foot Operated Sprayer Rs.800/- 50% Rs.600/- 40% ii) Seed Treatment Drum with 20 kg -40 kg Capacity Rs.2000/- Rs.1750/- 50% b.Powered i) Knapsack Sprayers/Power Operated Taiwan Sprayers (capacity below 16 lit.) Rs.3800/- 60% Rs.3000/- 50% ii) Knapsack Sprayers/ Power operated Taiwan sprayers (capacity above 16 lit.) Rs.10,000/- 50% Rs.8000/- 40% c. Supply of improved farm implements i) Manually/ Bullock drawn implements including Chiseller Rs.10,000/- 50% Rs.8000/- 40% ii)Tractor driven farm equipment like Rotavator/ Seed Drill/ Zero Till Seed Drill/ Multi Crop Planter/ Ridge Furrow Planter/ Raised Bed Planter/ Power Seeder/ Groundnut Digger and Multi Crop Threshers Rs.63,000/- 50% Rs.50,000/- 40% C -II: Financial Assistance for procurement of Agricultural Machinery and Equipment under Mini Mission-II (Oil Palm) of National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) Components Pattern of Assistance Machinery & Tools Assistance upto 50% of the cost and upto the amount for equipments/tools as provided under to State Tools Department of Agriculture/Horticulture: (i) Manually Handled/ High Reach Oil Palm Cutter - Rs. 1500/- per unit, (ii) Oil Palm Protective Wire Mesh - Rs. 15,000/- per unit, (iii) Motorized Chisel - Rs. 10,000/- per unit (iv) Aluminium Portable ladder - Rs. 3000/- per unit (v) Chaff Cutter for chaffing of oil palm leaves (oil palm farmers only) - Rs. 7000/- per unit. (vi) Small tractor upto 20 HP along with trolley: 25% of the cost of Procurement subject to a ceiling of Rs. 0.75 lakh. Additional 10% assistance to SC / ST / Small / Marginal Farmers / Women, Groups > 5 members FPOs and NE States to a ceiling of ` 1.00 lakh per unit. (vii) Any other Machinery recommended by ICAR/SAUs which is useful for Oil Palm growers could be included under local initiatives/contingency under AAP. (viii) import of machinery viz; Mechanical Sprayer for Young Oil Palm Fields, Mechanical Oil Palm Harvesting Machine, Compact FFBs Transporter/ Sprayers etc., with specific approval of standing committee of NMOOP. D: Financial Assistance for procurement of Agricultural Machinery and Equipments under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) during XII Plan Item Cost Norms Pattern of Assistance i) Tractor (upto 20 PTO) Rs.3.00 lakh per unit 25% of cost, subject to a maximum of Rs. 0.75 lakh/ unit for General Category Farmers, and in the case if SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women Farmers and beneficiaries in NE states, 35% of cost, subject to a maximum of Rs.1.00 lakh per unit. ii) Power Tiller Rs.1.00 lakh per unit Subject to a maximum of Rs. 0.40 lakh/unit for General Category a) Power Tiller (below 8 BHP) Farmers, and in the case if SC,ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women Farmers and beneficiaries in NE states, subject of a maximum of Rs. 0.50 lakh/ unit. b) Power Tiller (8BHP & above) Rs.1.50 lakh per unit Subject to a maximum of Rs.0.60 lakh/unit for General Category Farmers, and in the case if SC,ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women Farmers and beneficiaries in NE states, subject of a maximum of Rs. 0.75 lakh/ unit. iii) Tractor/Power Tiller (below 20BHP) driven equipments a) Land development, tillage and seed bed preparation Rs.0.30 lakh per unit Subject to a maximum of Rs. 0.12 lakh per unit for General Category Farmers, and in the case if SC,ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women Farmers and beneficiaries in NE states, subject of a maximum of Rs.0.15 lakh/ unit b) Sowing, planting reaping and digging equipments Rs.0.30 lakh per unit Subject to a maximum of Rs. 0.12 lakh/unit for General Category Farmers, and in the case if SC,ST, Small & Marginal farmers, Women Farmers and beneficiaries in NE states, subject of a maximum of `0.15 lakh/ unit c) Plastic mulch laying machine Rs.0.70 lakh per unit Subject to a maximum of Rs.0.28 lakh/unit for General Category Farmers, and in the case if SC,ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women Farmers and beneficiaries in NE states, subject of a maximum of Rs.0.35 lakh/ unit iv) Self-propelled Horticulture Machinery Rs.2.50 lakh per unit Subject to a maximum of `1.00 lakh/unit for General Category Farmers, and in the case if SC,ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women Farmers and beneficiaries in NE states, subject of a maximum of Rs.1.25 lakh/ unit Whom to Contact? District Agriculture Officer / District Horticulture Officer / Project Director, ATMA. Source: Department of Agriculture & Cooperation