Agriculture

State-specific schemes for farmers

Agronomy

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<h3>What Can You Get</h3>
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<td class="xl24" height="44" width="64"><b>S.No</b></td>
<td class="xl24" width="220"><b>Type of Assistance</b></td>
<td class="xl24" width="227"><b>Criteria for assistance/   maximum<br /> limit.</b></td>
<td class="xl24" width="221"><b>State/Central Schemes/   Components</b></td>
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<td class="xl25" height="100" width="64">1</td>
<td class="xl24" width="220">Availability of Quality   certified seed made available for promotion of higher productivity &amp;   production of food grains crops and food security of the State.</td>
<td class="xl24" width="227">50% subsidy on seed   limited<br /> to max. 2 ha.</td>
<td class="xl24" width="221">Assistance for   Quality/certified<br /> seed</td>
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<td class="xl25" height="68" width="64">2</td>
<td class="xl24" width="220">Assistance to popularize time   saving<br /> cultivation technique such as mechanized transplanting.</td>
<td class="xl24" width="227">50% subsidy limited to Rs. 1.00   lakh</td>
<td class="xl24" width="221">Promoting Improved Technology</td>
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<td class="xl25" height="85" width="64">3</td>
<td class="xl24" width="220">Assistance on pro rata basis to   farmers to compensate farmers in adopting Improve Technology through System   Rice Intensification (SRI)</td>
<td class="xl24" width="227">Assistance of Rs. 10,000/ha.   min. area 0.1 ha.</td>
<td class="xl24" width="221">System for Rice   Intensification<br /> for SRI Farmers</td>
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<td class="xl26" height="136" rowspan="2" width="64">4</td>
<td class="xl24" width="220">a) Assistance to save crops from   domestic &amp; Wild Animals individual farmers/community farmers groups can   decide the type of fencing as enlisted.</td>
<td class="xl24" width="227">75% subsidy for general   category<br /> <br /> 90% SC/ST category</td>
<td class="xl24" width="221">Assistance for traditional   fencing</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="51" width="220">b)   Solar fencing is provided under 40% State Share &amp; 50% Central Share.   (RKVY)</td>
<td class="xl24" width="227">90% subsidy limited to   max.<br /> Rs. 2.00 lakhs per individual</td>
<td class="xl24" width="221">Solar Power Battery Fencing</td>
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<td class="xl25" height="68" width="64">5</td>
<td class="xl24" width="220">Support for farmers in order to   get an<br /> assured price for alsando crops, sold to cooperative Societies.</td>
<td class="xl24" width="227">Difference between actual price   and Assured price of Rs.70/- kg. limited to 800 kg/farmer</td>
<td class="xl24" width="221">Assured price for Alsando</td>
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<td class="xl25" height="51" width="64">6</td>
<td class="xl24" width="220">Support for farmers in order to   get an<br /> assured price for sugarcane crops.</td>
<td class="xl24" width="227">Difference between 2400/tonne   and actual price announced by SSSK Ltd.</td>
<td class="xl24" width="221">Assured price for Sugarcane</td>
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<td class="xl25" height="68" width="64">7</td>
<td class="xl24" width="220">Support is provided to farmers   for paddy crop sold to authorized paddy purchase agencies.</td>
<td class="xl24" width="227">Diference between actual<br /> price and Assured price of<br /> Rs.17 kg limited to 5000 kg./ha.<br /> 7500 kg./ farmer/season and</td>
<td class="xl24" width="221">Assured price for Paddy.</td>
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<td class="xl25" height="51" width="64">8</td>
<td class="xl24" width="220">Distribution of new &amp;   improved varieties seed of paddy, pulses &amp; groundnut</td>
<td class="xl24" width="227">Seed kits given free of cost for   trial</td>
<td class="xl24" width="221">Distribution of Seed Minikits</td>
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<td class="xl25" height="34" width="64">9</td>
<td class="xl24" width="220">Free seedling of 1 month age are   distributed free of cost</td>
<td class="xl24" width="227">Rs. 12,500 seedling/ha.</td>
<td class="xl24" width="221">Establishment of Sugarcane<br /> Seed Farm</td>
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<td class="xl25" height="34" width="64">10</td>
<td class="xl24" width="220">Inputs like seed, bio   fertilizer, etc. are given to farmers</td>
<td class="xl24" width="227">Rs. 12,000/ha.</td>
<td class="xl24" width="221">Groundnut cultivation   under<br /> RKVY</td>
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<td class="xl25" height="17" width="64">11</td>
<td class="xl24" width="220">Sale of seed on subsidized rate.</td>
<td class="xl24" width="227">50% subsidy</td>
<td class="xl24" width="221">Distribution of seed</td>
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<td class="xl25" height="51" width="64">12</td>
<td class="xl24" width="220">A group of 40 farmers are   trained<br /> exclusively on groundnut cultivation in 3 (Three) phases.</td>
<td class="xl24" width="227">Rs. 20,000/training</td>
<td class="xl24" width="221">Trainings</td>
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<h3>Whom to Contact?</h3>
<p>Dy.Director of Agriculture (Agron.), Department of Agriculture.</p>
<p><b>Source:</b><i> <a class="external-link ext-link-icon" href="https://www.agriclinics.net/ffhb.pdf" target="_blank" title="farmer.gov.in (External website that opens in new window)">Department of Agriculture &amp; Cooperation</a></i></p>
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