NOTE ON FARM MECHANIZATION IN TELANGANA

Farm Mechanization Scheme is the flagship scheme of Government of

Telangana. After the formation of the new state of Telangana, the Government of
Telangana has enhanced the budget for Farm Mechanization from Rs 150 crores to
Rs 335 crores.

Objectives:

The objectives of supplying various farm machinery/ implement and

establishment of various Custom Hiring Centers on subsidy are as follows:

 Ensures reduction of drudgery associated with various farm operations

 Improve the efficiency of farmers
 Making available the presence of mechanization in every village.
 Reduction in cost of cultivation for major crops grown in the State
 Establishment of CHCs with High Cost Machinery in villages will provide
Farm Mechanization Service to all farmers on hire basis and hire
charges decided by Gram Panchayath.
 Employment generation to rural youth through establishment of CHCs.

Farm Mechanization is being implemented under the following three schemes during
2016-17.

I. Farm Mechanization component of Normal State Plan (FM-NSP):

It is proposed to supply various farm implements/ machinery i.e. Animal

Drawn Implements, Tractor Drawn Implements, High Cost Machinery (Upto 1 lakh
& 1 to 5 lakh), Mini Tractors, Post Harvest Equipment, Plant Protection Equipment,
Inter-cultivation Equipment, HDPE Tarpaulins and establishment of Custom Hiring
Centers for Paddy Land Preparation, Cotton, Maize, Paddy Harvesting package
during 2016-17.

II. Farm Mechanization component of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (FM-

RKVY):

It is proposed to establish Custom Hiring Centers for Paddy, Cotton, Maize,

Groundnut, Mini Sugarcane, Mini SMSRI, Paddy Nursery Package, Paddy Harvesting
package, Paddy Land Preparation package & Implement Hiring Stations and
erection of Solar fencing during 2016-17.
III. Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM):

It is proposed to supply Mini Tractors, Power Tillers, Tractor Drawn

Implements, Plant Protection Equipment, Post Harvest Equipment and also
proposed to organize trainings & demonstrations to farmers.

Salient Features:

• Implementation of Farm Mechanization scheme is on-line through Mee Seva.

• The Government is giving more importance to establish CHCs for various

crops like Paddy, Cotton, Maize, Groundnut and Sugarcane.

Guidelines for implementation of Farm Mechanization scheme during

2017-18 in Telangana State:
The scheme, Farm Mechanization is gradually gaining importance as the farm labour is
becoming scarce and expensive year after year. Detailed guidelines are prepared for effective
implementation of the scheme as under.

I. Formation of Committees:

A. Mandal level Committee:Mandal level committee is to be constituted with Mandal

Agricultural Officer (MAO) as convener Mandal Parishad Development Officer
(MPDO) and Mandal Tahsildar as members.

B .District level Committee:

District level committee is to be constituted with the District Collector as Chairman and
District Agriculture Officer (DAO), Regional Manager, TS AGROS, Scientist from
District Agricultural Advisory and Transfer of Technology Centre (DAATTC) and a
representative from Lead Bank as members.

II. Selection of Beneficiaries:

1). The criteria to be followed for the selection of beneficiaries is as under:

i. Small, marginal and women farmers are to be given preference and the
percentage for SC & ST farmers under different schemes of Farm
Mechanization shall be maintained in each component.
 ii. A practicing farmer shall be given preference.

iii. A farmer or farmer’s family, not availed the benefit earlier be given
preference.

iv. In case of Custom Hiring Centers, the farmer/ farmers group must possess at
least 1 acre agriculture land for Mini CHC and 2.5 acres of land for Big CHC

v. The farmer benefitted earlier shall not avail subsidy upto 6 years in case of
High Cost machinery and CHCs (Subsidy availed above Rs.1.00 Lakhs)

vi. The farmer who availed subsidy earlier ranging from Rs 3000/- to Rs 1.00
lakh, shall not avail subsidy upto 3 years

vii. In case of farmers who availed subsidy below Rs 3000/- are eligible every
year but not for the same implement.
2). For Implements with subsidy value more than Rs 1 lakh, selection of
beneficiaries must be done through Mandal Level Committee., and the selected
list shall be invariably exhibited in the respective Gram Panchayat, office of MAO,
MPDO & Tahasildar and document the display of the list along with photograph of
the display with concerned officer signature.

3). The beneficiaries for Custom Hiring Centers (CHCs) and Implement Hiring Stations
(IHS) will be selected by the District Level Committee from the list forwarded by
MAO. And the selected list shall be invariably exhibited in the respective Gram
Panchayat, office of MAO, MPDO, Tahasildar & DAO and document the display of
the list along with photograph of the display with concerned officer signature.

4) CHCs & IHSs for which the total subsidy not exceeding Rs 5.00 lakhs shall be given
to individual farmer as well as to group of farmers.

5) CHCs for which the total subsidy exceeding Rs 5.00 lakhs shall be given only to
group of farmers. Preference is to be given to Rythu Mithra Group/ Joint Liability
Group (JLG)/ Self Help Group (SHG)/ Integrated Watershed Management
Programme (IWMP)/ Societies which are active for the past 5 years with continuous
savings and bank operations. Group members shall not be of same family.
6) More than one CHC of same crop shall not be allotted within the area of 100 ha
or 250 acres taking Mandal as Unit

III. Procedure for submitting FM application: (Only On-line through Mee Seva)
 Applications and information about subsidy to be allowed for different implements
can be obtained from the Agricultural Extension Officer (AEO) or Mandal
Agricultural Officer (MAO) or from the website i.e. agrisnet.tg.nic.in / FM Online
portal.
 The AEO & MAO has to verify the allocation and scrutinize the application along
with necessary documents i.e., Pattadar pass book & ID Proof for all implements and
in case of tractor drawn implements - copy of Registration Certificate (RC) of tractor
and Demand Draft (DD)/ National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT) for non subsidy
portion in the name of the supplier.

 Bank linkage for the non subsidy amount is mandatory for all Custom Hiring Centers.

 The AEO & MAO should ensure that the farmer has mentioned selected suppliers’
name of farmer’s choice from the approved list in the application.

 The selected farmer will enroll the application approved by MAO at MEE SEVA
along with the particulars of Demand Draft / NEFT within seven working days of
selection. SMS alert will be sent to the beneficiary after enrolment. Then the farmer
should submit the application along with original DD/ receipt of NEFT/ RTGS and
acknowledgement of enrollment to the MAO.

 The MAO has to issue acknowledgement to the farmer on receipt of application along
with original DD/ receipt of NEFT/ RTGS.

 The MAO after verification of the application forward the same with his
recommendation to Assistant Director of Agriculture (ADA).

 For all the implements/machinery, the Sanction Proceedings/ Supply order has
to be issued at DAO level only .

 In case there is no allocation or the application not according to the guidelines the
same can be rejected.

 In case the application of farmer is rejected, it is the responsibility of DAO to intimate

the farmer concerned through MAO/ADA and return the non subsidy amount to the
farmer concerned immediately.

 Sanction Proceedings/ Supply Order have to be issued mentioning the farmer selected
suppliers’ name from the approved list based on the target & availability of funds
within seven days of receipt of DD / NEFT/ RTGS along with the application.
 In the sanction proceedings/ Supply order, the DAO has to mention unique serial
number as follows:

TS/ Name of the scheme/ Year/ District code / Mandal code / Sl. No.

This number along with Chassis No., Engine No./ any identity of that particular
machine will be embossed / welded label plate/ punched on the implement at
prominent place invariably by the supplier.

 SMS alert to be sent to the supplier and farmer regarding issue of sanction
proceedings/ supply order.

 For all the implements/machinery, the supplier should deliver the implement
within 15 days of receipt of the Supply Order from the DAO.

 MAO should maintain stock book and record the stock as and when supplied to the
beneficiary.

 The signatures of at least 3 witnesses with name, address and phone number shall be
obtained in the stock book.

 The photograph with clear view of unique Sl.No. of the implement distributed along
with the beneficiary and department officer (AEO & MAO) should be taken .

 The supplier will claim the subsidy of the implement/ machinery from the DAO, duly
furnishing the necessary documents such as

1. Utilization Certificate along with photograph with clear visibility of embossed/

welded label plate/ punching unique Serial Number
2. Copy of Supply Order/ Sanction proceedings
3. Invoice and other necessary documents.

 After the delivery based on the report of AEO & MAO, the ADA should submit the
Utilization Certificate to the concerned DAO. Mention clearly the specification of the
implement / machinery in the Utilization Certificate and signed by the beneficiary.

 DAO has to release the subsidy portion through Demand Draft / National Electronic
Fund Transfer (NEFT)/ Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) mode to the supplier.

 The High Cost Machinery which costs more than Rs 5.00 lakhs, the supplier should
ensure to obtain Quality Certifying Certificate verified by the Agricultural
Engineers of the department / university engineering scientists within 10 days and
 verification report shall be submitted to DAO. After technical verification and
conformity, the DAO has to release the subsidy portion to the supplier.

 In case of Tarpaulins, the AEO & MAO shall check the quality and weight as per
specification. While unloading bulk stock, calculate net weight with number of
Tarpaulins. . If it is found that they are not as per specifications the stock may be
returned. The DAO has to send randomly atleast 5 No’s Tarpaulins to Central
Institute of Plastic Engineering & Technology (CIPET), IDA Phase – II, Cherlapally,
Hyderabad for quality analysis.

 ‘After sale service’ by the suppliers shall be monitored by the technical team of
AGROS and agricultural engineers of the department.

 DAO has to consolidate and submit the Mandal wise, scheme wise, implement wise
& category wise beneficiary list both in hard and soft copies to the office of
Commissioner & Director of Agriculture every month.

 The DAO has to submit the consolidated Utilization Certificate to the office of
Commissioner & Director of Agriculture enclosing copies of the proceedings
issued and the list as indicated above.
IV. Responsibility of officers & suppliers in the Process of Implementation of FM scheme:

A. Preliminary scrutiny of application:

 All the information on the Farm Mechanizations scheme i.e. submission of

applications & last date of applications by farmers, farm equipment, Custom Hiring
Stations, Implement Hiring Stations, High Cost Machinery, supplier details and
subsidy details etc are to be informed to all the farmers through beat of drum (tom-
tom), print & electronic media, pamphlets, sensitization through meetings in villages
and fixing banners at MAO/ ADA offices/ public places and official website etc.

 List of suppliers needed by the farmers along with price approved should be
displayed on the notice board of MAO, MPDO, ADA office and at Gram Panchayath.
The information is also available in the official website of the department
agrisnet.tg.nic.in / FM Online portal.

 The committee should carefully enquire about the beneficiaries and ensure the
eligibility and genuineness of the farmers. They should collect all the details at the
time of application and verify personally.
 The application with passport size photograph of the beneficiary, copy of pattadar
passbook, mode of payment of Non subsidy details, like DD/ NEFT/ RTGS particulars
and copy of Aadhar card should be verified by MAO before forwarding the
application to ADA.
  The photograph of the applicant / groups should be affixed to the application form.

 Applicants for tractor drawn implements should enclose a copy of the Registration
Certificate (RC) showing the ownership of tractor.

 In case of implements/ machinery other than CHCs, an undertaking should be taken

from the farmer ‘not to sale the implement’ within 2 years. If violated, the department
has the right to recover the subsidy.

 In case of CHCs, an undertaking should be taken from the farmer ‘not to sale the
implement’ within 6 years. If violated, the department has the right to recover the
subsidy.
 Tenant farmers should enclose the Loan Eligibility Card (LEC) and submit the
application.
 Provide an opportunity to the farmer to choose the supplier of his choice.
 Regarding small implements/ machinery, a farmer can avail subsidy up to Rs 50,000/-
with a condition that same implement/ machinery shall not be repeated.
 In case of HDPE Poly Sheets (Tarpaulins), a beneficiary is eligible for sanction of only
(1) number.

B. Responsibility of the AEO, MAO, ADA during the supplies:

 AEO and MAO should be present at Mandal headquarter on the day of supplies.

 MAO should ensure that the supplier has embossed/welded/ punched unique Sl.No. on
the machine.

 In case of Taiwan Sprayers & HDPE Poly Sheets (Tarpaulins), MAO should
ascertain that the DD/ NEFT for non subsidy is drawn in the name of manufacturer/
importer but not on name of dealer. Invoice submitted by the dealer should not be
entertained for claiming subsidy. The invoice raised by the importer/ original
purchaser approved by TSAGROS is only acceptable.

 AEO/ MAO/ ADA/ DAO shall maintain the register for number of applications
received, selected by Mandal Level Committee/ District Level Committee and
maintain records for each and every step until subsidy is released.

 MAO should make the necessary stock entries and issue the implement to the
beneficiary and obtain the signature of the beneficiary in the stock book. MAO should
record unique Sl. No. in the stock book.
  Distribution should be at mandal level on every Thursday for all implements.

 Distribute the implements in the presence of Hon’ble Ministers, MP’s, MLAs, MLCs
& Public Representatives of local bodies and photographs/ videographs/ press
clippings shall be documented.

 The signatures of atleast 3 witnesses with name, address and phone number shall be
obtained in stock book during distribution.

 A passport size photograph of the beneficiary should be affixed on the stock book on
the day of receipt of stocks and should be countersigned by MAO and ADA.

 A sample out of the stocks available for delivery is to be taken and to be verified as
per specifications as called in Tenders.

 The information on supplies to be furnished to District Collector through DAO

 The DAO shall make payment on verifying the UC and invoice forwarded by
concerned MAO/ ADA.

 Audit of the applications by the inspection team will be done at regular intervals at
ADA® sub divisional offices.

 Ensure that High Cost Machinery supplied on subsidy shall be hypothecated during
registration with concerned banks if non subsidy is through bank loan or to the
Agriculture Department in case non subsidy is paid by the farmer.

 Ensure that the implements/ machinery supplied on subsidy shall be utilized for
Agriculture purpose only.

C. Responsibility of the supplier:

 Display cum Service Center of all approved suppliers shall be established at all
District headquarters, if number of units increases this may be extended up to
Divisional level.

 Wherever the equipment is imported from other countries, they shall furnish
information to DAOs in a fortnightly periodical showing how many units are
imported, allocated and distributed to districts and supplies made in Telangana.
 The supplier should declare the details of places of business like registered office
godowns, factories, manufacturing and assembling units within one week to O/o
C&DA and DAOs concerned will inspect them.

 No supplier is allowed to supply any equipment under the scheme across the counter.
It shall be distributed as a part of general pool on every Thursday at Mandal
headquarters. If it happens to be holiday, supply implement on next working day.

 The supplier should supply the farm equipment within 15 days on receipt of
indent from the DAO at MAO office. In case of delay DAOs should review in
weekly meetings and issue notices to the suppliers wherever deviations are
noticed.

 Serious action will be initiated by the Department through TSAGROS against the
firms who supply poor quality equipment. The firms’ deposit will be seized, the firm
will be black listed and the same will be communicated to other States and necessary
civil & criminal action will be initiated against the supplier.

 No extra charge should be collected from farmer towards transport/ any

miscellaneous expenditure by the supplier.

 ADAs shall discuss with MAOs and give the list of equipment pending to be
delivered. DAOs shall review the same in weekly meeting.

 The supplier has to inform MAO/ ADA/ DAO, at least two days in advance about the
schedule of delivery of the farm equipment so that information can be given to the
beneficiaries.

 The supplier has to upload the scanned copies of UC and invoice on line along with
photo/ photos of beneficiary and implement/ machinery with clear vision of unique
serial number, in case of online implementation.

 The year of supply, batch number, weight, specifications, scheme under which the
implement supplied by Department of Agriculture, not for sale, unique Sl No.
provided by the district DAO along with Chassis No., Engine No./ any identity of that
particular machine, details should be embossed or welded or punched on the
implement at a prominent place for all the items supplied under Farm Mechanization
scheme. The same machine shall be supplied to the beneficiary without any deviation
in the presence of MAO duly taking a digital photograph.
  The suppliers should submit monthly report to DAO on the supplies made and the
DAOs in turn should submit the consolidated report to the O/o C&DA.

 Trainings & Demonstrations should be given to the farmers regarding use of high cost
machinery and its maintenance at the suppliers cost. Necessary operating manuals in
local language shall be given while delivery of the equipment.

 Suppliers should provide effective ‘after sale service’ and supply of spare parts at
divisional level.

V. Inspection Process:

A. District Level Quality Control Team:

 The team will be constituted by DAO with following members:
a. Representative from University/ DAATTC/ KVK
b. Progressive Farm Mechanization farmer.
c. ADA(FM) of the district
d. Regional Manager, TSAIDC

 The team quarterly will inspect 1% of the implements at random, supplied under
subsidy schemes. If the implement is not available at the time of inspection, re-
verification has to be done and suitable action will be initiated.

B. Internal verification within the district:

 It is proposed for internal verification of the implements supplied, before the

evaluation to be conducted by any third party agencies for all implements supplied in
the Mandal.

 Inspection to be conducted by officers in the district as follows:

S.No. Implements with % of verification by
subsidy
AEO, MAO ADA DAO
1 < 1 lakh 100% 50% -
2 1 lakh to 5 lakh 100% 100% 25%
3 CHC & IHS 100% 100% 50%

C. Inter district squads:

Inter district squads will be deputed to verify 10% of the total implements supplied.

D. 3rd Party verification:

  5% of the verification should be done by 3 rd party.

 Mechanical Engineers from Engineering colleges shall also be deputed for verification
in addition to normal inspection by MAO/ ADA/ Agri. Engineers with the approval of
District Collector.

 The retired scientist/ nominated scientist of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State

Agricultural University shall be given an assignment to verify the quality of the
implement supplied.

 The District Collector may utilize the services of any reputed institution/ NGO for 3 rd
party verification.

 The bills submitted by the firms shall be scrutinized by officers nominated by the
Department of Agriculture on regular basis.

VI. Implement Hiring Station:

 The proceedings shall be issued to the group/ individual for establishment of IHS by
DAO based on the proposals submitted by MAO through ADA®.
 MAO should inspect the Implement Hiring Station in regular intervals.
 The Implement Hiring charges shall be fixed in Gram Sabha,and the same should be
displayed at Implement Hiring Stations/ Grama Sabha.
 All the DAOs shall send the list of Hiring station stating the implements included in
each station and subsidy sanctioned in the following proforma.
Name of the Name of the Total cost Subsidy Hiring charges
village, implement
Mandal

 All the components in IHS shall be allowed 50% subsidy limited to Rs 1.50 lakh per IHS
unit.
 Two implements from each category i.e. land preparation to post harvest equipment can
be allotted and the same implement shall not be repeated.
 The machinery procured under IHS should be used by local farmers and movement of
machinery from the sanctioned mandals to other places in the State should be avoided.

VII. For Custom Hiring Center:.

 Details of the specific cropped area, crops raised in the village, viability of operating
the custom hiring centers by group members/ individual are to be analysed by MAO
and forward the application to district level committee for approval.

 The details of operational charges of the custom hiring centers shall be fixed in Gram
Sabha,and the same are to be displayed at the custom hiring centers, which are to be
inspected by AEO, MAO and ADA regularly.

 The machinery procured under CHC should be used by local farmers and movement
of machinery from the sanctioned mandals to other places in the State should be
avoided.

 The registers maintained by the custom hiring centers are to be inspected once a
month by AEO & MAO to ascertain the machinery given under subsidy is utilized
properly by the group and improvement in their economic status. AEO shall assist the
group of custom hiring centers to maintain the records and keep them update as
follows:
Date Name Address Machin No.of Hiring Total Charg Bala Sign
of the & ery/ Hours Cost/ Hiring es nce ature
Party Contact Equipm Hired/ Hr/Da Charg Recei
using No. ent Area y/ es ved
machin Hired Covered Area
ery/
(
equipm equipme
ents of nt -wise)
Custom
Hiring
Centre
on hire

 An affidavit is to be taken from the custom hiring groups/ individual that the
machinery supplied under subsidy shall not be sold out by the group/ individual
within six years.
  ADAs, MAO should assist the Banker in obtaining the repayment of installments as
per the terms and conditions who establishes the custom hiring centers through bank
loan linkage.

Custom Hiring Centre – Sugarcane

 CHC-Sugarcane Unit will be supplied to the farmers group with 4 members or more.

 Tie up agreement of group with concerned Sugar Industry should be examined.

 Meeting should be conducted with Group, Sugar Industry and Agriculture Department to
work out the modalities of the working of the CHC duly following the scheme guidelines
of 2017-18.

 Hire Charges, Operational area, maintenance of registers etc to be worked out to ensure
the viability of the CHC unit before grounding.

VIII. Local specific demanded implements / machinery:

If any demand arises from farming community for supply of implements from other
than empanelled firms (TS AGROS), the district level committee has to approve that firm and
the DAO will in turn forward the same to the C&DA for necessary empanelment with the
Agros.

Package machinery of Custom Hiring Stations of Paddy, Maize, Groundnut, Sugar cane
and cotton proposed for 2017-18 are as follows:

The subsidy pattern mentioned under each Custom Hiring Center pertains to Farm
Mechanization component of Normal State Plan scheme only.

1) Package of machinery proposed under Custom Hiring Center for Land

Preparation for Paddy: (Big Tractor)

S.No Machinery particulars Quantity Recommendations Subsidy pattern

of the committee
1 Tractor 25 PTO HP and above 1 Mandatory
 2 Rotavator (for puddling in 1 Mandatory Package subsidy
Paddy) is 50% limited to
Rs 3.50 lakhs for
3 Tractor front mounted hydraulic 1 Optional farmers under
leveling blade (detachable) or
General
Tractor drawn leveller
Category. For
4 Half Cage Wheel 1 Optional SC/ST farmers
95% subsidy
5 Tractor Trolley (2W/ 4W) 1 Optional limited to Rs
6.65 lakhs.

2) Package of machinery proposed under Custom Hiring Center for Land Preparation
for Paddy: (Mini Tractor)

S.No Machinery particulars Quantity Recommendations Subsidy pattern

of the committee
1 Tractor 25 PTO HP and below 1 Mandatory
Package subsidy
2 Rotovator (for puddling in 1 Mandatory
is 50% limited to
Paddy)
Rs 1.75 lakhs for
3 Tractor front mounted hydraulic 1 Optional farmers under
leveling blade (detachable) or General
Tractor drawn leveller Category. For
SC/ST farmers
4 Half Cage Wheel 1 Optional 95% subsidy
limited to Rs
5 Tractor Trolley (2W/ 4W) 1 Optional 3.325 lakhs.
 3) Package of machinery proposed under Custom Hiring Center for Paddy (SMSRI):
S.No Machinery particulars Quantity Recommendations of Subsidy pattern
the Expert committee
1 Nursery Raising Machine (Manual) 1 Optional
(or) Automatic seedling machine Package subsidy is
50% limited to Rs
2 Nursery Trays 1000 to Optional
20.00 lakhs
10000
and for SC/ ST
3 6 row (or) 8 row Paddy 1 Mandatory
farmers package
Transplanter
subsidy is 95%
4 Tractor drawn wet land leveler 1 Optional
limited to Rs 38.00
5 Tractor 25 PTO HP and above 1 Optional
lakhs.
6 Rotovator 1 Optional
Whereas subsidy
7 Paddy reaper / Reaper cum binder 1 Optional
for Tractor under
8 Power Weeder 1 Mandatory this package is
9 Power Tiller 1 Optional 50% limited to Rs
10 Paddy Thresher 1 Optional 2.50 lakh and for
11 Alluminium Ramps 1 Optional SC/ST farmers
subsidy is 95%
12 Tractor Trolley (4W or 2 W) 1 Optional
limited to 4.75
lakh

4) Package of machinery under Custom Hiring Center for Paddy Harvesting:

Sl Particulars Quantity Recommendations Subsidy pattern

No of the Expert
committee
1 Combine Harvester Tyre /Track 1 Mandatory Package subsidy is 50%
type for Rice limited to Rs 12.50 lakhs
2 Straw Baler 1 Optional
and for SC/ ST farmers
3 Stubble/ trash Mover 1 Optional subsidy is 95% limited to
Rs 23.75 lakhs.

5) Package of Machinery in Custom Hiring Center for Maize:

S. Machinery Quantity Recommendations of the Subsidy pattern

No Expert committee
1 Tractor 25 PTO HP and above 1 Optional Package subsidy is
2 Rotovator 1 Optional 50% limited to Rs
15.00 lakhs and
3 Tractor drawn Multi crop Planter 1 Mandatory for SC/ ST farmers
4 Tractor drawn Zero Till Seed 1 Optional package subsidy is
drill 95% limited to Rs
5 Combine Harvester for Maize 1 Mandatory 28.50 lakhs.
(Tyre or Track type)
6 Tractor Trolley (2 W or 4 W) 1 Optional Whereas subsidy
for Tractor under
this package is
50% limited to Rs
2.50 lakh and for
SC/ST farmers
subsidy is 95%
limited to 4.75 lakh

6) Package of machinery in Custom Hiring Center for Groundnut:

S.No Machinery Quantity Recommendations of the Subsidy pattern

Expert committee
1 Tractor 25 PTO HP and above 1 Optional
2 Rotovator 1 Optional Package subsidy
3 Tractor drawn Multi Crop Planter 1 Mandatory is 50% limited
4 Ground nut digger/shaker cum 1 Optional to Rs 7.50 lakhs
windrower and for SC/ ST
5 Tractor mounted boom 1 Optional farmers package
sprayer/Aeroblast sprayer (400 lt subsidy is 95%
capacity) limited to Rs
6 Power operated Ground nut wet 1 Mandatory 14.25 lakhs.
Pod Thresher Or Dry Pod Thresher
(power operated) / Multi Crop Whereas
Thresher
subsidy for
7 Inter cultivation equipment along 1 Optional
Tractor under
with slim tyres (Weeder)
 8 Tractor Trolley (2 W or 4 W) 1 Optional this package is
50% limited to
Rs 2.50 lakh
and for SC/ST
farmers subsidy
is 95% limited
to 4.75 lakh

7) Custom Hiring Center for Cotton:

No Machinery Quantity Recommendations Subsidy pattern

of the Expert
committee
1 Tractor 25 PTO HP and 1 Optional
above Package subsidy is 50%
2 Rotovator 1 Optional limited to Rs 5.00 lakhs
3 Tractor drawn planter (Multi 1 Mandatory and for SC/ ST farmers
crop Planter) package subsidy is 95%
4 Tractor Mounted Boom 1 Mandatory limited to Rs 9.50 lakhs.
sprayer/ Aeroblastsprayer
5 Ridger 1 Optional Whereas subsidy for
Tractor under this
6 Power Weeder upto 14 H.P 1 Mandatory
package is 50% limited
7 Tractor Trolley (2 W or 4 W) 1 Optional to Rs 2.50 lakh and for
SC/ST farmers subsidy
is 95% limited to 4.75
lakh
 8) Special Custom Hiring Center for Pulses/ Soybean:

No Machinery Quantity Recommendations Subsidy pattern

of the Expert
committee
1 Multi Crop Planter/ Seed 1 Mandatory Package subsidy is 50%
Drill limited to Rs 15.00 lakhs
2 Tractor 25 PTO HP and 1 Optional and for SC/ ST farmers
above package subsidy is 95%
3 Rotovator 1 Optional limited to Rs 28.50 lakhs.
4 Power Weeder upto 14 1 Mandatory
HP Whereas subsidy for Tractor
under this package is 50%
5 Multi Crop Thresher 1 Mandatory
limited to Rs 2.50 lakh and
6 Boom Sprayer 1 Optional for SC/ST farmers subsidy
7 Combined Harvester / 1 Optional is 95% limited to 4.75 lakh
Reaper

9) Mini Custom Hiring Center for Sugarcane:

No Machinery Quantity Recommendations of Subsidy pattern
the Expert committee
1 Mini Tractor upto 22 PTO HP 1 Mandatory
2 Rotovator 1 Mandatory Package subsidy
is 50% limited to
3 Tractor mounted Boom sprayer/ 1 Mandatory
Rs 3.50 lakhs
Aeroblastsprayer
and for SC/ ST
4 Tractor operated Ridger 1 Optional
farmers subsidy is
5 Ratoon Manager/ Stubble Remover 1 Optional 95% limited to Rs
6.65 lakhs.

10) Custom Hiring Center for Sugarcane (Big) :

No Machinery Quantity Recommendations of Subsidy pattern
the Expert committee
1 Sugarcane Planter / Bud Chip 1 to 2 Optional
Planter (Mandatory)
2 Trash Shedder 1 Optional
3 Sugarcane Harvester(200 T/day) 1 Mandatory Package subsidy
is 50% limited to
4 Infield Tractor(min 55 HP) 2 to 3 Mandatory
Rs 75 lakhs for
5 Stubble or Trash mover 2 Optional all categories of
6 Power weeder 1 Mandatory farmers .

7 Tractor operated Ratoon Manager 1 Optional

8 Tractor operated Ridger cum flow 1 Optional

All those officers who are directly or indirectly connected with the grounding of Farm
Mechanization scheme are requested to go through the above guidelines 2017-18 carefully and
ensure successful implementation of the programme.

Commissioner of Agriculture