Sub-mission On Agriculture Mechanization

Introduction

Agricultural machines increase productivity with timely and precise fieldwork
The scheme aims to promote farm mechanization and increase the ratio of farm power to cultivable unit area up to 2.5 kW/ha
The scheme will be implemented in all Indian states

Provide agricultural machinery to poor and economically weak farmers
Enhance the reach of farm mechanization to small & marginal farmers and low-mechanized regions
Promote ‘Custom Hiring Centres’ to mitigate adverse economies of scale caused due to small landholding and the high cost of individual ownership
Generate awareness among stakeholders through demonstration and capacity-building activities
Develop hubs for hi-tech & high-value farm equipment
Ensure performance testing and certification at designated testing centres
Provide subsidies ranging from 50 to 80 percent for buying agricultural machinery
Give priority to women farmers

All landholding farmers’ families, Self Help Groups (SHGs), User Groups, Cooperative Societies, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and Entrepreneurs
Native of India
Women farmers given priority
Financially weak farmers
Farmers who have not taken the benefit of subsidy from any other central scheme earlier

Conduct performance testing for various farm machineries and equipment at designated testing centres
Promote farm mechanization among stakeholders by way of on-field and off-field training and demonstrations
Provide financial assistance to farmers for procurement of farm machinery and implements
Establish custom hiring centres of the location and crop-specific farm machinery and implements
Provide financial assistance to small and marginal farmers for hiring machinery and implements in low-mechanized regions
Promotion of farm machinery and equipment in the North-Eastern Region