AGR 3 (Farm Mechanization) for ST Farmers

Farm Mechanization

AGR 3 (Farm Mechanization) for ST Farmers

Name of the Scheme

AGR 3 (Farm Mechanization) scheme for ST farmers

Description/Overview of the Scheme

There is a lot of shortage of agricultural laborers due to industrialization and urbanization in the state. It is imperative to expand the agricultural mechanization to make the agricultural industries successful, with a low cost and more farm production. The farmer can get good quality and more farm produce at low cost by maximizing and utilizing natural, unimplemented sources such as land, water and atmosphere due to agricultural mechanization. Thus, in order to increase the agricultural mechanization, assistance is given under the AGR 3 (Agricultural Machinery) scheme, in 208 talukas of state where Centrally Sponsored "Submissions on Agricultural Mechanization" scheme is not implemented.
100% state sponsored scheme

Eligibility Criteria

Any farmer of state belongs to ST category (in 208 talukas where SMAM scheme is not implemented) are eligible under this scheme.
The beneficiary farmer must purchase from the authorized manufacturer of the included manufacturer in the panels prepared for the purpose of periodic disclosed prize discovery by the Agri. office/department.

Benefits of the Scheme

Assistance is given as below table under AGR 3 (Farm Mechanization) Scheme.

Sr. No.	Name of Main Component	Detail Component	Rate of Assistance
1	Power Tiller	Power Tiller (below 8 BHP)	50% of total expense or Rs 45 thousand, which ever is less
2	--//--	Power Tiller (8 BHP and above)	50% of total expense or Rs 60 thousand, which ever is less.
2	Rice Transplanter	Self Propelled Rice Transplanted (4 row)	50% of total expense or Rs 80 thousand, which ever is less.
4	--//--	Self Propelled Rice Transplanter (more than 4 row upto 16 row)	50% of total expense or Rs 150 thousand, which ever is less.
5	Self Propelled Machinery	Self Propelled Reaper cum Binder	50% of total expense or Rs 100 thousand, which ever is less.
6	--//--	Self Propelled Reaper	50% of total expense or Rs 50 thousand, which ever is less.
7	--//--	Self Propelled post hole digger	50% of total expense or Rs 50 thousand, which ever is less.
8	--//--	Self Propelled Rotary power tiller, Self propelled power weeder	50% of total expense or Rs 30 thousand, which ever is less.
9	--//--	Self Propelled Brush Cutter	50% of total expense or Rs 7 thousand, which ever is less.
10	Tractor/ Power tiller Operated Tools/ implements	M B Plough	50% of total expense or Rs 20 thousand, which ever is less.
11		Mechanic Reversible M B Plough	50% of total expense or Rs 30 thousand, which ever is less.
12		Hydraulic Reversible M B Plough	50% of total expense or Rs 35 thousand, which ever is less.
13	--//--	Chisel Plough	50% of total expense or Rs 20 thousand, which ever is less.
14		Disc Plough	50% of total expense or Rs 30 thousand, which ever is less..
15		Rotary Plough	50% of total expense or Rs 20 thousand, which ever is less.
16		Cultivator	50% of total expense or Rs 15 thousand, which ever is less.
17		Blade Harrow	50% of total expense or Rs 10 thousand, which ever is less.
18	--//--	Disc Harrow	50% of total expense or Rs 20 thousand, which ever is less.
19	--//--	Rotary Disc Harrow	50% of total expense or Rs 35 thousand, which ever is less.
20	--//--	Rotavator (Rotary tiller)	50% of total expense or Rs 35 thousand, which ever is less.
21	--//--	Land Leveller	50% of total expense or Rs 7 thousand, which ever is less.
22	--//--	Laser Land Leveller	50% of total expense or Rs 63 thousand, which ever is less.
23	--//--	Furrow Opener	50% of total expense or Rs 7 thousand, which ever is less.
24	--//--	Ridger	50% of total expense or Rs 7 thousand, which ever is less.
25	--//--	Bund Former	50% of total expense or Rs 7 thousand, which ever is less.
26	--//--	Post Hole Digger	50% of total expense or Rs 25 thousand, which ever is less.
27	--//--	Sub Soiler	50% of total expense or Rs 15 thousand, which ever is less.
28	--//--	Fertilizer Broadcaster	50% of total expense or Rs 15 thousand, which ever is less.
29	--//--	Seed Dill, Seed Cum Fertilizer Drill, Strip Trill Drill, Zero Till Seed Drill, Seed Cum Fertilizer Planter, Raise & Furrow Planter, Raise bad planter	50% of total expense or Rs 20 thousand, which ever is less.
30	--//--	Potato Planter, Potato Digger	50% of total expense or Rs 25 thousand, which ever is less.
31	--//--	Groundnut Digger	50% of total expense or Rs 25 thousand, which ever is less.
32	--//--	Reaper	50% of total expense or Rs 20 thousand, which ever is less.
33	--//--	Reaper Cum Binder	50% of total expense or Rs 30 thousand, which ever is less.
34	Tractor/oil engine/ electric motor operated implements	Thresher	50% of total expense or Rs 30 thousand, which ever is less.
35	--//--	Cleaner Cum Grader	50% of total expense or Rs 10 thousand, which ever is less.
36	Tractor/ Power tiller Operated Tools/ implements	Mobile Shredder	50% of total expense or Rs 30 thousand, which ever is less.
37	--//--	Slasher	50% of total expense or Rs 25 thousand, which ever is less.
38	--//--	Straw Reaper	50% of total expense or Rs 15 thousand, which ever is less.
39	--//--	Stubler Shaver	50% of total expense or Rs 15 thousand, which ever is less.
40	Tractor/oil engine/ electric motor operated implements	Chaff Cutter	50% of total expense or Rs 15 thousand, which ever is less.
41	Electric Motor operated	Winnowing Fan	50% of total expense or Rs 3 thousand, which ever is less.

How to get benefits of the Scheme

To avail the benefits of this scheme, the farmer has to apply on the i-khedut portal (https://ikhedut.gujarat.gov.in/) and has to follow the prescribed procedure.

The farmer can take assistance of this scheme subject to the government's resolution.

For this scheme, District Agriculture Officer of the concerned district has to be contacted. Whose information is available on i-khedut portal (https://ikhedut.gujarat.gov.in/Public/frm_Public_Contacts.aspx).

Forms or GR related to scheme

Forms: On-line application is required to be submitted on i-farmer portal (https://ikhedut.gujarat.gov.in/) during the prescribed time.

GR: Available on website of Directorate of Agriculture, Gujarat State (https://dag.gujarat.gov.in/government-resolutions-guj.htm)