Total 600 SHGs and 150 individual prograssive farmers will get mini tractors and other agricultural instruments this year. The State Government has approved Rs 72 crore for the scheme.
Jharkhand Agriculture Machinery Training and Testing Centre , Executive Director, RP Singh said that it was experienced after review that small and marginal farmers, SHGs, Mahila Sakhi Mandal, Farmers Group could increase irrigation facility by using pump sets of 3.5 HP to 5 HP instead of pumpsets of pumpsets of 1.5 HP to 3 HP. The State Government has recently approved for the farmers to get a 90 per cent grant with a maximum limit of Rs 20,000 for 200 feet HDPE pipe with 1.5 HP pumpset and 3 HP pumpset, he added.
“Other than this for 200 HDPE pipe 3.5 HP to 5 HP pumpsets to able available on Rs 30,000. During the meeting of the State Scheme Authorised Committee it was decided that the desious farmers, farmers, women, SHGs, Sakhi Mnadal to get facility of Solar Power Pump also. Following this 1 HP Trolley Mounted Movable Type Solar Pump to be distributed in Rs 90, 000 grant,” said Singh.
The Executive Director further said that under this scheme 13049 sets 1.5 HP to 3 HP pump sets, 1073 pump sets of 3.5 HP to 5 HP and 537 sets of 1 HP Solar Power Pump Sets will be distributed that is total 14569 with 200 feet HDPE pipes. “A total of Rs 34.50 crore approved Under small farm equipments bank scheme. A total 600 SHGs, women Sakhi Mandal, Women, Lamps, Packs and 150 progressive farmers could get benefit of this scheme under which they get Mini Tractor, Power Tiller, Rota Veter, Race Transplanter and others I only 80 per cent grants,” he added.
It was also decided during the meeting that Director Soil Conservation will establish cooperation with ZREDA or the Energy Department to ensure the pump sets are available for beneficiaries.
The Executive Director further said that similarly for Agriculture Instrument Bank the package amount has been increased from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 6.25 lakh and the beneficiary will get 80 per cent of total amount as grant which is upto Rs 5 lakh. In the case of individual farmers 80 per cent Rs 2 lakh under any scheme will be permissible which is up to Rs 1.60 lakh, he added.
“Unedr National Food Security Mission which is Centrally funded scheme on which the Central and the State Government share on 60: 40. Under which fertiliser, seeds and others to be available for the farmers. Other than this the grants are available on agriculture instruments from 40 per cent to 50 per cent,” said Singh .
Director Soil Conservation, Government of Jharkhand will be nodal officer for the pump set distribution scheme and Agriculture Equipment Bank. Under supervision of the director the withdrawal and disbursal work will be completed.