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 Acronyms
NFSM: National Food Security Mission (October 2007)
BGREI: Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (Part of RKVY)
NHM: National Horticulture Mission (2005-06)
MIDH: Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (2014)
HMNEH: Horticulture Mission for North East and Himalayan States (Part of MIDH)
RKVY: Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (2007)
NMSA: National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (2014-15)
PMKSY: Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana
SMF: Small & Marginal farmer
Sr. No. Type of Assistance Criteria for Scheme/Component
Assistance/maximum limit
1. Distribution of Rs. 2500/ha Soil Health Card
Micronutrients & soil scheme
ameliorants
1. a Supply of gypsum 50 % cost of the material + National Food
/pyrite/ lime/dolomite transportation limited to Rs. Security Mission (Oil
750 per hectare. Seed & Oil Palm)
2. Supply of gypsum 50% of the cost limited to Rs. National Food
phosphogypsum / 750/ - per hectare Security Mission
bentonite sulphur. (NFSM), BGREI
Wheat & Pulses
3. Micronutrients (Rice, 50% of the cost limited to Rs. NFSM & BGREI
Wheat, Pulses & Nutri- 500/-per ha.
Cereals)
4. Lime/liming materials 50% of the cost of the material NFSM & BGREI
(Rice & Pulses) limited to Rs.1000/ha.
Sr. No. Type of Assistance Criteria for Assistance/maximum Scheme/Component
limit

5. Bio-fertilizers (Pulses 50 % of the cost limited to Rs. 300 BGREI/ NFSM

Nurti- Cereals) per ha.

6. Adoption of Organic Rs. 10,000 per hectare for maximum National Horticulture
Farming area of 4 ha per beneficiary spread Mission(NHM)/ Horticulture
over a period of 3 years involving Mission for North-East and
assistance of Rs. 4000 in first year Himalayan States (HMNEH)
and Rs. 3000 each in second and - Sub schemes under Mission
third year. for Integrated Development
of Horticulture (MIDH)

ii) Organic Certification Rs. 5 lakhs for a cluster of 50 ha Project based

which will include Rs. 1.50 lakh in
first year, Rs. 1.50 lakh in second
year and Rs. 2.00 lakh in third year.
iii) Vermi compost 50% of cost Rs. 100,000/ -do-
Units / organic unit for
input production) permanent
structure and
Rs. 16,000/-
unit for
HDPE
vermibed.
Sr. No. Type of Assistance Criteria for Assistance/maximum Scheme/Component
limit

7 Promotion of Integrated Rs. 1,200 /- per hectare (upto an NHM/HMNEH Sub schemes
Nutrient Management area of 4 hectares) under MIDH

8 Reclamation of Problem Alkaline / Saline Soil RKVY sub-scheme on

Soil Rs. 60,000/ha Reclamation of Problem
Soil (RPS).
Acidic Soil Rs. 15,000/ha
90:10 between Centre and State for
the NE and Himalayan States
60:40 between Centre and State for
other than NE and Himalayan States
9 Plant Protection Insecticides, fungicides, weedicides, National Food Security
Chemicals bio- pesticides, bio-agents, Mission (Oil Seed & Oil
micronutrients, bio-fertilizers etc., @ Palm)/ NFSM & BGREI
50 % of the cost limited to Rs. 500
per hectare.
 Water Management under NMSA:
Type of Assistance Quantum of Assistance Scheme
1 Drip Irrigation Financial assistance up to 55% for small & Per Drop More
marginal farmers and 45% for other farmers. Crop component of
Pradhan Mantri
Krishi Sinchayee
Yojana (PMKSY)
2 Sprinkler Irrigation Financial assistance up to 55% for small & -do-
(Portable, mini, micro, marginal farmers and 45% for other farmers.
semi, permanent, large
volume/Raingun etc.)
3 Water Harvesting 50% of cost limited to Rs. 75,000/-, for plane Water Harvesting
System for individuals areas and Rs. 90,000/- for hilly areas System for
individuals
 Rates of assistance
S.
Components approved under MIDH
N.
(NHM/ HMNeH)
Development and Multiplication of Bee Stock
i. Production of nucleus Rs.20.00 lakhs/ project
(Pedigree) stock. for Research Institutes
Beekeeping / Public Sector.
ii. Production of Bee 40% of cost or Rs.4.00
colonies by Bee lakhs/project
Breeders. (whichever is less).
2. Distribution of 8 frame 40% of cost or Rs.800/
bee colonies (50 bee per set of bee colony
colonies per (whichever is less).
beneficiary).
S. Components Rates of assistance
N. approved under MIDH
(NHM/ HMNeH)

40% of cost or Rs.800/

Distribution of beehives, supers, etc. (50 per set of beehives,
3.
beehives, supers, etc. per beneficiary). supers, etc.(whichever is
less).

4. Distribution of bee equipment [a set of one 40% of cost or Rs. 8000/-

honey extractor of SS (4 frames) & 10 per set / per beneficiary
containers (30 kg each) of FGP /SS, 1 net & (whichever is less).
a set of other tools] / unit of 50 bee colonies
/ beneficiary.
 Mushroom
Maximum
Subsidy per unit Scheme /
Type of Assistance Subsidy Area Component
i) Production unit 100% of cost to public sector Rs. 20 lakh/unit -do-
and 40% of cost for private
sector

ii) Spawn making 100% of cost to public sector Rs. 15 lakh/unit -do-
unit and 40% of cost for private
sector
Type of Subsidy Maximum Scheme /
Assistance Subsidy Component
per unit
Area

iii) Compost 100% of cost to Rs. 20 -do-

making unit public sector and lakh/unit
40% of cost for private
sector,
Promotion of Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) Integrated Pest
Management (IPM)
Type of Assistance Subsidy Maximum Scheme /
Subsidy per Component
unit Area
i) Promotion of 30% of cost subject to Rs. 4000/ha MIDH
IPM/INM a maximum of Rs.
1200/ha limited to
4.00 ha/beneficiary.
ii) Disease forecasting 100% of costs. Rs. 6.00 -do-
unit (PSUs) lakh/unit
iii) Bio control lab 100% to public sector Rs. 90.00 -do-
and 50% to private lakh / unit
sector.
Type of Assistance Subsidy Maximum Scheme /
Subsidy per Compone
unit Area nt
iv) Plant Health 100% to public Rs. 25.00 lakh / -do-
Clinics sector and 50% unit
to private
sector.
v) Leaf / Tissue 100% to public Rs. 25.00 lakh/ -do-
analysis labs sector and 50% unit
to private
sector.
 Sub-Mission on Agroforestry under NMSA:
Sr. Type of Assistance Quantum of Assistance Scheme
No.
1. Nursery Small Nursery (0.5 ha): Rs. 10.00 Lakh Sub- Mission
Development for Big Nursery (1.0 ha): Rs. 16.00 Lakh on
Production of Agroforestry
Hi-tech Nursery: Rs. 40.00 Lakh
Quality
Planting Material
2. Peripheral and Maximum of Rs. 70/- per plant -do-
Boundary The assistance will be given over four years in proportion of
Plantation (PBP) 40:20:20:20
3. Low Density Less than 100 plants/ha : As per actual no of plants @ -do-
Plantation on Rs.70/- per plant
Farmlands >100 upto 500 plants/ha : Rs. 28000
Four years in proportion of 40:20:20:20
Funding pattern 60:40 as GoI: State Govts basis for all
States
excepting for 8 States of NE Region, the hilly states of
Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir
where it would be 90:10 fund sharing.
For UTs, the assistance will be 100% from GoI.
 Assistance under Rainfed Area Development component of
National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)

Sr. No. Type of Assistance Quantum of Assistance Scheme

A) Integrated Farming System
1. Cropping System (CS) 50% of input cost limited to Rs. RAD component of
with rice, wheat, coarse 10,000/- per ha with National Mission
cereal/oilseed/ permissible assistance of for Sustainable
fibre/pulse based two maximum 2 ha per beneficiary. Agriculture
crops. (NMSA)
2. Horticulture Based 50% of input cost limited to -do-
Farming System Rs. 25,000/- per ha with
(Plantation + Crops/ permissible assistance of
Cropping system) maximum 2 ha per
beneficiary.
SR. TYPE OF QUANTUM OF ASSISTANCE SCHEME
NO. ASSISTANCE

4. Livestock Based Farming System

4.1 Cross Breed Cows + Mixed 50% of input cost of Cropping System National Mission
farming + Fodder Buffalo limited to Rs. 40,000/- per ha (2 milch for Sustainable
+Mixed farming +Fodder animals + 1 ha CS) with permissible Agriculture
Cow/ buffalo+dairy+fodder assistance of maximum 2 (NMSA)
cow/ buffalo + ha/beneficiary.
small ruminants

4.2 Small Ruminant + Mixed 50% of input cost of cropping -do-

farming+ Pasture system limited to Rs. 25,000/- per
Poultry/duckery + Mixed ha(10 animals/50 birds + 1 ha
Farming Poultry/duckery + Cropping System (CS) with
Fishery + Mixed Farming permissible assistance of maximum
2 ha/beneficiary.
 Type of
S. N. Quantum of assistance scheme
assistance
5. Fishery Based 50% of input cost of cropping/ vegetable -do-
Farming System system including cost of fish farming
limited to Rs. 25,000/- per ha with
permissible assistance of maximum 2
ha/beneficiary
6. Vermi-compost 50% of cost subject to a limit of Rs. -do-
Units/Organic 50,000/- per unit for permanent structure
Inputs and Rs. 8,000 per unit for HDPE vermin
Production bed.
Unit, Green
Manuring
 Subsidy for Fisheries (By NFDB):
S.N Item Activities Unit Cost Subsidy
o
1. Intensive (i)Reclamation/ Rs 30 000/ ha i. Farmers - 20 % of the
aquaculture in Renovation of Unit Cost (Rs.6,000/)

existing ponds and ponds and tanks. ii. SC/ST & NE States-
tanks 25% of the Unit Cost
(Rs. 7,500/-)

2. Intensive (i) Construction Rs 2,00,000 I Farmers - 20% of the

aquaculture in Of ponds and /ha Unit Cost (Rs.40,000/-)

new ponds and tanks. ii. SC/ST & NE States –

25% of the Unit Cost
tanks
(Rs. 50,000/-)
S.No Item Activities Unit Cost Subsidy
4. Establishment of Setting up of a Rs 10 20 % of the Unit
hatchery for hatchery with 00000/unit10 Cost (Rs200000)
production of fish production capacity
seed
of 8-10 million fry per
annum.

5. Fish seed rearing (i) Construction of fish Rs.3.00 lakhs i. Farmers - 20% of
units to produce seed rearing units the Unit Cost
quality fish (Rs.60,000/-)
fingerlings ii. SC/ST and NE
States – 25% of the
Unit Cost
(Rs.75,000)
MECHANIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY

A. Sub - Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)

1. Financial Assistance for Procurement of Agricultural Machinery

and Equipment’s
Type of Agricultural Machinery For SC, ST, Small For SC, ST, Small For another For another
* & Marginal & Marginal beneficiary beneficiary
farmers, farmers,
Women and NE Women and NE
States beneficiary States beneficiary
Maximum Pattern of Maximum Permissible Pattern of
Permissible Assistance subsidy per Machine/ Assistance
subsidy per Equipment per
Machine/
beneficiary
Equipment per
beneficiary
Tractors
1. Tractor 2WD (08-20 PTO Rs. 2.00 lakh 50% Rs.1.60 lakh 40%
HP)
2. Tractor 4WD (08-20 PTO Rs. 2.25 lakh 50% Rs. 1.80 lakh 40%
HP)
3. Tractor 2WD (above 20-40 Rs. 2.50 lakh 50% Rs. 2.00 lakh 40%
PTO HP)
Type of Agricultural For SC, ST, For SC, ST, For another For another
Machinery * Small & Small & beneficiary beneficiary
Marginal Marginal
farmers, farmers,
Women and Women and
NE States NE States
beneficiary beneficiary

1. Tractor 4WD (above 20-40 Rs. 3.00 lakh 50% Rs. 2.40 lakh 40%
PTO HP)

1. Tractor 2WD (above40-70 Rs. 4.25 lakh 50% Rs. 3.40 lakh 40%
PTO HP)

1. Tractor 4WD (above 40-70 Rs. 5.00 lakh 50% Rs 4.00 lakh 40%
PTO HP).
Type of Agricultural For SC, ST, For SC, ST, For another For another
Machinery * Small & Small & beneficiary beneficiary
Marginal Marginal
farmers, farmers,
Women Women and
and NE NE States
States beneficiary
beneficiary
Power Tillers
1. Power Tiller Rs. 0.65 50% Rs. 0.50 lakh 40%
(below 8 BHP) lakh
1. Power Tiller (8 Rs. 0.85 50% 0.70 lakh 40%
BHP & above) lakh Rs.
 For SC, ST, Small For SC, ST, Small
& Marginal & Marginal For For
Type of farmers, farmers, another another
Agricultural Women and NE Women and NE beneficiar beneficiar
Machinery * States beneficiary States beneficiary y y
Rice trans planter
1. Self-Propelled Rs.1.50 lakh 50% Rs. 1.20 40%
Rice Trans lakh
planter( 4 rows)
Self-Propelled Rice Rs. 5.00 lakh. Rs. 4.00
Trans planter Rs. 8.00 lakh. 50% lakh 40%
(i) above 4-8 rows Rs. 6.50
(ii) above 8-16 rows lakh
Type of Agricultural Machinery For SC, ST, For SC, ST, For another For another
* Small & Small & beneficiary beneficiary
Marginal Marginal
farmers, farmers,
Women and Women and
NE States NE States
beneficiary beneficiary
D. Equipments for Residue Rs. 0.25 lakh 50% 0.20 lakh 40%
management/Hay and Forage
Equipments:
(i) Sugarcane trash Cutter
(ii) Coconut Frond Chopper,
(iii) Straw reaper
(iv) Stubble shaver
 Type of Agricultural Machinery * For SC, ST, For SC, ST, For another For another
Small & Small & beneficiary beneficiary
Marginal Marginal
farmers, farmers,
Women and NE Women and NE
States beneficiary States
beneficiary
E. Harvesting & Threshing Rs. 0.30 lakh 50% 0.25 lakh 40%
Equipment’s (Operated by engine/
electric motor below 3 hp and by
power tiller , and tractor of below 20
BHP tractor ):
(i) Ground Nut Pod Stripper
(ii) Thresher
(iii) Multi crop Threshers
(iv) Paddy Thresher
(v) Brush Cutter
 Type of Agricultural For SC, ST, For SC, ST, For another For another
Machinery * Small & Small & beneficiary beneficiary
Marginal Marginal
farmers, farmers,
Women and Women and
NE States NE States
beneficiary beneficiary
(vi) Winnowing fan Rs. 0.30 lakh 50% 0.25 lakh 40%
(vii) Maize sheller
(viii) Mower
(ix) Flail Harvester
(x) Mower Shredder (ALL
PURPOSE/All crops)
 Type of Agricultural Machinery * For SC, ST, Small & For SC, ST, Small & For another For another
Marginal farmers, Marginal farmers, beneficiary beneficiary
Women and NE Women and NE
States beneficiary States beneficiary
Tractor (above20- 35 BHP) driven Rs. 0.30 lakh 50% 0.25 lakh 40%
equipments .
A. Land Development, tillage and
seed bed preparation equipments:
(i) MB Plow
(ii) Disc Plow
(iii) Cultivator
(iv) Harrow
(v) leveler Blade
(vi) Cage wheel
(vii) Furrow opener
(viii) Ridger
(ix) Weed slasher
Type of Agricultural For SC, ST, Small For SC, ST, Small For For
Machinery * & Marginal & Marginal another another
farmers, farmers, beneficiary beneficiary
Women and NE Women and NE
States beneficiary States beneficiary

(x) Furrow opener Rs. 0.6lakh 50% 0.5 lakh 40%

(xi) Bund former
(xii) Crust breaker
(xiii) Roto puddler
(xiv) Roto cultivator
(xv) Power Harrow

Laser Land Leveller Rs. 2.00 lakh 50% Rs. 1.60 lakh 40%
Type of Agricultural For SC, ST, For SC, ST, For another For another
Machinery * Small & Small & beneficiary beneficiary
Marginal Marginal
farmers, farmers,
Women and Women and NE
NE States States
beneficiary beneficiary
Zero –till multi crop planter Rs. 0.18 lakh 50% Rs. 0.16 lakh 40%
Happy/Turbo Seeder Rs. 0.728 lakh 50% Rs. 0.582 40%
lakh
D. Equipments for Residue Rs. 0.25 lakh 50% 0.20 lakh 40%
management/Hay and Forage
Equipments:
Straw reaper
 Horticulture
Criteria for Assistance / Maximum Limit
Type of
Maximum Subsidy Scheme / Component
Assistance
per unit Area
Vegetable Seed Production (Maximum 5 ha / beneficiary)
a. Open (a) For public sector a) Rs. 35,000/- per Sub Schemes of NHM & HMNEH
Pollinated crops 100%, for private ha for open under MIDH
sector 35% in general pollinated crops.
area, 50% in NE &
Himalayan States,
Type of Criteria for Assistance / Maximum Limit Scheme /
Assistance Component
Maximum Subsidy per unit Area

b) Hybrid b) For public sector 100%, for b) Rs. 1.50 lakh -do-
seeds private sector 35% in general area /- per ha.
and 50% in NE & Himalayan
States,
Type of Criteria for Assistance / Maximum Limit Scheme /
Assistance Compone
Maximum Subsidy per unit Area nt

Hi-tech Nursery 100% to public sector limited to Rs. 100 lakh/ Rs.25.00 -do-
(4 ha/unit) unit and in case of private sector, credit linked lakhs per
back-ended subsidy @40% of cost, subject to a ha
maximum of Rs. 40 lakh/unit, for a maximum
of 4 ha.
Small Nursery 100% to public sector and in case of private Rs.15.00 -do-
(1ha unit) sector, credit linked back-ended subsidy of cost, lakhs per
subject to a maximum of Rs. 7.50 lakh/unit, as ha
project-based activity.
Type of Assistance Criteria for Assistance / Scheme / Component Type of
Maximum Limit Assistanc
Maximum Subsidy e
per unit Area
1. Green House structure
(a) Fan & Pad 50% of cost for a Rs.1650/ Sq.m (upto area 500 Sq. m) -do-
System maximum area of Rs. 1400/Sq. m (>2080 Sq. m upto 4000
4000 sq. m. per Sq. m).
beneficiary

(b) Naturally Ventilated System

(i) Tubular 50% of cost limited Rs. 1060/Sq. m (up to area 500 Sq. m) -do-
structure to 4000 sq. m. per Rs. 844/Sq. m (>2080 Sq. m up to 4000
beneficiary Sq. m).
Above rate will be 15% higher for hilly
areas.
Type of Criteria for Assistance / Maximum Limit Scheme / Type of
Assistance Component Assistance
Maximum
Subsidy per unit
Area
ii) Water 50% of cost including 300- Rs. 1.50 lakh/unit in -do-
harvesting micron plastic / RCC lining. plain areas and Rs.
system
1.80 lakh / unit in
hilly
areas.