What to Do? Procure appropriate machinery/ equipment as per land holding size and crop Machinery & equipment can be used by Custom Hiring/sharing by groups of farmers. Conserve Resources - Use Zero-till Seed Drill, Laser Leveler, Happy Seed Drill Rotavator, etc. Training is provided on proper use of Farm Machinery and its routine maintenance and servicing through Farm Machinery Training &Testing Institutes (FMTTIs), KVKs & State What Can You Get? A: Cost Norms and Pattern of Assistance under Sub - Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) Financial Assistance for Procurement of Agricultural Machinery and Equipment S.No Type of Assistance Assistance Scheme / Component GOI GOG 1 Tractors 1.1 Tractor Rs.45,000 or 25% of cost, whichever is less ( upto 40 PTO HP) AGR-50 Rs.60,000 or 25% of cost, whichever is less ( more than 40 PTO HP to 60 PTO HP) 1.2 Tractors (08 to 20 PTO HP) For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – 35% / Rs.1.00 Lakh For other Beneficiaries – 25% / Rs.75,000 SMAM HRT-2,3,4 Tractors (20 to 40 PTO HP) For SC/ST, small & marginal farmers, 35%of cost or Rs.1.25 lakh, whichever is less and For other Beneficiaries-25% or Rs.1.00 lakh, whichever is less Tractors (Above 20 to 70 PTO HP) For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – 35% / Rs.1.25 Lakh For other Beneficiaries – 25% / Rs.1.00 Lakh 2 Power Tillers 2.1 Power Tiller (below 8 BHP) For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – 50% / Rs.0.50 Lakh For other Beneficiaries – 40% / Rs.0.40 Lakh SMAM HRT-2,3,4 2.2 Power Tiller (8 BHP & above) For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – 50% / 0.75 Lakh For other Beneficiaries – 40% / 0.60 Lakh Form Mech. 2.3 Power Tiller Rs.45000 or 50% of cost for general farmer, whichever is less. For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women, Primary agricultural cooperative societies/institutions: 60% of cost or in limit of Rs.54000 Power Tiller/mini tractor 40% of cost or Rs.45,000 for general farmer, for SC, ST farmer 50% or Rs. 60,000, whichever is less Eligibility for getting further(second time) benefit of unit - minimum seven years HRT-2,3,4 3 Rice Transplanter 3.1 Self Propelled Rice Transplanter (4 rows) For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – 50% / Rs.0.94 Lakh For other Beneficiaries – 40% / Rs.0.75 Lakh SMAM 3.2 Self Propelled Rice Transplanter (i) above 4-8 rows (ii) above 8-16 rows For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – 40% / Rs.2.00 Lakh For other Beneficiaries – 40% / Rs.2.00 Lakh 4 Self Propelled Machinery Reaper-cum-Binder For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – 50% / Rs.1.25 Lakh For other Beneficiaries – 40% / Rs.1.00 Lakh SMAM Self Propelled Reaper / Reaper binder, paddy transplanter, Other Self propelled machines tractor operated mobile shredar for general farmers: 60% of cost or in limit of 40,000, whichever is less For SC, ST,Women, Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies: 70% of cost or in limit of Rs.48,000, whichever is less. Farm Mech. (RKVY) 5 Specialized Self Propelled Machinery (i) Reaper (ii) Post Hole Digger/Augur (iii) Pneumatic/ other Planter For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – 50% / Rs.0.63 Lakh For other Beneficiaries – 40% / Rs.0.50 Lakh SMAM 6 Self Propelled Horticultural Machinery (i) Fruit Pluckers (ii) Tree Pruners (iii) Fruit Harvesters (iv) Fruit Graders (v) Track Trolley (vi) Nursery Media Filling Machine (vii) Multipurpose Hydraulic System (viii) Power operated horticulture tools for pruning, budding, grating, shearing etc. For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – 50% / Rs.1.25 Lakh For other Beneficiaries – 40% / Rs.1.00 Lakh SMAM HRT-2,3,4 7 Tractor/Power Tiller driven equipments (20 bhp) (i) MB Plough (ii) Disc Plough (iii) Cultivator (iv) Harrow (v) Leveler Blade (vi) Cage Wheel (vii) Furrow Opener (viii) Ridger (ix) Weed Slasher (x) Laser Land Leveler (xi) Reversible Mechanical plough For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.15,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.12,000 For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – 70% / Rs.0.18 Lakh For other Beneficiaries – 60% / Rs.0.15 Lakh SMAM Farm Mech. (RKVY) 8 (xii) Rotavator (xiii) Rotopuddler (xiv) Reversible Hydraulic plow For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.35,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.28,000 SMAM 9 Chisel Plow For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.8,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.6,000 SMAM 10 Sowing, Planting, Reaping and Digging Equipments: (i) Post Hole Digger (ii) Potato Planter (iii) Potato Digger (iv) Ground nut Digger (v) Strip Till Drill (vi) Tractor Drawn Reaper (vii) Onion Harvester (viii) Rice Straw Chopper, (ix) Zero till Seed cum Fertilizer Drill (x) Raised Bed Planter (xi) Sugar Cane Cutter/Stripper (xii) Planter (xiii) Seed Drill (xiv) Multi Crop Planter (xv) Zero –till Multi Crop Planter (xvi) Ridge Furrow Planter For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.15,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.12,000 SMAM Zero til seed cum fertilizer drill, raized bed planter, sugarcane cutter planter/ring pit digger, tractor operated reaper, happy seeder, vegetable transplanter, numatic vegetable seeder For general farmers: 60% of cost or in limit of Rs.20,000, whichever is less For For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women, Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies: 70% of cost or in limit of Rs.24000, whichever is less RKVY (Farm mechanization) 11 (i) Turbo Seeder (ii) Pneumatic Planter (iii) Pneumatic Vegetable Transplanter (iv) Pneumatic Vegetable Seeder (v) Happy Seeder (vi) Plastic Mulch Laying Machine For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.35,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.28,000 SMAM 12 (i) Grass Weed Slasher (ii) Rice Straw Chopper (iii) Power Weeder (engine operated below 2 bhp) For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.15,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.12,000 SMAM 13 (i) Sugarcane Thrash Cutter (ii) Coconut Frond Chopper (iii) Rake (iv) Balers (v) Straw Reaper For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.15,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.12,000 SMAM 14 (i) Ground Nut Pod Stripper (ii) Thresher (iii) Multi Crop Thresher (iv) Paddy Thresher (v) Brush Cutter For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.20,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.16,000 SMAM 15 Chaff Cutter For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.20,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.16,000 SMAM 16 Tractor/Power Tiller driven equipments (20 bhp to 35 bhp) (i) MB Plough (ii) Disc Plough (iii) Cultivator (iv) Harrow (v) Leveler Blade (vi) Cage Wheel (vii) Furrow Opener (viii) Ridger (ix) Weed Slasher (x) Laser Land Leveler (xi) Reversible Mechanical plough For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.19,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.15,000 SMAM 17 (xii) Rotavator (xiii) Rotopuddler (xiv) Reversible Hydraulic plow For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.44,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.35,000 SMAM 18 Chisel Plow For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.10,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.8,000 SMAM 19 (i) Post Hole Digger (ii) Potato Planter (iii) Potato Digger (iv) Ground nut Digger (v) Strip Till Drill (vi) Tractor Drawn Reaper (vii) Onion Harvester (viii) Rice Straw Chopper, (ix) Zero till Seed cum Fertilizer Drill (x) Raised Bed Planter (xi) Sugar Cane Cutter/Stripper (xii) Planter (xiii) Seed Drill (xiv) Multi Crop Planter (xv) Zero –till Multi Crop Planter (xvi) Ridge Furrow Planter For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.19,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.15,000 SMAM 20 (i) Turbo Seeder (ii) Pneumatic Planter (iii) Pneumatic Vegetable Transplanter (iv) Pneumatic Vegetable Seeder (v) Happy Seeder (vi) Plastic Mulch Laying Machine For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.44,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.35,000 SMAM 21 (i) Grass Weed Slasher (ii) Rice Straw Chopper (iii) Power Weeder (engine operated below 2 bhp) For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.19,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.15,000 SMAM 22 (i) Sugarcane Thrash Cutter (ii) Coconut Frond Chopper (iii) Rake (iv) Balers (v) Straw Reaper For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.19,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.15,000 SMAM 23 (i) Ground Nut Pod Stripper (ii) Thresher (iii) Multi Crop Thresher (iv) Paddy Thresher (v) Brush Cutter For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.25,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.20,000 SMAM 24 Chaff Cutter For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.25,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.20,000 SMAM 25 Tractor above 35 BHP driven Equipment (i) MB Plough (ii) Disc Plough (iii) Cultivator (iv) Harrow (v) Leveler Blade (vi) Cage Wheel (vii) Furrow Opener (viii) Ridger (ix) Reversible Mechanical Plough For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.44,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.35,000 SMAM 26 (x) Weed Slasher (xi) Laser Land Leveler (xii) Rotavator (xiii) Roto-Puddler (xiv) Reversible Hydraulic Plough (xv) Sub – Soiler (xvi) Trench Makers (PTO operated) (xvii) Bund Former (PTO operated) (xviii) Power Harrow (PTO operated) (xix) Backhoe Loader Dozer (Tractor operated) For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.63,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.50,000 SMAM 27 (i) Zero till Seed-cum- Fertilizer Drill (ii) Raised Bed Planter (iii) Seed Drill (iv) Potato Digger (v) Tractor Drawn Reaper (vi) Onion harvester For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.44,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.35,000 SMAM 28 (i) Post Hole Digger (ii) Potato Planter (iii) Ground Nut Digger (iv) Strip Till Drill (v) Rice Straw Chopper (vi) Sugarcane Cutter/ Stripper/Planter, (vii) Multi Crop Planter (viii) Zero–till Multi Crop Planter (ix) Ridge Furrow Planter (x) Turbo Seeder (xi) Pneumatic Planter (xii) Pneumatic Vegetable Transplanter, (xiii) Pneumatic Vegetable Seeder (xiv) Happy Seeder (xv) Cassava Planter (xvi) Manure Spreader (xvii) Fertilizer Spreader – PTO operated (xviii) Plastic Mulch Laying Machine (xix) Automatic Rice Nursery Sowing Machinery For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – 50% / Rs.0.63 Lakh For other Beneficiaries – 40% /Rs. 0.50 Lakh SMAM 29 (i) Grass/ Weed Slasher, (ii) Rice Straw Chopper, (iii) Weeder (PTO operated) For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – 50% / Rs.0.63 Lakh For other Beneficiaries – 40% / Rs.0.50 Lakh SMAM 30 (i) Ground Nut Pod Stripper (ii) Thresher/Multi crop Thresher (iii) Paddy Thresher (iv) Chaff Cutter (v) Forage Harvester (vi) Bird Scarer For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – 50% / Rs.0.63 Lakh For other Beneficiaries – 40% / Rs.0.50 Lakh SMAM 31 i) Sugarcane Thrash Cutter (ii) Coconut Frond Chopper (iii) Hay Rake (iv) Balers (Round) (v) Balers (Rectangular) (vi) Wood Chippers (vii) Sugarcane Ratoon Manager (viii) Cotton Stalk Uprooter (ix) Straw Reaper For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – 50% / Rs.0.63 Lakh For other Beneficiaries – 40% / Rs.0.50 Lakh SMAM 32 All Manual /Animal Drawn Equipment/Implements/Tools under SMAM (i) MB Plough (ii) Disc Plough (iii) Cultivator (iv) Harrow (v) Leveler Blade (vi) Furrow Opener (vii) Ridger (viii) Puddler For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.10,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.8,000 SMAM 33 (i) Paddy Planter (ii) Seed cum Fertilizer Drill (iii) Raised Bed Planter (iv) Planter (v) Dibbler (vi) Equipments for raising paddy nursery For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.10,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.8,000 SMAM 34 vii) Drum Seeder (Below 4 Rows) For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.1,500 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.1,200 35 viii) Drum Seeder (Above 4 Rows) For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.1,900 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.1,500 36 (i) Ground Nut Pod Stripper (ii) Thresher (iii) Winnowing fan (iv) Tree Climber (v) Horticulture Hand tools For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.10,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.8,000 37 Chaff Cutter (upto 3’) For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.5,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.4,000 38 Chaff Cutter (above 3’) For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.6,300 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.5,000 39 (i) Grass Weed Slasher (ii) Weeder (iii) Conoweeder (iv) Garden Hand Tools For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.600 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.500 40 Plant Protection Equipment Manual Sprayer Knap Sack / Foot Operated Sprayers For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.600 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.500 SMAM NFSM HRT-2,3,4 Manual equipment for SC,ST farmers-75% of cost or Rs.1200 & for other farmers 50% of cost or Rs.800, whichever is less 41 Powered i) Knapsack Sprayers/ power operated Taiwan Sprayers (capacity 8-12 lit.) For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.3,100 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.2,500 SMAM HRT-2,3,4 Power/machine operated equipments For SC,ST farmers-75% of cost or Rs.4500 & for other farmers 50% of cost or Rs.3000, whichever is less SMAM AGR-2,3,4 42 Knapsack Sprayers/Power Operated Taiwan Sprayers (capacity above 12-16 lit) For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.3,800 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.3,000 SMAM HRT-2,3,4 43 Knapsack Sprayers/ power operated Taiwan Sprayers (capacity above 16 lit. For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.10,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.8,000 SMAM HRT-2,3,5 44 Tractor Mounted / Operated Sprayers i) Below 20 BHP For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.10,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.8,000 SMAM HRT-2,3,6 45 Tractor Mounted /Operated Sprayers 20 - 35 BHP For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – Rs.13,000 For other Beneficiaries – Rs.10,000 SMAM HRT-2,3,7 46 Eco – friendly Light Traps For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – 1,400 For other Beneficiaries – 1,200 SMAM HRT-2,3,8 47 Tractor Mounted / Operated Sprayers above 35 BHP For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – 50% / Rs.0.63 Lakh For other Beneficiaries – 40% / Rs.0.50 Lakh SMAM HRT-2,3,9 48 Electrostatic Sprayer For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – 50% / Rs.0.63 Lakh For other Beneficiaries – 40% / Rs.0.50 Lakh SMAM 49 Establishment of PHT unit for transfer of primary processing technology, value addition, low cost scientific torage,packaging units and technology for by-products managements in the production catchments For SC, ST, Small & Marginal Farmers, Women – 60% / Rs.1.50 Lakh For other Beneficiaries – 50% / Rs.1.25 Lakh SMAM 50 Aero blast sprayer For general farmers: 60% of cost or in limit of Rs.25000, whichever is less. For For SC, ST, Women, Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies: 70% of cost or in limit of Rs.30000, whichever is less RKVY Farm Mech. 51 Laser land leveler For general farmers: 60% of cost or in limit of Rs.1,50,000, whichever is less. For For SC, ST, Women, Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies, 70% of cost or in limit of Rs.1,80,000, whichever is less RKVY Farm Mech. 52 Combined harvester For general farmers: 60% of cost or in limit of Rs.3,00,000, whichever is less. For For SC, ST, Women, Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies, 70% of cost or in limit of Rs.3,60,000, whichever is less RKVY Farm Mech. 53 Mini dal mill/rice mill For general farmers: 60% of cost or in limit of Rs.60,000, whichever is less. For For SC, ST, Women, Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies- 70% of cost or in limit of Rs.72,000, whichever is less RKVY Farm Mech. 54 Sugarcane harvester for all beneficiaries: 60% of cost or in limit of Rs.50,00,000, whichever is less. RKVY Farm Mech. 55 Manualy sprayer/duster For general farmers: 40% of cost or in limit of Rs.640, whichever is less. For For SC, ST, Women, Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies- 50% of cost or in limit of Rs.800, whichever is less RKVY Farm Mech. 56 Power operated sprayer/duster For general farmers: 40% of cost or in limit of Rs.1,50,000, whichever is less. For For SC, ST, Women, Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies-50% of cost or in limit of Rs.2000, whichever is less RKVY Farm Mech. 57 Rotavator for general farmers: 50% of cost or in limit of Rs.30,000, whichever is less. For SC, ST, Women, Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies- 60% of cost or in limit of Rs.36,000, whichever is less Per holding Maximum for one component RKVY Farm Mech. 58 Power roatory tiler, post hole digger, shredder for general farmers: 50% of cost or in limit of Rs.20,000, whichever is less. For SC, ST, Women, Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies- 60% of cost or in limit of Rs.24,000, whichever is less Per holding Maximum for one component RKVY Farm Mech. 59 Tractor operated boom type sprayer for general farmers: 50% of cost or in limit of Rs.20,000, whichever is less. For SC, ST, Women, Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies- 60% of cost or in limit of Rs.24,000, whichever is less Per holding Maximum for one component RKVY Farm Mech. 60 Power threshar for general farmers: 50% of cost or in limit of Rs.12,000, whichever is less. For SC, ST, Women, Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies- 60% of cost or in limit of Rs.14,400, whichever is less Per holding Maximum for one component RKVY Farm Mech. 61 Oil engine, centrifugal pump, electrical pump set, submersibal pump, turbine pump 61.1 3.00 to 3.5 HP for general farmers: 40% of cost or in limit of Rs.4640, whichever is less. For SC, ST, Women, Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies- 50% of cost or in limit of Rs.5800, whichever is less RKVY Farm Mech. 61.2 5 HP for general farmers: 40% of cost or in limit of Rs.6400, whichever is less. For SC, ST, Women, Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies- 50% of cost or in limit of Rs.8000, whichever is less RKVY Farm Mech. 61.3 7.5 to 8.0 HP for general farmers: 40% of cost or in limit of Rs.7200, whichever is less. For SC, ST, Women, Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies- 50% of cost or in limit of Rs.9000, whichever is less RKVY Farm Mech. 61.4 10 HP for general farmers: 40% of cost or in limit of Rs.7400, whichever is less. For SC, ST, Women, Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies- 50% of cost or in limit of Rs.9250, whichever is less 62 Tarpaulin 50% of cost of Tarpaulin or Rs.1250, whichever is less. Maximum 2 Nos. /holding AGR-2,3,4 63 Improved agricultural implements 40% or Rs.50,000 on buying price of tractor operated equipment, whichever is less 40% or Rs.8000 on buying price of manual/bullock operated equipment, whichever is less (10% more provision for SC and St farmers) NMOOP Financial Assistance for procurement of Agricultural Machinery & Equipment under NFSM Name of Equipment Pattern of Assistance Crops Rice Wheat Pulses Coarse Cereals Conoweeder Rs.600/- per machine or 50% of the cost whichever is less √ Manual Sprayer: Knap Sack Sprayer/ Foot Operated Sprayer Rs.600/- per sprayer or 50% of the cost whichever is less √ √ √ Drum Seeder Rs.1500/- per machine or 50% of the cost whichever is less √ Power Sprayer Rs.3000/- per powered sprayer or 50% of the cost whichever is less √ √ √ Manual Chaff Cutter Rs.5000/- per machine or 75% of cost whichever is less Chiseller (Deep Ploughing) Rs.8000/- per machine or 50% of the cost whichever is less √ √ Tractor Mounted Sprayer Rs.10,000/- per sprayer or 50% of cost whichever is less √ √ Seed Drill Rs.15,000/- per machine or 50% of cost whichever is less √ √ √ Zero Till Seed Drill Rs. 15,000/- per machine or 50% of cost whichever is less √ √ Multi Crop Planter Rs.15,000/- per machine or 50% of cost whichever is less √ √ √ Zero Till Multi Crop Planter Rs.15,000/- per machine or 50% of cost whichever is less √ √ √ Ridge Furrow Planter Rs.15,000/- per machine or 50% of cost whichever is less √ Power Weeder Rs.15,000/- per machine or 50% of cost whichever is less √ √ Mobile Rain Gun Rs.15,000/- per mobile rain gun or 50% of cost whichever is less √ √ Power Driven Chaff Cutter Rs.20000/- per machine or 75% cost whichever is less Rotavator / Turbo Seeder Rs.35000/- per machine or 50% of cost whichever is less √ √ √ Paddy Thresher/Multi Crop Thresher Rs.40000/- per machine or 50% of the cost whichever is less √ √ √ Laser Land Leveler Rs.1.50 lakh per machine to a group of 10 farmers √ √ √ Self Propelled Paddy Transplanter Rs.75000/- per machine or 50% of the cost whichever is less √ Financial Assistance for procurement of Agricultural Machinery and Equipment under Mini Mission-II (Oil Palm) of National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) Components Pattern of Assistance Machinery & Tools Assistance upto 50% of the cost and upto the amount for equipments/tools as provided under to State Department of Agriculture/Horticulture: (i) Manually Handled/ High Reach Oil Palm Cutter - Rs. 1500/- per unit, (ii) Oil Palm Protective Wire Mesh - Rs. 15,000/- per unit, (iii) Motorized Chisel - Rs. 10,000/- per unit (iv) Aluminium Portable ladder - Rs. 3000/- per unit (v) Chaff Cutter for chaffing of oil palm leaves (oil palm farmers only) - Rs. 7000/- per unit. (vi) Small tractor upto 20 HP along with trolley: 25% of the cost of Procurement subject to a ceiling of Rs.0.75 lakh. Additional 10% assistance to SC / ST / Small / Marginal Farmers/ Women, Groups > 5 members FPOs and NE States to a ceiling of Rs. 1.00 lakh per unit. (vii) Any other Machinery recommended by ICAR/SAUs which is useful for Oil Palm growers could be included under local initiatives/contingency under AAP. (viii) import of machinery viz; Mechanical Sprayer for Young Oil Palm Fields, Mechanical Oil Palm Harvesting Machine, Compact FFBs Transporter/ Sprayers etc., with specific approval of standing committee of NMOOP. Whom to Contact ? District Agriculture Officer / District Horticulture Officer / Project Director, ATMA. Source: Department of Agriculture & Cooperation