Tractor Subsidy In Manipur

Tractors Subsidy in Manipur

Scope of Farm Mechanization:

The total farm power available in the state is 1.044 kW/ha. Most of the agricultural operations are performed by using animate power sources. The stationery farm power sources, viz irrigation pump and electric motor are commonly used in irrigated area and use of mechanical mobile farm power sources is negligible. The availability of human power shares 27% of total power , animal power 71% and mechanical power 1.9%. Since, most of the farm operations in Manipur are done by using animal and human power, hence, there is great scope of selective mechanizing in the state, where, small hand tools are being used resulting in human drudgery. The seed bed preparation operations should be mechanized by promoting animal drawn equipment. Improved animal drawn and manual operated equipment like- M.B. plough, ridger, blade harrow, puddler, leveller, improved sickle, zero tillage seed drill, tubuler maize sheller, rotary maize sheller may be introduced in Manipur. Population of Power tiller may be increased in plain area. Hand tools may be popularized as gender friendly equipment for weeding, cleaning, etc. Pedal operated thresher may be popularized in hill area for threshing paddy. Potato Planter, zero-till drill, strip-till drill, vegetable transplanter, aero-blast sprayer, potato planter, potato harvester, self-propelled reaper, multi-crop thresher etc should be promoted in the state for plain area.

Pattern of Assistance

Tractor - @ 25% of the cost limited to Rs.45,000/- tractors up to 40 HP
Power Tiller - @ 40 % of the cost, limited to Rs.45000/- Power tiller 8BHP & above/@ 40 % of the cost, limited to Rs.25000/- Light weight Power tiller below 8BHP for hilly regions
Power driven equipment (Tractor/Power Tiller operated) Intended inclusion of all tractor and power tiller driven conventional equipment/implement - i. @ 25 % of the cost, limited to Rs.10000/- for essential tractor driven implements viz. MB/Disc plough, harrow, cultivator, seed cum fertilizer drill.ii. @ 25 % of the cost, limited to Rs.10000/- for a set of power driven implements i.e. harrow cultivator and seed drill.
Power operated protection equipment - @ 25% of the cost limited to Rs. 2000/-
Tractor mounted protection equipment - @ 25% of the cost limited to Rs. 4000/-