Tractor Subsidy In Sikkim

Tractors Subsidy in Sikkim

Scope of Farm Mechanization:

Farm mechanization in Sikkim is almost nonexistent. Tractor density in Sikkim is 0.11 against per 1000 ha of agricultural land. The power availability is also very low. The scope for use of power tillers is limited to a few pockets. The large sized bullock drawn equipments like 3- row seed drills also cannot be effectively used due to narrow and tapering terraces and the weight factor. The land preparation to harvesting is normally done manually with traditional methods. The topography also doesn’t allow for construction of large irrigation channels and for use of large harvesting machinery. The farming in Sikkim is mostly done on subsistence level. Nearly one third of the cultivation is of the shifting (jhum) type. Canal irrigation is quite low at around 12–13%. Rice is the staple food and occupies 81% of the total area under cereals followed by maize (12.8%). Since, most of the farm operations in Sikkim are done manually, there is great scope of selective mechanizing where, small hand tools are being used resulting in human drudgery. For land preparation, small power driving machines, serrated improved sickles for harvesting and tubular maize sheller and rotary maize sheller for shelling corn may be introduced. Some gender friendly tools developed may be popularized among the farmers of Sikkim. Such as Pedal operated thresher, hand hoe, push-pull weeder, wheel hand hoe, manual dibblers, paddy weeder, improved knapsack sprayers etc.

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/-