Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) for Custom Hiring Centres / Big Farmers - Uttarakhand

DETAILS The scheme “Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization for Custom Hiring Centres / Big Farmers” is implemented by the Department of Agriculture, Government of Uttarakhand. It aims to promote agricultural mechanization and enhance farm productivity by facilitating access to modern farm machinery. Under this scheme, individual large farmers, farmer groups, cooperatives, self-help groups, and custom hiring centres in the state can purchase agricultural equipment at a subsidized rate, with the Government of India providing a maximum subsidy of 40%. BENEFITS Under the Custom Hiring Centre component (for groups of farmers involved in buying, renting, or selling agricultural equipment), farmer groups, cooperatives, FPOs, self-help groups, and individual farmers can purchase equipment valued between ₹10.00 lakh and ₹100.00 lakh. The Government of India provides a maximum subsidy of 40% on such purchases. ELIGIBILITY The applicant must be a large farmer (owning 5 hectares or more of land), a cooperative group, self-help group, or a custom hiring centre in Uttarakhand. The farmer or group must have cultivable land located in Uttarakhand. For an individual large farmer, their name must be recorded in the revenue records. For a group, the names of all group members must be listed in the agricultural land documents.