Port Blair, Apr 24: Under the 12th Five year plan (2012-17) the Department of Agriculture is implementing a project “Development of Minor Irrigation in A&N Islands” wherein assistance will be as subsidy @ 50% of the cost on Construction of MI Ponds, Wells and purchase of Pumpsets, etc on Loan-cum-subsidy/Shramdhan-cum-subsidy to individual farmer/Cooperative farming Societies. Balance 50% cost will be the beneficiary contribution or loan from Nationalized Bank.
Farmers/Cooperative Farming Societies can submit their application [duly recommended by the concerned Gram Panchyat Pradhan) to the concerned Zonal Officer alongwith all relevant documents on or before 31.10.2013.
For further details and application form, interested farmer Cooperative Farming Societies may contact the concerned Zonal Agriculture Officers or Assistant Director (AE) MI, Directorate of Agriculture, Haddo on working days.
