Sri Vijaya Puram, November 3: The Department of Agriculture is implementing the scheme ‘Development of Minor Irrigation’ in the A&N Islands under the UT Plan. This initiative aims to support individual farmers and cooperative farming societies by enhancing irrigation infrastructure in various forms, by providing financial assistance for the following components under the Loan-cum-Subsidy, Shramdan-cum-Subsidy and Cash-cum-Subsidy patterns of assistance. In the case of Loan-cum-Subsidy, the beneficiary share can be availed as a loan from a nationalised bank.
To avail the benefits of the scheme, the back-end assistance provided to the farmers is as follows:
Excavation of Ponds: Bona fide individual farmers with a minimum of 0.50 ha of cultivable land and cooperative farming societies will be provided 50% of the estimated cost, limited to Rs. 1,50,000 per pond.
Construction of RCC Ring Wells: Bona fide individual farmers, irrespective of land holding, and cooperative farming societies will be provided 50% of the estimated cost, limited to Rs. 1,00,000 per well.
Purchase of Pumpsets (0.5 HP to 5.0 HP): Bona fide individual farmers and cooperative farming societies, irrespective of land holding size, will be provided a subsidy for pumpsets of a minimum of 0.5 HP to a maximum of 5.0 HP, at 50% of the purchase cost, limited to Rs. 10,000 per pumpset.
Installation of Micro Irrigation Systems (Drip/Sprinkler): Bona fide individual farmers with a minimum of 0.05 ha of cultivable land and cooperative farming societies will be provided 75% of the system cost, including the pumpset, or Rs. 93,750 per ha, whichever is less, with 100% transport subsidy.
Interested farmers are requested to contact the zonal office in their respective areas to obtain the prescribed application form and submit it, duly filled, along with the requisite documents at the respective zonal office.
The documents required are the filled application form in the prescribed format, the latest copy of the land record from a CSC (in original) or attested by a Gazetted Officer/Revenue Officer, a copy of the Aadhaar Card and a copy of the bank details issued in favour of the farmer.
