Agricultural Dept tu provide modern agricultural implements on subsidy

by Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, OCT 17

With a view to promote modern farming amongst the farmers of district Sirsa, Haryana Agriculture Department would provide 616 different modern agricultural implements during the current financial year on which a subsidy of Rs 80.67 lakh would be given to the farmers.

          While stating this today, a spokesman of the Department said that these implements would be provided under Integrated Scheme of Oilseeds, Pulses, Oil Palm and Maize,a State scheme, National Agricultural Development Scheme and National Food Safety Mission. He said that to distribute these implements to the farmers, applications have been invited from the farmers and  these would be submitted in the office of Agriculture Department by November 30. For the applications, a draw of lots would be held by a four-member committee constituted under the Chairmanship of Additional Deputy Commissioner to chose beneficiaries.

          He said that to give these equipments, 20 per cent reservation would be given to the farmers belonging to Scheduled Castes and 10 per cent to women farmers. He said that those farmers who had already taken subsidy on agricultural implements under any scheme of State or Central Government after the year 2006-07, would not be eligible for any subsidy during  this year.