LOAN AND SUBSIDY                       Forms

A. Under Soil Conservation & Mechanized farming

 

B. Under Minor Irrigation schemes

Subsidy for Ponds and Pumpsets.

 

The Agriculture Department provide long term loan to the farmers of these Islands to undertake Soil Conservation work and Mechanized farming in their holdings

     The farmers can avail the subsidy benefit under the Soil Conservation scheme in the following manner:

  1.  1/3 cost of ponds/pumpsets is provided by the department as subsidy  

  2.      2/3rd as loan by NABARD/Shramdan incase of Minor Irrigation Pond and cash contribution in case of pumpset.

         The farmers can avail the subsidy benefit under the Minor Irrigation scheme in the following manner:

 

 

Under Coconut Development  Board

Application for coconut New Planting subsidy

(1st year, 2nd year, 3rd year)

 

 


Loan Under Mechanized farming 

TRACTOR  Implements

For timely field operation of the farmers of these Islands, the department provide assistance to the farmers for purchase of tractor with three matching implements by their-own by availing subsidies from the department.

Loan

     Individual farmers/Co-operative Societies are eligible for bank loans towards the cost of tractor with three matching  implements including one trailer.

   15% of the cost to be contributed by the farmer as down payment

Subsidy 

     30% cost subsidy or Rs. 30,000/- whichever is less

    100% transport subsidy is provided by the department.  

Eligibility 

     The Progressive Farmer/Cooperative Societies should possess 6Acre/2.51 hectare of land in his ownership.

   The land in question to take Loan cum subsidy  on tractor should be free from all incumbance and have clear title of ownership with detailed survey particulars. 

How to apply 

Further details can be had from the zonal officers of concerned zones. 


 Soil Conservation Loans

Eligibility 

     The land in question to take up Soil Conservation Work with 50% Loan cum subsidy basis should be free from all incumbance and have clear title of ownership with detailed survey particulars.                 

Whom to contact 

Further details can be had from the zonal officers of concerned zones. 


Under Minor Irrigation Scheme

  1.Excavation of ponds on shramdan-cum-subsidy. 

Eligibility 

How to Apply 

Further details can be had from the zonal officers of concerned zones. 


 2).Excavation of ponds on loan cum subsidy. 

Eligibility 

How to Apply 


3). Supply of pumpset on cash-cum-subsidy. 

Eligibility 

How to Apply 

Cost of Pump Set 

Sl.No.

Description

Rate

Approved agency

1.

5 Horse power Diesel

26000/-

Sankar Trading Company

Aberdeen bazaar

Port Blair

2.

1Horse power Electric

11,000/-

Blair Trading & Marine services

Port Balir

3.

½  Horse power Electric

5,000/-

Sankar Trading Company

Aberdeen bazaar

Port Blair

 

Further details can be had from the zonal officers of concerned zones. 


4). Supply of Pump set on loan-Cum-Subsidy 

Eligibility 

How to Apply 

Further details can be had from the zonal officers of concerned zones.