Mechanised farm equipment such as paddy transplantation and sowing machines will be given to the famers on subsidised rates by the Department of Agriculture Engineering, said a release.
The release said that that the paddy transplantation and sowing machine with four rows and eight rows and above will be given to small and marginal farmers at fifty per cent subsidy and for others, the subsidy would be 40 per cent.
For buying paddy transplantation machines with four rows, eight rows and above, 50 per cent subsidy will be given to women and Adi Dravidars or maximum amount of Rs. 2 lakh and for others it would be 40 per cent or a maximum of Rs. 2 lakh.
For paddy sowing machine, the subsidy for women and Adi Dravidars will be 50 per cent or maximum of Rs. 44,000 and 40 per cent for others or maximum of Rs. 35,000 will be given as subsidy.
Interested farmers from Agasteeswaram and Thovalai taluks are advised to contact Assistant Executive Engineer (Agriculture Engineering), 833, Industrial Estate, Konam, Nagercoil and Assistant Executive Engineer (Agriculture Engineering), 22/31A, Mettukkadai, near Mosque, Thuckalay, the release added.
Source : The Hindu
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