Agriculture Department

According to the new revised grant for the year 2024-2025 to increase financial income by providing sustainable irrigation facilities. Babasaheb Ambedkar Krishi Swavalamban Yojana for Scheduled Caste / Neo Buddhist farmers And Birsa Munda Krishi Kranti Yojana is being implemented by the State Government’s Agriculture Department for tribal farmers. The agriculture department of Zilla Parishad is implementing the said schemes at the regional level.

Under this scheme new well (Rs. 4.00 lakh), repair of old well (Rs. 1.00 lakh), (90% or Rs. 40 thousand) of prevailing economic parameters or actual cost of pump sets (diesel / electric pumps) for pump sets up to 10 Axial capacity. Power Connection Size (Rs. 20 thousand), Inven Boring (Rs. 40 thousand), Solar pump (instead of power connection size or pump set) (Rs. 50 thousand), Plastic lining of farms (Rs. 2.00 lakhs), Machinery (Bull Moved / Tractor Moved) Implements (Rs. 50 thousand), All subsidies are admissible for frost irrigation (within the limit of 15 % or Rs. 47 thousand) and drip irrigation (within the limit of 15 % or Rs. 97 thousand).

Eligibility criteria for availing the scheme:-

1. Beneficiary should be a Scheduled Caste / Neo-Buddhist farmer.

2. The farmer should have a caste certificate issued by the competent authority.

3. A farmer should have 0.40 hectare and maximum 6.00 hectare agricultural land in his own name.

4. 7/12 certificate of land tenure and 8A copy must be in the name of the farmer.

5. Beneficiaries below poverty line will be given first priority.

6. Beneficiary must have Aadhaar card. Beneficiary must have his own bank account and the said bank account must be linked to Aadhaar card.

7. Once the full benefit of the respective scheme is taken, the benefit of this scheme will not be paid to the same beneficiary or family for the next five years. Also, if the benefit of a new well is taken, the benefit of the old well repair component will be allowed to the beneficiary after 20 years.

8. A note will be taken on the 7/12 statement of the beneficiaries who availed the said scheme.

Birsa Munda Agricultural Revolution Scheme

Under this scheme new well (Rs. 4.00 lakh), repair of old well (Rs. 1.00 lakh), (90% or Rs. 40 thousand) of prevailing economic parameters or actual cost of pump sets (diesel / electric pumps) for pump sets up to 10 axial capacity.Power Connection Size (Rs. 20 thousand), Inven Boring (Rs. 40 thousand), Solar pump (instead of power connection size or pump set) (Rs. 50 thousand), Plastic lining of farms (Rs. 2.00 lakhs), Machinery (Bull Moved / Tractor Moved) Implements (Rs. 50 thousand), backyard (Rs. 5 thousand), Frost Irrigation (15 % or Rs. 47 thousand within the limit) and Drip Irrigation (15 % or Rs. 97 thousand within the limit), All Subsidies are admissible for piercing Wells (only to tribal farmers in forest areas) (Rs. 50 thousand).

Eligibility criteria for availing the scheme:-

1. Beneficiary should be a Scheduled Caste / Neo-Buddhist farmer.

2. The farmer should have a caste certificate issued by the competent authority.

3. A farmer should have 0.40 hectare and maximum 6.00 hectare agricultural land in his own name.

4. 7/12 certificate of land tenure and 8A copy must be in the name of the farmer. Beneficiaries below poverty line will be given first priority.

5. Beneficiary must have Aadhaar card. Beneficiary must have his own bank account and the said bank account must be linked to Aadhaar card.

6. Once the full benefit of the respective scheme is taken, the benefit of this scheme will not be paid to the same beneficiary or family for the next five years. Also, if the benefit of a new well is taken, the benefit of the old well repair component will be allowed to the beneficiary after 20 years.

7. A note will be taken on the 7/12 statement of the beneficiaries who availed the said scheme.

8. Only the tribal farmers in the forest area can benefit from this component of piercing well.

You have to apply online to avail these schemes. Farmers who want to avail these schemes should apply their online Maha-DBT along with necessary documents on the following website. Should be filed on the Maharashtra Government website https://mahadbt.maharashtra.gov.in/Farmer/login

National Biogas Development Plan

Advantages of Biogas:-

Biogas is a great project for the upliftment of farmers, like gas for cooking, electricity generation from slurry to good fertilizer for agriculture.

Criteria:-

1. Beneficiary should have at least 5 animals.
2. Own plot should be (12 X 12) feet.

Grant limit:-

1. 1 d.m. Construction of biogas plant of capacity per plant Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Rs. 17000/- General Other Rs. 9800/-

2. 2 to 4 hrs. Construction of biogas plant of capacity per plant Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Rs. 22000/- and General Others 14350/-

3. Additional central assistance to biogas plant connected to toilet Rs.1600/- per plant