1. Zonal Conference on Agriculture Inputs – Rabi Campaign 2012-13 New Delhi 14 th Sept.2012 Mechanization in J&K State

2. Characteristic features of J&K State ParticularsLand Use Data Net Cultivated area7.52 lakh ha Gross Cvtd. Area11.60 lakh ha Net area irrigated3.14 lakh ha (42%) Av. land holding size0.56 ha No. of Operational Holdings13.35 lakhs Small/ Marginal Farmers85% Un-cultivable land5.82 lakh ha Cultivable wastelands1.50 lakh ha Pastures1.29 lakh ha

3. Characteristic features Limitations/Drawbacks Fragile Soils in hilly areas susceptible to soil erosion; Arid areas of Ladakh and Drought prone areas in Jammu limit farm productivity; Single Cropping season of Kharif in temperate / high altitude areas; Inadequate and unorganized marketing & limits to transportation of products to distant markets; Limits to mechanized farming and irrigation potential of cultivated land;

4. Thrust Areas in Farm Mechanization in J&K Fabrication and provision of implements adapted to Hill Agriculture; Popularization of improvised machines for plains; Farmer friendly approach to facilitate selection /purchase of machinery; Improving access to machines and implements through Agri - Business Centres; Mechanization of Departmental Seed Multiplication Farms

5. Fabrication and provision of implements adapted to Hill Agriculture Two divisional levels Govt. Agriculture Workshop were established in 1964-65, one each in Kashmir and Jammu division; Three district level workshops were established in the state in mid eighties; In order to make available the technical knowhow as also sales after sale services more workshops were established of which three were in Kashmir Division and two in Jammu Division.

6. Fabrication and provision of implements adapted to Hill Agriculture Tractor Drawn Tillers, Levelers, bund makers; Power Tiller Drawn – Tillers, MB Ploughs; Bullock Drawn Ploughs Hand Tools & Implements, Power Operated Maize Sheller, Paddy Thresher; Poly Green House Structures Grain Storage Bins & Seed Containers; Hand & Power Operated Winnowing fans; Honey Extractors.

7. Fabrication and provision of implements adapted to Hill Agriculture Year Physical (nos) Financial (Rs.in lacs) 2011-1243442247.57 2012-13 (ending July 2012) 611446.78 Locally Adapted Machines and Tools provided to Farmers

8. Fabrication and provision of implements adapted to Hill Agriculture Agriculture Engineering Workshop

9. Fabrication and provision of implements adapted to Hill Agriculture Agriculture Engineering Workshop

10. Provision of other machines and implements adapted to Hill Agriculture Power Tillers; Reaper-cum-Binders; Bullock Drawn Seed-cum fertilizer Drills; Power operated Wheat and Paddy Threshers; Power operated Winnowing Fans and Maize Sheller etc.; Manual and Power operated P.P. Equipment; Seed Treatment Drums; Honey Extractors.

11. Popularisation of improvised machines in Plains Areas Lazer Levellers; Planters/Transplanters; Offset Disc Harrows; Rotavators; Reapers-cum-binders; Harvesters Combines; Tractors

12. Popularisation of improvised machines in Plains Areas Farm Machinery Demonstration

13. Popularisation of improvised machines in Plains Areas Farm Machinery Distribution

14. Popularisation of improvised machines in Plains Areas

15. Farmer Friendly Approach to Facilitate Selection / purchase of Machinery Rules /procedures revised to facilitate purchase of Machinery of his choice by the farmer; Exemption of Toll/VAT on Agriculture Machinery; Subsidy on Machinery purchased by Farmer from out-side the State; Machinery Exhibitions –cum- Melas to provide easy access to latest machinery in far – flung areas of the State

16. Popularisation of improvised machines in Plains Areas Machinery Melas

18. Improving access to machines and implements through Agri Business Centres Provision of back ended subsidy kept under RKVY; Assistance provided to Farmer groups /Farmer Entrepreneurs; Access provided to rent out machinery to rural peasantry; ABCs established: – Jammu district5 nos – Kathua district2 nos – Samba district1 nos

19. Agri-Business Centre, Sohanjana, Jammu.

20. Promoting Farm Mechanization through Machines Inducted at Deptt Seed Multiplication Farms 2011-12 S.NoComponent (Public Sector)Unit RKVY Achievement PhyFin 1Tractor mounted spray pumpsNos2 6.61 2Seed treatment drumNos1 3Seed cum fertilizer drillNos1 4Power tiller cum weederNos1 5TractorsNos6 43.10 6RotavatorsNos4 7Offset HarrowNos3 8Tractor tillerNos2 9Seed drillNos2 10Disc HarrowNos2 11Tractor trolleyNos2 12JCBNos125.78 13Reaper cum binderNos13.25 Total 78.740

21. Àgri-Machinery at Farms

26. Promoting Farm Mechanization through Macro Management 2012-13 S. No ComponentPattern of AssistanceUnitPhysical Financial SCSTWomenGeneralTotal 12345678910 aTractors 25% of the cost limited to Rs.0.45 lac/Tractor upto 40 HP No's 20015.7511.7027.0035.5590.00 bPower Tillers 40% of the cost limited to Rs.0.45 lac/Power Tiller upto 8 HP & above No's 100.900.451.351.804.50 c Self propelled Reapers 25% of the cost limited to Rs.0.40 lac/unit No's 453.202.405.207.2018.00 d Paddy Transplantor and other similar propelled machines 25% of the cost limited to Rs.0.40 lac/unit No's 201.200.802.403.608.00 e Power driven equipments 25% of the cost limited to Rs.0.10 lac for essential tractor driven implements No's 2183.802.906.508.6021.80

27. Promoting Farm Mechanization through Macro Management 2012-13 (….contd.) S. No ComponentPattern of AssistanceUnitPhysical Financial SCSTWomenGeneralTotal 12345678910 f Diesel/Electric Pump Sets @Rs.50% of the cost limited to Rs.0.10 Lac/ Pump upto 7.50 BHP/ 5KV No's 130022.5017.2039.0051.30130.00 gPotato Planter 25% of cost limited to Rs.0.15 lac No's ----- hPotato Digger 25% of cost limited to Rs.0.15 lac No's ----- i Specialised power driven Equipments 40% of cost limited to Rs.0.20 lac No's 1003.402.606.008.0020.00

28. Promoting Farm Mechanization through Macro Management 2012-13 (….contd.) S. NoComponent Pattern of Assistance UnitPhysical Financial SCSTWomenGeneralTotal 12345678910 j Mannually operated implements/tool kits 25% of the cost limited to Rs.0.02 lac No's 10003.462.646.007.9020.00 k Animal Driven Implements 25% of the cost limited to Rs.0.025 lac No's 5802.501.9254.355.72514.50 l Power Threshers (All Types) 25% of the cost limited to Rs.0.12 lac No's 300.600.481.081.443.60 m PP Equipment Manually operated 25% of the cost limited to Rs.0.008 lac No's 10001.381.062.403.168.00 Total (4):- 58.6944.16101.28134.28338.40

29. Promoting Farm Mechanization through Training, Testing & Demonstrations 2012-13 Approved outlay:Rs.566.75 lakhs Purchase of Machinery:Rs.420.75 lakhs Demonstrations:Rs.146.00 lakhs

30. Promoting Farm Mechanization through Training, Testing & Demonstrations 2012-13 Machines:UnitsRs. In lakhs Paddy transplanters3066.00 Reapers cum Binders30117.00 Vegetable Transplanters3024.00 Zero till seed drill3016.50 Rotavators3030.00 Potato Planter3021.00 Power Weeder1526.25 Seed Treatment Drums4000120.00

31. Promoting Farm Mechanization through NFSM Rice 2012-13 S.NoInterventions Approved rate of assistance Unit Target PhysicalFinancial 123456 b) Knap Sack Sprayers 50% or Rs. 3000/- per machine Nos.80024.00 c) Zero Till Seed Drill 50% or Rs. 15000/- per machine Nos.355.25 i) Rotavators 50% or Rs. 30000/- per machine Nos.6018.00 j) Laser Land Leveler Rs. 150000/- per machine Nos.1015.00 5Incentives for pump sets 50% or Rs. 10000/- per Pumpset Nos.37737.70

32. Promoting Farm Mechanization through Other Schemes 2012-13 SchemeParticularsUnit Target Phy.Fin. RKVY P.P.EquipmentNos.30.930 RotavatorsNos.92.540 Agri Business CenterNos.840.000 Irrigation PumpsetNos.10310.260 ISOPOM a) Manual P.P.EquipmentNos.5004.000 b) Power Operated P.P.EquipmentNos.511.020 a) Manual/Bullock Op Equip.Nos.2005.000 b) Power Operated Equip.Nos.507.500 National Mission on Saffron DryerNos.24018.000 WeederNos.94.500

33. Promoting Farm Mechanization through Convergence of Schemes for Distribution of Machinery (2011-12) S. No Component (Beneficiaries)UnitMacro Management NFSMTechnology Mission RKVYISOPOMTotal PhyFinPhyFinPhyFinPhyFinPhyFinPhyFin 1TractorNos10446.800--------10446.800 2Power tillerNos20.770--------2 3Power Driven equipmentsNos393.103--------393.103 4Specailized Power driven equipment Nos13725.413--------13725.413 5Manually operated implements/ tools kits Nos75010.595--------75010.595 6Animal driven implementsNos1553.875------380.831934.705 7Power thresherNos131.560------10.14141.7 8PP equipments manuallyNos13097.397279016.31--4435.38950.64463729.73 9Zero Till seed drills/multi crop planter Nos--50.75------5 10Rotavators and other machinery Nos--113.3--253.46--366.76 11Power Machniery upto 20 BHP Nos----42.4----4 12Power machinery above 20 BHP Nos----68.08----6 13Agri business centerNos------315.00--315 14OtherFarm MachnieryNos------31.45--3 Total 250999.513280620.361010.4847425.291341.615933157.256

34. Problem Areas The present farm power availability can be improved by strengthening farm mechanization programme in the state and bring it to optimal level. intensive field demonstration and financial assistance at a higher rate is needed to the farmers of the state Different incentives for same machinery under different schemes in some cases. (Sprinkler Sets -Rs. 7500/Ha under NFSM - 50% of Indicative Cost under NMMI; Tractors -25% subsidy to max of Rs.45,000 under MMA up to 40 HP but -Rs.1.50 lakh for Power machines with of more than 20 HP under HMNEH)

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