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Subsidy -Tamil Nadu Government

The Government is sanctioning the project proposals of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University at a cost of Rs.1006.29 lakhs for implementation of Agricultural Mechanisation in Tamil Nadu. Out of this sanctioned amount of Rs.1006.29 lakhs, an amount of Rs.772.98 lakhs was sanctioned towards distribution and introduction of Agricultural Machinery through incentives by the Agricultural Engineering Department as indicated below:

( Rupees in Lakhs)

Sl. No.	Particulars	Qty	Price/ unit	Proposed subsidy	Cost
*I	Introduction of Newly Developed Agricultural Machinery / Implements
a	Mini combined Harvester	26	2.50	50%	32.50
B	Multi crop Thrasher (High capacity)	33	2.10	50%	34.65
C	Power weeder with attachment	57	1.00	50%	28.50
d	Power Thrasher	20	1.00	50%	10.00
e	Paddy Transplanter	80	1.40	50%	56.00
f	Post hole digger	92	0.85	50%	39.10
g	Shredder (Heavy)	4	1.00	50%	2.00
h	Shredder (Medium)	6	0.40	50%	1.20
i	Maize Husker Sheller	100	0.90	50%	45.00
j	Coconut De- husker	123	0.60	50%	36.90
k	Ground nut decordicator	27	0.35	50%	4.73
l	Chisel plough	132	0.12	50%	7.92
m	Gender friendly equipments	1478	0.08	50%	88.68
II	Grant Support to the State Government Institutions
a	Purchase of Heavy Duty Trailor with Prime Mover to transport bulldozers and heavy equipments of Agricultural Engineering Department	6	18.00		108.00
III	Popularisation of Agricultural Mechanisation through conventional machinery / equipments
a	Power Tiller	551	1.16	25%	159.79
b	Rotovator	384	0.90	25%	86.40
c	Cultivator	262	0.16	25%	10.48
d	Off set disc harrow	25	0.47	25%	2.95
e	Disc plough	202	0.35	25%	18.18
					772.98

*Backended subsidy

During the review meeting held on 25.04.2008, the Professor and Head, Agricultural Machinery Research Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has stated that keeping importance of implementation of mechanization in different parts of Tamil Nadu the approval was sought for the entire state, but approval was given to implement the project in 9 focus districts on cluster basis. Therefore, he has requested that necessary orders may be issued for implementation of the schemes in the focused districts as well as in the other districts as given below:-

The Budget components for focused districts
(Salem, Namakkal, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Dindigul, Ramnad, Coimbatore and Villupuram)

Rs.352.41 lakhs

The Budget for other / rest of districts
(Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Kancheepuram, Cuddalore, Thanjavure, Tiruvarur, Trichy, Pudukottai, Karur, Erode, Tiruvallur, Nilgiris,Theni, Madurai, Sivaganga, Virudhunagar, Tuticorin, Tirunelveli, and Nagapattinam

Rs.420.57 lakhs

Total

Rs.772.98 lakhs

The Government after careful examination accept the proposal of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in para 2 above and direct that the amount of Rs.772.98 lakhs sanctioned in Annexure II to the G.O. first read above shall be utilised for mplementation of the scheme in the focused districts as well as in other districts as
indicated below :-

1	The Budget components for focused districts (Salem, Namakkal, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Dindigul, Ramnad, Coimbatore and Villupuram	Rs.352.41 lakhs
2	The Budget for other / rest of districts (Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Kancheepuram, Cuddalore, Thanjavure, Tiruvarur, Trichy, Pudukottai, Karur, Erode, Tiruvallur, Nilgiris,Theni, Madurai, Sivaganga, Virudhunagar, Tuticorin, Tirunelveli and Nagapattinam)	Rs.420.57 lakhs
	Total	Rs.772.98 lakhs

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