new Delhi. Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Rural Development, Panchayat Raj and Food Processing Industries, Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday said that 95 percent of agricultural implements are being manufactured in the country and the mechanization per hectare doubles within 10 years for the development of agriculture sector Aim to do. The Union Minister said, “There is an atmosphere of enthusiasm towards the Vocal for Local in the country on the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In this situation, the field of farm mechanization is already engaged in local production and about 95 percent of the machines are in the country.” Are being made. ”
Agriculture Minister Tomar, as the chief guest at the AGM of the Tractor and Mechanization Association (TMA) annual general meeting, said in his address on the subject of farm mechanization that the government’s emphasis is on providing expensive and large advanced agricultural machinery to the farmers’ fields. He urged the members of the association to provide small utility machines to small acreage farmers, so that 86 per cent of the small farmers of the country can take advantage of them and their income should increase.
He informed that the scheme of submission on agricultural mechanization has been implemented in all the states, so as to promote the use of agricultural mechanization and increase the ratio of agricultural power.
Tomar said that through this scheme, the government has also emphasized on providing expensive and large advanced agricultural equipment to the farmers’ fields on rent basis. There is a provision of subsidy up to 40% of the project cost to the individual farmer, while up to 80% of the subsidy is given to the group of farmers, the maximum amount of which can be up to Rs 10 lakh.
Subsidy up to 95 per cent of the project cost is provided to farmers in the northeastern provinces.
Union Minister Tomar said that historical reform steps have been taken in the field of agriculture, which had been waiting for a long time. He said, our Annadata siblings are now legally independent, which will increase their income and reduce their suffering. He said this in relation to the three agricultural laws brought by the central government.
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