Video title – Farm Mechanization to boost the income of farmers

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To support the annadata of our country, the government has proposed several reforms that have revolutionized the face of Indian Agriculture.

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The Central government is continuously working to strengthen the financial security of farmers. Therefore, the government has released funds to different states for various activities of farm mechanization. These include the establishment of custom hiring centres, farm machinery banks, high-tech hubs and distribution of various agricultural machinery.

In the first place, understanding Agricultural Mechanization is important.

Agricultural Mechanization plays a vital role in optimizing the use of land, water energy resources, manpower and other inputs like seeds, fertilizers and pesticides. It helps in maximizing the productivity of the available cultivable area and make agriculture a more profitable and attractive profession for rural youth.

Agricultural Mechanization is one of the key drivers for sustainable development of the agriculture sector. Sustainable Agriculture mechanization growth will require appropriate and precision agricultural machinery adequately supported by the latest technology.

To increase the reach of farm mechanization to small and marginal farmers, the Ministry of Agriculture had launched a Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization. Let’s get to know more about it.

Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) has been introduced to promote ‘Custom Hiring Centres’ and ‘Hi-tech Hubs of High-Value Machines’ to offset the adverse economies of scale arising due to small and fragmented landholding and high cost of individual ownership. It aims at creating awareness among stakeholders through demonstration and capacity building activities and ensuring performance testing and certification of agricultural machines at designated testing centres.

Under Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization Scheme, during the period from 2014-15 to 2020-21, financial assistance has been provided to various states like Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. This support has been provided as 1st instalment under SMAM for the establishment of Farm machinery Banks, procuring machines, equipment and Custom Hiring Centres.

To boost up mechanization in the agriculture sector, improved agricultural implements and machinery are essential inputs for modern agriculture. These tools enhance the productivity of crops besides reducing human drudgery and cost of cultivation and the government is undertaking all the important measures to increase the farmers’ income, leading to improvement in farmers’ prosperity.

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During the period from 2014-15 to 2020-21, an amount of ₹110.05 cr. have been released to NAGALAND by DAC&FW and during 2021-22 released ₹7.57 cr. as 1st installment under Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)
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for distribution of 6045 numbers of various machines and equipments to the farmers on subsidy.#ProsperousFarmers
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During the period from 2014-15 to 2020-21, an amount of ₹36.36 Cr. have been released to the ARUNACHAL PRADESH by DAC&FW and during 2021-22 released ₹3.66 Cr. as 1st installment under Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)
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