Guidelines for implementation of Farm Mechanization scheme

during 2014-15 in Telangana State

The scheme, Farm Mechanization is gradually gaining importance as the farm labour is
becoming scarce and expensive year after year. Detailed guidelines are prepared for effective
implementation of the scheme as under.
I. Formation of Committees:
A. Mandal level Committee:

Mandal level committee is to be constituted with Mandal Agricultural Officer (MAO)

as convener and Assistant Project Officer (District Rural Development Agency),
Assistant Project Officer (District Water Management Agency), Mandal Parishad
Development Officer (MPDO) and mandal Tahasildar as members.

B. District level Committee:

District level committee is to be constituted with the district Collector as Chairman

and district Joint Director of Agriculture (JDA), Assistant Director (Horticulture),
Regional Manager (Agros), Project Director (Agriculture Technology Management
agency), Project Director (District Water Management Agency), Project Director
(District Rural development Agency) Scientist from District Agricultural Advisory and
Transfer of Technology Centre / Krishi Vignan Kendra, a representative from Self
Help Group (SHG), a representative from lead bank, NABARD and a progressive
farmer as members.

II. Selection of Beneficiaries:

1). The criteria to be followed for the selection of beneficiaries is as under:
a. A farmer or farmers family, not availed the benefit earlier be given preference.
b. Small, marginal and women farmers are to be given preference and ensure a
minimum of 16.5% to SC and 8% to ST farmers.
c. A practicing farmer who is cultivating to be given preference.
2). At village level, the selection of beneficiaries will be done in a Gram Sabha and list is to
be forwarded to Mandal level committee for approval within a week.
3) The MAO will call for applications from the beneficiaries selected by the Mandal level
committee within the time limit as decided by the committee or as directed by the
Commissioner & Director of Agriculture.

4) The beneficiaries for Custom Hiring Centers (CHCs) and Implement Hiring Stations
(IHS) will be selected by the district level committee from the list forwarded by MAO.
5) CHCs & IHSs shall be given to individual farmer as well as to group of farmers.
Preference is to be given to Rythu Mithra Group/ Joint Liability Group (JLG)/ Self
Help Group (SHG)/ Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP)/ Societies
which are active for the past 5 years with continuous savings and bank operations.
6) Another CHC for the same crop should not be allotted within a radius of 5 km of the
existing CHC.
7) The list of selected beneficiaries will be displayed at Gram Panchayath/ office of MAO/
MPDO/ Tahasildar/ JDA.
8) The selected farmer should enroll the application at MEE SEVA/ MAO along with
particulars of non subsidy (Demand Draft)/ full cost (authorization letter) within 7
working days of selection, otherwise selection is liable to be cancelled. Opportunity
may be given to the next eligible farmer as per the list.
III. Procedure for submitting applications online:

Applications and information about subsidy to be allowed for different implements can
be obtained from the Agricultural Extension Officer (AEO) or Mandal Agricultural
Officer (MAO) or MEE SEVA or from the website i.e. agrisnet.tg.nic.in.

The AEO/ MAO after scrutinizing the application along with necessary documents i.e.,
Pattadar pass book & ID Proof for all implements and in case of tractor drawn
implements - copy of Registration Certificate (RC) of tractor should be directed to
MEE SEVA duly signing it.

The AEO/MAO should ensure that the farmer has to mention selected suppliers name
from the approved list in the application. If any farmer selects other firm which is not in
approved list, the district level committee has to approve that firm as per the terms &
conditions of EOI 2014-15. The JDA will in turn forward the same to the
Commissioner & Director of Agriculture for necessary empanelment with the Agros.

There are different procedures for implements/ machinery which cost less than 20,000/and more than Rs 20,000/-:
A. For the implements which costs below Rs 20,000/-:

The selected farmer will enroll the application at MEE SEVA/ MAO along with the
particulars of Demand Draft for non-subsidy portion within seven working days of
selection.

Soon after enrollment, SMS alert to be sent to the beneficiary.

Then the farmer should submit the application along with original DD and
acknowledgement of enrollment to the MAO.

The MAO has to issue acknowledgement to the farmer on receipt of application along
with original DD.
The MAO after verification of the application forward the application with his
recommendation to Assistant Director of Agriculture (ADA).

ADA has to issue sanction proceedings mentioning the farmer selected suppliers name
from the approved list based on the target & availability of funds within seven days of
receipt of DD along with the application from MAO.

In the sanction proceedings, the ADA has to mention unique serial number as follows
TS/ Name of the scheme/ Year/ District code / Mandal code / Sl. No.
This number along with Chassis No., Engine No./ any identity of that particular
machine will be embossed / welded label plate on the implement at specified place by
the supplier.
The district codes & mandal codes are to be allotted in accordance to Revenue
Nomenclature by MEE SEVA.

SMS alert to be sent to the supplier and farmer regarding issue of sanction proceedings.

In case, if the ADA rejects the application of farmer, it is the responsibility of ADA to
intimate the farmer concerned through MAO and return the non subsidy amount to the
farmer concerned.

After receipt of Supply Order, the supplier should deliver the implement to the farmer
at mandal level on every Thursday within 15 days of issue of sanction proceedings.

MAO should maintain stock book and record the stock as and when supplied to the
beneficiary.

The signatures of atleast 5 witnesses with name, address and phone number shall be
obtained in the stock book.

The photograph with clear view of unique Sl.No. of the implement distributed along
with the beneficiary and department officer (AEO/MAO) should be taken by a camera
by setting the mode in the camera to print the date and time on the photograph at the
office of MAO / ADA.

The supplier will claim the subsidy of the implement/ machinery from the ADA, duly
furnishing the necessary documents such as
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1. Utilization Certificate along with photograph with clear visibility of embossed/

welded label plate unique Serial Number
2. Copy of Sanction proceedings
3. Invoice.

ADA has to release the subsidy portion through National Electronic Fund Transfer
(NEFT)/ Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) mode to the supplier.

B. For the implements which costs more than Rs 20,000/-:

The selected farmer should deposit the total cost of the implement/machinery in his
bank account by self finance or by taking bank loan.

The application will be enrolled at MEE SEVA along with the authorization letter
from the bank countersigned by MAO giving particulars of deposit of full cost in the
farmer account in the prescribed proforma.

After enrollment, SMS alert to be sent to the beneficiary.

The farmer should submit the acknowledgement of enrollment to MAO.

The MAO after verification of the application forward the same with his
recommendation to Assistant Director of Agriculture (ADA).

For implements costing less than one lakh the sanction proceedings/ Supply order has
to be issued at ADA level and for the implements exceeding one lakh sanction
proceedings/ Supply order has to be issued at JDA level.

The ADA/JDA will issue Supply Order to the supplier concerned for supply of the
implement after verifying the authorization letter from the bank concerned.

In the sanction proceedings/ Supply order, the ADA/ JDA has to mention unique serial
number as follows
TS/ Name of the scheme/ Year/ District code / Mandal code / Sl. No.
This number along with Chassis No., Engine No./ any identity of that particular
machine will be embossed / welded label plate on the implement at prominent place by
the supplier.

SMS alert will be sent to supplier and farmer regarding sanction proceedings.

The supplier would contact the beneficiary to supply the implement.

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The supplier should deliver the implement which costs less than Rs 1.00 lakh to the
farmer within 15 days of receipt of the Supply Order from the ADA.

For the implements which cost more than Rs 1.00 lakh, the supplier should deliver the
implement within 30 days of receipt of the Supply Order from the JDA.

MAO should maintain stock book and record the stock as and when supplied to the
beneficiary.

The signatures of atleast 10 witnesses with name, address and phone number shall be
obtained in the stock book.

If the implement is not supplied in the stipulated time by supplier, the purchase order
will be cancelled and another supplier shall be selected as per farmers choice.

The supplier will claim the total cost of the implement/ machinery from the ADA/JDA
duly enclosing the necessary documents such as
1. Utilization Certificate along with photograph with clear visibility of embossed
unique Sl. No.,
2. Copy of Sanction Proceedings,
3. Invoice.

Based on the report submitted by MAO, the ADA/ JDA will request the banker to
release the full cost to the supplier by giving Release Note which can be verified online by the banker.

The High Cost Machinery which costs more than Rs 5.00 lakhs has to be verified by
the Agricultural Engineers of the department within 10 days and verification report
shall be submitted to JDA. After technical verification and conformity, the JDA will
request the banker to release the full cost to the supplier selected by farmer by giving
Release Note.

After the delivery based on the report of MAO, the ADA should submit the Utilization
certificate to the JDA.

The ADA/ JDA has to release the subsidy portion to the farmers account incase of
implements other than CHC & IHS. In case of CHCs & IHS it should be credited to the
Subsidy Reserve Account of the beneficiary.

After sales service by the suppliers shall be monitored by the technical team of AGROS
and agricultural engineers of the department.
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ADA/ JDA has to release the subsidy portion through National Electronic Fund
Transfer (NEFT)/ Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) mode to the beneficiary
account.

Custom Hiring Centers / Implement Hiring Stations:

1. The selected group/ individual farmer should deposit the full cost in their/ his
bank account by self finance or bank loan.
2. The beneficiaries should take loan for non subsidy portion which is mandatory to
get the subsidy.
3. The repayment period for loan portion can be four years for CHC and one year
for IHS. This would work as minimum lock in period hence if the loan is repaid
before stipulated period, the beneficiaries are not eligible for subsidy.
4. This provision is incorporated to ensure proper utilization by the beneficiaries
and not to allow any sale / transfer to others.
5. The repayment period will be drawn on the loan amount in such a way that the
total subsidy amount will be adjusted after the full loan component with interest
is liquidated but not before the lock in period from the date of disbursement of
first installment of loan.
6. The beneficiaries will not be allowed to transfer/sell/mortgage the CHC
machinery to any one before the completion of 6 years and for IHS implements it
will be 2 years.

JDA has to consolidate and submit the Mandal wise, scheme wise, implement wise &
category wise beneficiary list both in hard and soft copies to the office of
Commissioner & Director of Agriculture every month.

The JDA has to submit the consolidated Utilization Certificate to the office of
Commissioner & Director of Agriculture.

IV. Responsibility of officers & suppliers in the Process of Implementation of FM scheme:

A. Preliminary scrutiny of application:
The information on farm equipment, Custom Hiring Stations, Implement Hiring
Stations, high cost machinery, supplier details are to be informed to all the farmers
during the sensitization programme to be organized in the villages and also directly at
the office of MAO.
The committee should carefully enquire about the beneficiaries and ensure the eligibility
and genuineness of the farmers. They should collect all the details at the time of
application and verify personally.
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 The application with passport size photograph of the beneficiary, copy of pattadar
passbook, mode of payment of Non subsidy details, like DD particulars/ bank consent /
amount deposited in Bank should be verified by MAO before forwarding the application
to ADA.
The photograph of the applicant / groups should be affixed to the application form.
Applicants for tractor drawn implements should enclose a copy of the Registration
Certificate (RC) showing the ownership of tractor.
An undertaking should be taken from the farmer not to sale the implement within 2
years. In violation the department has the right to recover the subsidy.
Tenant farmers should enclose the Loan Eligibility Card (LEC) and submit the
application.
List of suppliers of major equipment needed by the farmers along with price approved
should be displayed on the notice board of MAO, MPDO, ADA office and at Gram
Panchayath. The information is also available in the official website of the department
(agrisnet.tg.nic.in).
Provide an opportunity to the farmer to choose the supplier.
ADA should forward the application to JDA for necessary action incase of the
implements which cost more than Rs 1.00 lakh.
B. Responsibility of the AEO, MAO, ADA, JDA during the supplies:
a. AEO and MAO should be present at mandal headquarter on the day of supplies. AEO
should identify the beneficiary of his jurisdiction.
b. MAO should ensure that the supplier has embossed/ welded unique Sl.No. on the
machine.
c. In respect of Taiwan Sprayers, MAO should not entertain the invoice submitted by the
dealer for claiming subsidy. The invoice raised by the importer/ original purchaser
approved by Agros is only acceptable.
d. MAO should make the necessary stock entries and issue the implement to the
beneficiary and obtain the signature of the beneficiary in the stock book. MAO should
record unique Sl. No. in the stock book.
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e. Distribution should be at mandal level on every Thursday for all implements.

f. Distribute the implements in the presence of Honble Ministers, MPs, MLAs, MLCs &
Public Representatives of local bodies and photographs/ videographs/ press clippings
shall be documented.
g. The signatures of atleast 10 witnesses with name, address and phone number shall be
obtained in stock book during distribution.
h. A passport size photograph of the beneficiary should be affixed on the stock book on the
day of receipt of stocks and should be countersigned by MAO and ADA.
i. A sample out of the stocks available for delivery is to be taken and to be verified as per
specifications as called in Tenders.
j. The information on supplies to be furnished to District Collector through JDA.
k. ADA/ JDA should mark the copy of purchase order to VC & MD, APSAIDC,
Hyderabad.
l. On submission of invoice, the systems automatically generate UC and shall be
forwarded by MAO to JDA through ADA.
m. The ADA/ JDA shall make all arrangements to make payment on verifying the UC and
invoice forwarded by concerned MAO/ ADA.
n. Audit of the applications by the inspection team will be done at regular intervals at
ADA sub divisional offices.
o. Beneficiary should be encouraged to submit grievances on-line.
C. Responsibility of the supplier:
a. Display cum Service Center of all approved suppliers shall be established at all District
headquarters, if number of units increases this may be extended up to Divisional level.
b. Wherever the equipment is imported from other countries, they shall furnish information
to JDAs in a fortnightly periodical showing how many units are imported, allocated and
distributed to districts and supplies made in Telangana.

c. The supplier should declare the details of places of business like registered office
godowns, factories, manufacturing and assembling units within one week to O/o C&DA
and JDAs concerned will inspect them.
d. No supplier is allowed to supply any equipment under the scheme across the counter. It
shall be distributed as a part of general pool on every Thursday at mandal headquarters.
If it happens to be holiday, supply implement on next working day.
e. The supplier should supply the farm equipment (i.e. which costs less than 1 lakh within
15 days and above 1 lakh within 30 days) on receipt of indent from the JDA at ADA
office. In case of delay JDAs should review in weekly meetings and issue notices to the
suppliers wherever deviations are noticed.
f. Serious action will be initiated by the Department through AGROS against the firms
who supply poor quality equipment. The firms deposit will be seized, the firm will be
black listed and the same will be communicated to other States and necessary civil &
criminal action will be initiated against the supplier.
g. The delivery point is the Mandal Headquarter.
h. No extra charge will be collected from farmer towards transport/ any miscellaneous
expenditure by the supplier.
i. ADAs shall discuss with MAOs and give the list of equipment pending to be delivered.
JDAs shall review the same in weekly meeting.
j. The supplier has to inform MAO/ ADA/ JDA, at least two days in advance about the
schedule of delivery of the farm equipment so that information can be given to the
beneficiaries.
k. The supplier has to upload the scanned copies of UC and invoice on line along with
photo/ photos of beneficiary and implement/ machinery with clear vision of unique
serial number.
l. The year of supply, batch number, weight, specifications, scheme under which the
implement supplied by Department of Agriculture, not for sale, unique Sl No. provided
by the district ADA/JDA along with Chassis No., Engine No./ any identity of that
particular machine. Details should be embossed or welded on the implement at a
prominent place for all the items supplied under Farm Mechanization scheme. The same
machine shall be supplied to the beneficiary without any deviation in the presence of
MAO duly taking a digital photograph.

m. The suppliers should submit monthly report to JDAs on the supplies made and the JDAs
in turn should submit the consolidated report to the O/o C&DA.
n. The details of scheme and % subsidy shall be stenciled on equipment.
o. Trainings & Demonstrations should be given to the farmers regarding use of high cost
machinery and its maintenance at the suppliers cost. Necessary operating manuals in
local language shall be given while delivery of the equipment.
p. Suppliers should provide effective after sale service and supply of spare parts at
divisional level.

V.

Inspection Process:

A. District Level Quality Control Team:

The team will be constituted by JDA with following members:

1) Representative from University/ DAATTC/ KVK
2) Progressive Farm Mechanization farmer.
3) DDA(FM)/ ADA(FM) of the district
4) Regional Manager, APSAIDC

The team quarterly will inspect 1% of the implements at random, supplied under subsidy
schemes. If the implement is not available at the time of inspection, re-verification has to
be done and suitable action will be initiated.
B. Internal verification within the district:
It is proposed for internal verification of the implements supplied, before the evaluation
to be conducted by any third party agencies for all implements supplied in the mandal.
Inspection to be conducted by officers in the district as follows:
S.No.

1
2
3

Implements with
subsidy

< 1 lakh
1 lakh to 5 lakh
CHC & IHS

% of verification by
AEO, MAO

ADA

DDA (FM),
O/o JDA

100%
100%
100%

50%
100%
100%

15%
75%

JDA

10%
25%

C. Inter district squads:

Inter district squads will be deputed and verify 10% of the total implements supplied.
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D. 3rd Party verification:

5% of the verification should be done by 3rd party.
Mechanical Engineers from Engineering colleges shall also be deputed for verification
in addition to normal inspection by MAO/ ADA/ Agri. Engineers with the approval of
district Collector.
The retired scientist/ nominated scientist of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State
Agricultural University shall be given an assignment to verify the quality of the
implement supplied.
The district Collector may utilize the services of any reputed institution/ NGO for 3 rd
party verification.
The bills submitted by the firms shall be scrutinized by officers nominated by the
Department of Agriculture on regular basis.
V. Specific guidelines for various implements:
A. For Tractor Drawn Implements, Animal Drawn implements, Self Propelled
machinery, Intercultivation equipment etc.:

In case of Animal Drawn Implements, where value is less than Rs 5000/-. The MAO
has to collect the application along with two passport size photos and a copy of the
pattadar pass book of the beneficiary. One photograph should be affixed on application
form and the other in the distribution register. Signature of the beneficiary should be
obtained in the distribution register.

In case of Animal Drawn Implements, MAO should send the attested copies of the
distribution register along with the consolidated U.C through the ADA to the JDA,
based on which the JDA should release the subsidy portion.

The equipment to be supplied should reach the O/o ADA of the Division/ Public place
at least one day in advance for supply.

Out of the stocks supplied, one piece is to be taken at random to verify the weight,
gauge of iron used and dimensions of the implement as per the specifications called for.

The warranty details, servicing particulars are to be handed over to the beneficiary.

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All the manufacturers of Bullock drawn/ Tractor drawn implements are instructed to
emboss / weld label plate with unique serial number on the top of mainframe preferably
in center of the implement.

B. In the case of PP equipment:

The MAO has to collect the application along with two passport size photos and a copy
of the pattadar pass book of the beneficiary. One photograph should be affixed on
application form and the other in the distribution register. Signature of the beneficiary
should be obtained in the distribution register.

Signature of at least 5 witnessess, other than beneficiary family with name, address &
mobile number should be taken in the distribution register.

MAO should send the attested copies of the distribution register along with the
consolidated U.C through the ADA to the JDA. Based on the UC along with the
attested Xerox copy of distribution register the JDA should release the subsidy portion.

Knapsack Sprayer:
a. The brand / model of the item should have been embossed on the Plastic body.
b. If it contains the metal parts the identification number / serial number should be
engraved on it.
c. AEO/MAO should check the serial number engraved on the metal portion of the PP
equipment.
Taiwan sprayer:
Lot of inferior brand Taiwan Sprayers being available in the market without any warranty
at cheaper rates. To avoid the supply of spurious/ inferior Taiwan Sprayers, the following
guidelines should be followed:
a. In case of Taiwan sprayers, supplier wise list should be displayed at the O/o JDA and a
copy of specifications should be submitted to the JDAs.
b. The details of the consignment received through Importing, during the financial year
should be made available to JDA of the district.
c. The Serial number and engine number engraved on the spraying equipment should be
intimated in advance to JDA and to ADA before the supply date.
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d. The servicing document and the details of the service personnel should be made
available to the beneficiary on the day of delivery.
e. The Department unique serial number should be embossed/ welded label on the metal
part of the sprayer.
C. In the case of Rotavator, Power tiller, Multi Crop thresher, Seed processing unit:
Lot of Rotovators are being assembled and marketing in the market without any Pre
Delivery Inspection (PDI) testing thereby causing frequent failure of the equipment.
Inorder to avoid such inferior quality of Rotovators etc, the following guidelines should be
followed:

All the manufacturers of Rotavators, are instructed to emboss/ welded label/ with
unique serial number on the mainframe instead of engraving and the number should
indicate the State, year of supply along with a unique serial number on the chasis or
main frame of the implement.

D. Tractor:
Tractors of 08 HP to 20 HP are included under NSP & SMAM 2014-15 with 35% subsidy
limited to Rs 1.00 lakh for SC, ST, Small & Marginal beneficiaries and 25% subsidy
limited to Rs 0.75 lakhs for other beneficiaries.
Under CHCs, Tractors of 35 HP to 55 HP are supplied with 50% subsidy under RKVY and
40% under SMAM scheme without any limitation.

The warranty details, servicing particulars are to be handed over to the beneficiary.

The servicing document and the details of the service personnel should be made
available to the beneficiary on the day of delivery.

All the manufacturers are instructed to emboss / welded label plate with unique serial
number at prominent place along with Chassis No., Engine No.

E. Tarpaulins:
Tarpaulins are already included in RKVY scheme 2014-15. The following guidelines
may be included in the revised guidelines:

The supplier has to supply the material within 15 days after issue of sanction
proceedings at mandal level.
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Unique Sl.No. shall be written with permanent marker.

The MAO is permitted to collect the application along with two passport size photo and
a copy of the pattadar pass book of the beneficiary and should obtain the beneficiary
signature in the distribution register. One photo on application another photo will be
affixed in distribution register.

MAO should send the attested copies of the distribution register along with the
consolidated U.C to the ADA. Based on the UC along with the attested Xerox copy of
distribution register the ADA should release the subsidy portion.

Signature of at least 5 witnessess, other than beneficiary family with name, address &
mobile number should be taken in the distribution register.

The ADA/ MAO shall check the bulk weighment of Tarpaulins and also randomly
check the individual weighment and specifications during supply.

Atleast three to four Samples out of the stocks supplied are to be taken and should be
sent for authorized testing center by ADA.

The invoice should be given by the firm, category wise (Gen, SC, ST) enclosing the list
of beneficiaries.

Photocopy of the distribution register containing the photographs of the beneficiaries

category wise and the acknowledgement of the beneficiary should be submitted to
ADA office.

JDA shall consolidate the Utilisation Certificate, category wise and shall release the
payments directly to suppliers through RTGS.

F. Oil engine:
In case of oil engines the supplier should indicate the serial number on engine & chassis
separately. The unique number given by the department should be embossed/ welded label
plate at prominent place.
G. Training:

The amounts allocated for trainings should be used for sensitization of farmers as well
as departmental officers duly conducting live demonstrations involving University
scientists wherever possible.
Training on the usage of machinery should be provided by the supplier at the place of
operation of the custom hiring station to the beneficiaries.
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Teams of AEOs, MAOs are to be sent for training at ARS centers of ANGRAU. The
AEOs, MAOs are to visit the dealers outlet of the suppliers to get acquainted with
different machinery and their functioning.

H. Implement Hiring Station:

a. The proceedings shall be issued to the group/ individual for establishment of IHS by
JDA based on the proposals submitted by MAO through ADA.
b. The supplier has to supply all the items on every Thursday at mandal level.
c. MAO should inspect the Implement Hiring Station in regular intervals.
d. The Implement Hiring charges shall be fixed in Gram Sabha, should be displayed at
Implement Hiring stations.
e. All the JDAs shall send the list of Hiring station stating the implements included in
each station and subsidy sanctioned in the following proforma.
Name of the Name of
village
implement

the Total cost

Subsidy

Hiring charges

f. All the components in IHS shall be allowed 50% subsidy limited to Rs 1.50 lakh per
IHS unit.
g. Only one implement each from land preparation to post harvest equipment should be
included.
h. The machinery procured under IHS should be used by local farmers and movement of
machinery from the sanctioned mandals to other places in the State should be avoided.
I. For Custom Hiring Center:

All the custom hiring centers established or proposed to be established are to be

inspected 100% by ADA of the division.

Details of the specific cropped area, crops raised in the village, viability of operating
the custom hiring centers by group members/ individual are to be analysed by ADA and
forward the application to JDA for issue of sanction proceedings.

The details of operational charges of the custom hiring centers shall be fixed in Gram
Sabha, are to be displayed at the custom hiring centers, which are to be inspected by
AEO, MAO and ADA regularly.

The machinery procured under CHC should be used by local farmers and movement of
machinery from the sanctioned mandals to other places in the State should be avoided.

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.
N
o

The registers maintained by the custom hiring centers are to be inspected once a month
by AEO & MAO to ascertain the machinery given under subsidy is utilized properly by
the group and improvement in their economic status. AEO shall assist the group of
custom hiring centers to maintain the records and keep them update as follows:
D
at
e

Name of Address Machin

the
&
ery/
Party
Contact Equipm
using
No.
ent
machine
Hired
ry/
equipme
nts of
Custom
Hiring
Centre
on hire

No.of
Hours
Hired/
Area
Covered

Hiring
Cost/
Hr/Da
y/
Area

Total
Hiring
Charg
es

Charg
es
Recei
ved

Bal
anc
e

Signa
ture

(
equipme
nt -wise)

An affidavit is to be taken from the custom hiring groups/ individual that the machinery
supplied under subsidy shall not be sold out by the group/ individual within six years.
They shall lend the machinery at the hire charges fixed in gram sabha for each
operation.
ADAs, MAO should assist the Banker in obtaining the repayment of installments as per
the terms and conditions who ever establishes the custom hiring centers through bank
loan linkage.

VII. Local specific demanded implements / machinery:

If any demand arises from farming community for supply of implements from other
than empanelled firms (AP Agros), the district level committee has to approve that firm as per
the terms & conditions of EOI 2014-15. The JDA will inturn forward the same to the C&DA for
necessary empanelment with the Agros.
Package machinery of Custom Hiring Stations of Paddy, Sugar cane, Groundnut, Maize,
cotton and tobacco are as follows:
The subsidy allowed is 50% under RKVY and 40% under SMAM scheme for each Custom
Hiring Center package under group basis only without any limitation on individual items.
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1. Package of machinery proposed under Custom Hiring Center for Paddy (SMSRI):
S.No

Machinery particulars

Quantity

Nursery Raising Machine (Manual) (or)

Automatic seedling machine

Nursery Trays

6 row (or) 8 row Paddy transplanter

4
5

Tractor drawn wet land leveler

35HP and above tractor with Rotavator

6
7
8
9

Soil Pulveriser 5 HP
Power Weeder
Power Tiller
Tractor operated Laser guided land leveller

8000 to
10000
1
1
1

Recommendations of the
Expert committee
Mandatory
Mandatory
Mandatory
Optional
Optional

1
1 to 4
1
1

Mandatory
Optional
Optional
Optional

2. Package of SMSRI machinery with 4 walker Paddy Transplanter:

S.
Machinery particulars
No
1 4 walker Paddy Transplanter (or) 6 row or 8
row riding type.
2 Nursery trays
3
4
5

Manual seedling machine

Paddy reaper / Reaper cum binder
Power Tiller with Rotary tiller (or) 4 wheel
drive Mini Tractor with Rotovator (<24 HP)
Paddy Thresher

Quantity
(in Nos.)
1

Recommendations of
the Expert committee
Mandatory

1600 to
2200 Nos.
1
1

Mandatory

1
1

Mandatory
Optional
Mandatory
Optional

3. Nursery package:
Sl
No
1
2
3

Particulars

Qty (Nos)

Manual seedling Machine

Nursery trays
Soil Pulveriser

1
2500
1

17

Recommendations of the
Expert committee
Mandatory
Mandatory
Optional

4. Package of machinery under harvesting package:

Sl
Particulars
No
1 Combine Harvester Tyre /Track type for
Rice
2 Straw Baler
3 Stubble/ trash Mover

Quantity
1

Recommendations of the
Expert committee
Mandatory

1
1

Mandatory
Optional

5. Package of Machinery in Custom Hiring Center for Maize:

S.No
1

Above 35HP Tractors with Rotovator

Recommendations of the
Expert committee
Optional

2
3
4

Tractor drawn Multi crop Planter

Tractor drawn Zero Till Seed drill
Combine Harvester for Maize (Tyre or
Track type)
Tractor operated Laser guided land
leveller

1
1
1

Mandatory
Optional
Mandatory

Optional

Machinery

Quantity

6. Package of machinery in Custom Hiring Center for Ground nut:

S.No

Machinery

Quantity

1
2
3
4

Above 35 HP Tractor with Rotavator

Tractor drawn Multi Crop Planter
Ground nut digger/shaker cum windrower
Tractor mounted boom sprayer/Aeroblast
sprayer (400 lt capacity)
Power operated Ground nut wet Pod Thresher
Or Dry Pod thresher (power operated)

1
1
1
1

Recommendations of the Expert

committee
Optional
Mandatory
Optional
Optional

Mandatory

4 Row bullock drawn automatic Groundnut

planter
Hand operated Groundnut decorticator
Inter cultivation equipment along with slim
tyres

Optional

1
1

Optional
Optional

5
6
7
8

18

7. Custom Hiring Center for Sugar cane (SSI):

S.No

Machinery particulars

1
2
3
4

Sugarcane planter / Budchip planter

Trash shredder
Sugarcane Harvester (200 tons per day)
Infield tractor (55 HP)
with
attachments
Stubble or trash mover
Tractor operated Laser guided land
leveller
Tractor >45HP with Rotovator
Trays
Shaded net
Power Weeder/ Tractor operated Power
weeder
Tractor operated Ridger cum Plough
Tractor operated Reversible plough
Tractor operated Ratoon manager

5
6
7.
8.
9
10
11
12
13

Quantity

Recommendations of the Expert

committee
Mandatory
Optional
Mandatory
Mandatory

1 to 2
1
1
3
1
1

Optional
Optional

1
2000
20 x 25 meters
1

Optional
Mandatory
Mandatory
Mandatory

1
1
1

Optional
Mandatory
Optional

8. Custom Hiring Center for Cotton:

No
1
2

3
4
5
6

Machinery

Quantity

Tractor 35 HP and above with

Rotovator
Tractor drawn planter (Multi crop
Planter)

Recommendations of the Expert

committee
Optional

Mandatory

Tractor mounted Boom sprayer/

Aeroblastsprayer
Cotton picker battery operated

Mandatory

10

Optional

1
1

Mandatory
Optional

Power Weeder 5.5 H.P to 6.5H.P

Tractor operated Laser guided land
leveller

All those officers who are directly or indirectly connected with the grounding of Farm
Machanization scheme are requested to go through the above guidelines carefully and ensure
successful implementation of the programme.

Commissioner & Director of Agriculture

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