Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that the government is providing a 50 percent subsidy to SC-ST, small and marginal, women and farmers of north-eastern states to buy drones.
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Mr Tomar said this while addressing the conference on Promoting Kisan Drones organized as part of 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' in New Delhi. The government is promoting the use of Kisan Drone for crop assessment, digitization of land records, and spraying of pesticides and nutrients.
He said, for other farmers, financial assistance will be given up to 40 percent or a maximum of four lakh rupees to buy drones.
Financial assistance @ 100 % cost of drone is extended under Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) to the Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institutes, Institutions of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) and State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) for its demonstration on the farmer’s fields.
Farmers Producers Organizations (FPOs) are provided grants @ 75% for purchase of drones for its demonstration on the farmers’ fields.
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