Incentives for agriculture and farming announced in Assembly
Posted on: 01/Sep/2016 11:30:30 AM
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa announced on Wednesday that the State government will implement a new scheme to produce vegetables and fruits without residue of pesticides, by employing integrated pest management techniques.
Speaking at the Assembly, Ms. Jayalalithaa said, The scheme would be implemented on about 1.27 lakh acres at a cost of Rs. 10 crore. The government would give 80 per cent subsidy to farmers for solar-powered pump sets. As promised in my party’s election manifesto, we have also expanded the scope of integrated farm development on dry lands to 20,055 acre at a cost of Rs. 21.10 crore. Tractors, multi crop threshers, rotary drill and other equipment would be acquired at a cost of Rs. 21.43 crore and made available to farmers on a rental-basis. Subsidy to the tune of Rs. 31 crore would be given to farmers to purchase equipment. A sum of Rs. 16 crore has been earmarked for cultivating capsicum, cucumber, tomato along with flowers like gerbera, rose, carnation and lilium in green houses on about 3.50 lakh acres. A 50 per cent subsidy would be given to farmers. While existing horticulture farms would be modernised at a total cost of Rs. 5.83 crore in Cuddalore, Kancheepuram, Tiruchi, Namakkal, Vellore and Dindigul districts, new horticulture farms would be set up in Tirupur, Ariyalur and Nagapattinam districts this year at a cost of Rs. 2 crore.
