The seed drill machine is available at a 50 percent price through the agricultural equipment subsidy scheme
Farming is a major sector. There is a traditional way of sowing seeds. However, it is normally time-consuming and laborious.
Here comes a seed drill machine with all innovative features that promises a changed way of planting seeds into the soil which is easier and more efficient, consuming less labour and offers better crop yield.
Advantages of seed drill machines
- Seed drill machines have enabled automated sowing for the proper placement of seeds at the right depths and spacing. This precision ensures not only uniform germination and crop establishment but also that seed use is efficient, minimizing waste and reducing costs.
- Even on large operational scales, the overall benefit accrued from seed drill machines is huge. Seed drill machines allow farmers to plant over wide areas very quickly and with ease, making timely planting possible, optimising the growing season, and improving the productivity of crops.
- The seed drill machines are versatile for many crops and planting conditions. The machines can be quickly set up for all sorts of seeding requirements of grains, cereals, pulses, oilseeds, or legumes to ensure implantation and germination of the seeds.
- An additional benefit of the seed drill machines is labor saving. Automating seed sowing by such machines reduces the chances of labour being spent on laborious activities of hand planting or transplanting and enhances time and resources that may further be used in other activities of the farm.
- One of the other major functions is sustainable agricultural practices. These are the machines that, by the very nature of precise planting, reduce the wastage of seeds.
- Other benefits of seed drill machines include timely planting for optimum crop yields, which allows a farmer to maximize land productivity and therefore minimizes the need for expanding the area under cultivation into ecologically sensitive areas.
Why did farmers hesitate to buy the machine
Though many benefits accrue from the use of seed drill machines, high initial costs have discouraged most farmers from their purchase. Yet, the chance to get the machines at half the price through offers and incentives presents a great bargain for farmers to buy into this life-altering technology.
Through cost-cutting opportunities, farmers can access this new technology and all the benefits accrued from the machines while keeping initial investments low and therefore farming in a more profitable and sustainable manner.
What is in store for the farmers
Farmers can avail of the machines used for sowing seeds at almost half the price. They can do so by applying under the Agricultural Equipment Subsidy Scheme being run by the state government. The last date to apply for the scheme is 15 May 2024.
How much subsidy will be given to the seed drill machine?
Under the scheme, a 50% subsidy or a maximum of Rs 15,000 to 28,000, whichever is less, would be given to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/small/marginal/women farmers on seed drill machines of a capacity exceeding Rs 20 B.H.P. With a capacity of less than 35 B.H.P. a grant of 40% or a maximum of Rs 12,000 to 22,400 would be given to other farmers.
During verification, the farmer must produce the bill of purchase of the machine. It will be physically verified. This will be done by the Agriculture Supervisor or Assistant Agriculture Officer. Now after following verification, the grant amount will be paid through online mode. This will go to the farmer's bank account.
What documents will be required to apply for a seed drill machine?
Eligible farmers in the state will have to apply online. This is to avail of the subsidy on the seed drill machine. Some documents will be needed from the farmer upon applying, which are as follows:
Aadhar card or Janadhar card for applying farmer
Copy of Jamabandi (recent not older than six months)
Caste certificate of the candidate
Copy of Tractor Registration Certificate (R.C.) (if the case is tractor-driven equipment)
Distribution of the applicant's bank account. For this, a copy of the first page of the bank passbook, etc.
Where does one apply to get a seed drill machine?
If you are a farmer in Rajasthan, you can apply for this scheme. Farmers who want to apply online under the scheme for an Agricultural Equipment Grant can visit the Raj Kisan Sathi Portal. If you are not able to apply it yourself, then you can go to your nearest e-Mitra centre and apply through it.
Conclusion
You can get all such information and much more such news on the Tractor Kharido website. In conclusion, seed drill machines are a game-changing innovation in the agricultural sector for cost reduction and time optimization in sowing seeds for farmers.
