Priyanka Poojary
Andhra Pradesh government is about to start ‘YSR Farm Mechanisation Service Scheme’ to promote farm mechanisation across the state. Under this scheme the state government will provide agricultural facilities to the small and marginal farmers without any additional financial burden to the farmers. Farm equipment like harvesters, threshers, winnowers and reapers will also be provided to the farmers at a subsidized price. Farm mechanisation will make the work easier for the farmers thereby making it quicker. It will also tend to open new employment opportunities for the rural youth. About 10,750 community hiring centres affiliated to Rythu Bharosa Kendras will be set up in the state under this scheme.
Scheme Overview:
| Name of the Scheme | YSR Farm Mechanisation Service Scheme |
| Scheme Under | Andhra Pradesh Government |
| Will be Launched By | Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy |
| Beneficiaries | Small and marginal farmers in the state |
| Benefits | Agricultural facilities and farm equipment at subsidized rates |
| Objective | To help farmers across the state by providing them with agricultural facilities and farm equipment at subsidized rates. |
Objectives and Benefits:
- The main aim of the scheme is to assist the farmers to cope up with the shortage of farm labourers.
- Under this scheme agricultural facilities and farm equipment like harvesters, threshers, winnowers and reapers will be provided to the farmers at subsidized rates.
- This scheme will help the farmers to get the farm work done with the farm equipment at a faster pace.
- It tends to reduce the input cost of the farmers.
- It will enable efficient farm cultivation process through the farm equipment.
- Farm mechanisation under this scheme tends to boost the rural agricultural economy of the state in the long run.
Key Points:
- Andhra Pradesh government is about to start YSR Farm Mechanisation Service Scheme in the state.
- Under this scheme the state government tends to provide agricultural facilities to the small and marginal farmers in the state.
- Farm equipment like harvesters, threshers, winnowers and reapers will be provided to the farmers at subsidized rates.
- Farm cluster wise inventory will be prepared to identify the needs of the farmers for.
- About 10,750 community hiring centres affiliated to Rythu Bharosa Kendras will be set up in the state under this scheme at the cost of Rs. 2133 crores.
- At Rythu Bharosa Kendras the state government provides community hiring centres by setting up a farmer group of least five members with 40% subsidy, 50% bank loan and 10% farmer group share.
- Farmers in such groups use their equipment for cultivation and rent them to other farmers if they want.
- Under this scheme about 11,035 cluster level combined harvester community hiring centres in East and West Godavari, Krishna and Guntur districts.
- The state government will also set up 175 high tech hubs in each of the assembly constituency.
- Farm mechanisation will help the farmers to undertake the work at a faster pace.
- It will reduce the input costs of the farmers and increase their income.
- It will help in the cultivation process thereby making it more efficient with the use of proper farm equipment.
