It is not in the power of common farmers to buy big modern machines for agriculture. That is why the government makes a provision of huge subsidies on agricultural equipment. Through many schemes, the government provides agricultural equipment to the farmers at a huge subsidy. One of these schemes is the Harvester Subsidy Scheme. Through this scheme, farmers can get a subsidy of up to 50% on the purchase of harvester machine. This means that farmers can take the harvester machine to their homes by paying just half the amount.
Significantly, the harvester machine is used in the work of harvesting crops like paddy and wheat. The price of this medium ranges from about Rs 10 lakh to Rs 50 lakh in the Indian market. The farmer himself is not able to pay such a huge price, which is why the government is now giving 50% of this entire amount as a subsidy so that the farmers can buy it easily.
Explain that the benefits available under the Central Government Harvester Subsidy Scheme are given in different ways in different states. Under this scheme, a 50% subsidy is given to SC and ST farmers, while a 30 to 40% subsidy is given to farmers belonging to the general category. If you want to take advantage of the subsidy scheme for the purchase of this machine, then visit your nearest public service centre and get complete information about it there.
Source: Krishi Jagran
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