Department of Agriculture
Name of Account Head: Mr. Jayant Koutkar
Designation of Account Head: Agricultural Development Officer
Dept. Telephone No: 0712-2562116
Department E-mail: adonagpur[at]rediffmail[dot]com
Introduction
India is an agriculture dominated country and the share of agriculture sector in the gross national income of the country is 13.7%. There is a need to increase agricultural income and for this modern agricultural technology, improved seeds, fertilizers, tools, crop protection drugs etc. Department of Agriculture, Zilla Parishad, Nagpur is working with the aim of making the goods available to the farmers at a reasonable price at the right time and to create awareness among the farmers. The geographical area of Nagpur district is 9,81,000 hectares and the general area under net crop is 5,93,800 hectares. The general area under kharif crops is 4,66,000 hectares and the area under rabi, summer crops is 80,600 hectares. There are total 13 panchayat committees in the district and out of them Nagpur, Hingana, Kalameshwar, Katol, Narkhed, Savner talukas, the main crops are cotton, sorghum, tur, soybean, groundnut and Ramtek, Mauda, Parshivani, Bhiwapur, Umred, Kuhi talukas are rice, chilli and soybeans. These are the main crops. The average annual rainfall of the district is 1138.86 mm. And the average rainfall from June 1 to October 31 is 834 mm. is Agriculture Department is an important department of Zilla Parishad and Agriculture Development Officer looks after the work of this department as Member Secretary. With a view to raising the social and economic level of farmers by all-round development, schemes for individual benefit and public benefit are continuously implemented. The work of reaching these schemes to the people of rural areas is done through this department. Scheme to provide financial assistance to farmers belonging to Scheduled Castes / Neo-Buddhist groups.
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Agricultural Self-Reliance Yojana as well as Adivasi Remedies Yojana (OTSP) and TSP. Schemes are implemented through this department. It is also the responsibility of the Agriculture Department of Zilla Parishad to grant license to the Agricultural Service Center which supplies agricultural inputs and to ensure the chemical letters received in the district and issue its certificate for subsidy. Also, crop protection equipment, distribution of improved agricultural implements, crop protection scheme, national biogas and fertilizer management program scheme, Zilla Parishad cess fund scheme are being implemented continuously. In the case of seeds, chemical fertilizers and pesticides, the responsibility for quality control work is carried out through the Department of Agriculture, Zilla Parishad, Nagpur.
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Department of Agriculture, Zilla Parishad, Nagpur Scheme
- Distt. W. Funding Scheme – Crop protection tools/medicines, improved agricultural implements, plastic crates, diesel/petrokerosene/electric motors, pump sets, PVC pipes and plastic tarpaulins etc. on 50% subsidy (DBT method). Direct transfer of subsidy to farmer’s account.
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Criteria regarding selection of beneficiaries
- Farm land should be in the name of farmers.
- The farmer should be a small / marginal land holder.
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Necessary documents
- Application to concerned Group Development Officer and Agriculture Officer
- Excerpt of 7/12 and 8A of land holding
- Electricity bill xerox copy required for electric motor
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Method of Selection of Beneficiary
The farmer should apply to the Group Development Officer along with the documents. After scrutinizing the documents at the taluka level, the list of eligible beneficiaries is sent to the Krishi Samiti Sabha for approval.
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Approval process and authority
On behalf of the Group Development Officer, through the Agriculture Development Officer, the Agriculture Committee has full authority to select the beneficiaries.
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Direct help/Availability – Plastic tarpaulin
HDPE pipe
PVC pipe
Insecticides and fungicides
Diesel/Petrokerosene/Electric Motor Pump Sets
Knapsack / HTP / Power Spray Pump
Plastic crates
Farmers are given a subsidy of 50% of the purchase price of the above items. -
Beneficiary share
50% of the beneficiary is deducted the subsidy as per the scheme
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Proceedings
Agricultural implements and materials are distributed to the farmers from the Zilla Parishad Fund on a 50% subsidy at the Panchayat Samiti level.
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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Agricultural Self-Reliance Yojana
Beneficiary Eligibility Conditions
- Beneficiary should be a Scheduled Caste / Neo-Buddhist farmer.
- The farmer should have a caste certificate issued by the competent authority.
- Farmer’s name must be 7/12 certificate of land holding and 8A extract.
- Beneficiary must have Aadhaar card.
- Beneficiary’s bank account must be linked with Aadhaar card for grant disbursement.
- Beneficiaries below poverty line should be given priority.
- Annual income of Schedule Caste / Neo-Buddhist farmer not below poverty line by all means Rs. 150000/- will be eligible to avail the benefit of this scheme.
- A minimum area of 0.40 hectare is required to avail the well.
- The proposed well should be more than 500 feet away from an existing well.
- If there is a well on 7/12 of the beneficiary as well as in each area, it cannot be selected for the scheme.
- A total area certificate signed by the beneficiary is required.
- Water Availability Certificate from Ground Water Survey System from Senior Geologist required.
- Should not have availed the facility of irrigation well from State Government/Central Government, Zilla Parishad funds earlier.
- The benefit of this scheme cannot be availed to complete the work of incomplete wells taken from other schemes
Note :- New well along with pump set, electricity connection size, and micro irrigation set are benefited from the above items. New well, repair of old well and plastic lining of farm pond can be availed of one of the components and accompanying packages.
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Adivasi Upyojana (within area) and Adivasi (outside area) Agency Scheme
Objective – To bring social and economic upliftment of Scheduled Tribe farmers above the poverty line.
Area of Schemes – Adivasi Upyojana (within the area) is only for some village-karitas in Ramtek taluka, Out of Tribal Area Upyojana is for Nagpur District. Beneficiary Selection Criteria –
- Beneficiary Ans. Should belong to caste/tribe category. (Certificate of Caste from Authorized Officer)
- The land should be in the name of the farmer.(Maximum limit – 6 hectares)
- The annual income of the farmer should be less than Rs.25,000/- from all sources.
- The farmer should not have availed the benefit of this scheme earlier.
- Beneficiary should be willing to undertake farming activities voluntarily and participate in the scheme.
- Application in the name of Group Development Officer.
- Excerpt from Talatha of 7/12 and 8/a
- Caste certificate from authorized officer.
- Income proof or BPL beneficiary certificate from authorized officer.
- investment allotment (within 1 hectare limit) in the limit of Rs.5,000/-
- Crop Protection / Improved Agricultural Implements up to Rs.10,000/-
- land improvement (up to 1 hectare) within the limit of Rs.40,000/- as per soil conservation criteria
- Bullock Jodi / Redejodi (as per local market price) within the limit of Rs.30,000/-
- bullock carts within the limit of Rs.15,000/-
- old well repairs to the extent of Rs.30,000/-
- Inwell Boring (as per NABARD criteria) within the limit of Rs.20,000/-
- Pipe lines (up to 300 meters and (as per NABARD criteria) within the limit of Rs.20,000/-
- sets of pumps within the limit of Rs.20,000/-
- new wells (under Jawahar Vihir Scheme under Rohyo) in the range of Rs.70,000/- to Rs.1,00,000/-
- farms (as per soil conservation criteria) within the limit of Rs.35,000/-
- Parasbag program (as per criteria of Horticulture Department) Rs.200/- per beneficiary
- Supply of frost/drip irrigation sets to the extent of Rs.25,000/-
- Objectives of the scheme :-
- Using biogas for cooking and other domestic purposes.
- To reduce the use of LPG and other conventional energy sources
- To protect women in rural areas from smoke and to save them from the drudgery of fetching firewood.
- Protecting forests by stopping deforestation for firewood.
- Reducing the use of chemical fertilizers by using cow dung produced from biogas plant for agriculture.
- Cleaning the village and locality by connecting the toilet to the biogas plant.
- To reduce the consumption of diesel and petrol by using biogas in gas powered engines and refrigerators
- Encouraging the beneficiaries to use organic fertilizers by reducing the use of chemical fertilizers
- Grants to beneficiaries under the scheme
- Biogas project of 1 cubic meter capacity :- A.Ja. / A.J. Beneficiary Payable Grant in Category Rs. 7000/-
- Biogas project of 1 cubic meter capacity :- Beneficiary in other category Payable subsidy Rs. 5500/-
- Biogas project of 2 to 6 cubic meter capacity :- A.Ja. / A.J. Beneficiary Payable Grant in Category Rs. 11000/-
- Biogas project of 2 to 6 cubic meter capacity :- Beneficiary in other category payable subsidy Rs. 9000/-
- Additional subsidy in case of toilet connection to biogas plant :- Rs.1200/-
- Turn key fee amount per machine is Rs. 1500/-
- Documents required to get grant:-
- Application in the prescribed form in the name of Group Development Officer.
- Transcript of 7/12 and 8 A of agriculture in favor of beneficiary.
- Talathi certificate if the beneficiary is a landless farm labourer
- Photograph of the beneficiary with the completed device
- Proof of village sevaks owning 5 to 6 animals
- All General Miscellaneous Information regarding Biogas:-
- An average of 10 to 15 kg of dung can be obtained in 24 hours from a milch animal tied in a cowshed and an average of 7 to 10 kg of dung can be obtained from an animal grazing outside and 2 to 3 kg of dung can be obtained from a young calf.
- About 40 liters from one kg of cow dung. Biogas is generated as well as about 80 liters from 1 kg of Kharakte. Gas is produced.
- About 250 L for one person’s daily requirement. Biogas is required.
- One cubic meter of biogas means 1000 ltr. Gas
- Generally 18 to 20 kg of cow dung fits in a five liter container.
- Gobar/ K.V.I.C. Gas plant :- This type of plant is constructed like a well, iron tank is used in this type, but since the iron tank gets rusted in 5 to 10 years, it is seen that the use of this type of gas plant has decreased in the present time.
- Water Jacket (Panakadaya) Gas Plant :- In this type of plant, a jacket is constructed next to the iron tank and filled with water, so there is no gas leakage in this plant. In this plant, dung and slag remain completely inside the tank, so maximum gas is obtained from the plant. Even if this plant is run only on miles, there is not even a bit of mortgage. If waste oil (waste oil) is added to the water in the water jacket, the oil does not corrode the tank.
- Ganesh Gas Plant :- In this type iron tank is used and digester and gas tank are ready. Digesters are made of iron strips and bamboo sticks. The life of this type of plant is likely to be reduced by rusting of iron bars.
- Dinbandhu Gas Plant – This type of plant is dome shaped and the entire plant is underground. The construction of this plant is from bricks or RCC. Can be done in a way. This type of model is completely underground so it can be done in the yard. In this type of plant, since the inlet and outlet are large in size, gas and fertilizer can be obtained by using other rotting and decomposing material as well as small dead animals (dogs, cats, rats, chickens) apart from dung. Due to the shallow depth of the plant and soil filling on the dome, warmth is maintained and gas production is high. Nowadays, the use of this plant is increasing. 3 d. Mr. Materials Required for Construction of Gas Plant – As per Excavation Measurement, Cement 16 bags, Gravel (1/2” ¾”) 30 d. Fu. , bricks small size 1600 nos, sand 1.25 brass and other required materials
- Janata Gas Plant :- Since this plant is being built without iron, it is long-lived. Since the inlet and outlet are of large size, apart from dung, other decaying and rotting materials can be put into the plant to produce gas and fertilizer.
- Malaprabhra Gas Plant :- Gas production is done by this plant using human feces. If this type of gas plant is built instead of safe tanks in public sewers, big societies, gas can be produced in public places and used for electricity generation. 1 d. Mr. Materials Required for Construction of Gas Plant – Excavation- 8’x 6′ 5′ Cement 15 bags, Gravel (1/2″ 3/4″) 50 d. Fu. , bricks small size 2000 nos., stone (8″ 10″) 1/2 brass, sand 1.5 brass and other required materials
Beneficiary Selection Authority – The district level selection committee under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Executive Officer has full authority to select the beneficiaries. The Beneficiary Selection Committee approves the proposals received from the Panchayat Committee.
Availability of funds –
These schemes are state sponsored and the entire funds are received from the state government. Necessary Documents –
Subsidy – After selection in the scheme, the beneficiary can get a maximum of Rs. 1,00,000/-(to a new well) or Rs. 50,000/- is admissible for other purposes.
Payables to Beneficiary –
A. No. Matter subsidy limit is Rs.
National Biogas and Manure Management Programme
The National Biogas Scheme was started in the country from the year 1982-83 and this scheme is included in the twenty-point program of the Central Government.
The beneficiary should build the plant at his own expense and file an application in the Panchayat Samiti
Types and models of biogas plant
There are mainly two types of biogas plant.
Iron tank is used in this type. Some of these models are as follows.
Dome Shaped (Fixed Dome) Biogas Plant
Iron tank is not used in this type of plant. The models of this type of plant are as follows.