Information about the scheme:
To increase the income of Scheduled Caste farmers in the district, improve their standard of living and make them self-sufficient.
Beneficiary:
The eligibility conditions for beneficiaries to avail the benefits of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Krishi Swavalamban Yojana will be as follows.
- The beneficiary must be a Scheduled Caste and Neo-Buddhist farmer.
- The farmer must have a caste certificate issued by a competent authority.
III. It is necessary to have a copy of 7/12 certificate of land ownership, 8-A in the name of the farmer.
- The beneficiary must have an Aadhaar card.
- Beneficiaries must have a bank account and the bank account must be linked to Aadhaar card.
- Beneficiaries below the poverty line will be given first priority.
VII. The condition of annual income limit of Rs. 1,50,000/- applicable to the beneficiaries of the said scheme is being abolished. The beneficiary farmer will be required to have a minimum of 0.40 hectare and a maximum of 6 hectares of agricultural land. However, since the land of the beneficiaries is in remote and fragmented areas, if two or more beneficiaries with land holdings less than 0.40 hectares come together and their combined land is at least 0.40 hectares, they will be allowed to benefit from the scheme if they sign an agreement. Similarly, the condition of maximum holding area of 6.0 hectares will not be applicable to the beneficiaries below the poverty line.
VIII. Once the full benefit of the relevant scheme is availed, the benefit of this scheme will not be payable to the same beneficiary or family for the next five years.
- If benefits have been provided for similar agricultural development schemes under the Special Component Scheme and schemes implemented from the funds made available under the SCA of the Central Government and Article 275 (A) of the Constitution, the benefits provided under this scheme will not be admissible.
- A note will be taken on the 7/12th statement of the beneficiaries who have availed the benefit of this scheme.
Advantages:
| A.No | Matter | Grant limit(Rs) |
| 1 | New irrigation well | 4,00,000 |
| 2 | Old well repair | 1,00,000 |
| 3 | Plastic lining of farm ponds | 90% of the amount calculated as per prevailing economic parameters and size of the farm or actual cost or Rs. 2 lakhs, whichever is less. |
| 4 | Inwell boring | ४०,००० |
| 5 | Power size connection | 20,000 or the actual amount paid, whichever is less.
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| 6 | Electric pump set Diesel engine (new item) | For pump sets up to 10 HP capacity, 90% of the prevailing economic standard or actual cost incurred or Rs. 40,000, whichever is lower. |
| 7 | Solar pump (instead of electricity connection size and size) | 90% of the prevailing financial standard or actual expenditure incurred or Rs. 50,000, whichever is less.
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| 8 | HDPE/PVC pipe
(New matter) |
100% of the prevailing financial standard or actual expenditure incurred or Rs. 50,000, whichever is less.
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| 9 | Micro irrigation system | |
| 9.1 | Frost irrigation system | 90% of the prevailing financial criteria or actual cost or Rs. 47,000/- grant, whichever is less. |
| 9.2 | Drip irrigation system
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90% of the prevailing financial parameters or actual cost or Rs. 97,000/- grant whichever is less. |
| 9.3 | Tushar Irrigation Set Supplementary Grant
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Under the Per Drop Plus Crop Scheme (1) 55% for small/very small landholders + 25% from the Chief Minister's Sustainable Irrigation Scheme + 10% from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Krishi Swavalamban Yojana and (2) 45% for large landholders + 30% from the Chief Minister's Sustainable Irrigation Scheme + 15% from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Krishi Swavalamban Yojana or Rs. 47,000/- whichever is less
(Total 90% within the grant limit) |
| 9.4 | Drip Irrigation Set Supplementary Grant
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Under the Per Drop Plus Crop Scheme (1) for small/very small landholders 55% 25% from the Chief Minister's Sustainable Irrigation Scheme + 10% from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Krishi Swavalamban Yojana and (2) for large landholders 45% 30% from the Chief Minister's Sustainable Irrigation Scheme + 15% from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Krishi Swavalamban Yojana or Rs. 97,000/- whichever is less
(Total 90% within the grant limit) |
| 10 | Machinery (bullock-drawn/tractor-drawn implements) (New item) | 50,000
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| 11 | Backyard (new item) | 5,000
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How to apply-
To avail the benefits of the scheme, the website of Maha-DBT portal is https://mahadbtmahait.gov.in/. Select the option of Shetkari Yojana on this website, to know more about the scheme, contact the Agriculture Officer of your respective Panchayat Samiti.