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.
Benefits:
| A. No. | Subject | Grant Limit (Rs.) |
| 1 | New irrigation well | 400,000 |
| 2 | Old well repair | 100,000 |
| 3 | Plastic lining of farm ponds | 90% of the amount calculated as per prevailing financial norms and size of farm pond or actual cost or Rs. 2,00,000/- whichever is less. |
| 4 | Well boring | 40,000 |
| 5 | Electricity connection | 20,000 or actual expenses incurred, whichever is less. |
| 6 | Electric pump set / diesel engine (new item) | Pump set up to 10 HP capacity → 90% of prevailing financial norms or actual cost or Rs. 40,000/- whichever is less |
| 7 | Solar pump (instead of electricity connection) | 90% of the prevailing financial criteria or actual cost or Rs. 50,000/- whichever is less. |
| 8 | HDPE/PVC Pipe (New Item) | 100% or actual cost or Rs. 50,000/- whichever is less as per prevailing financial norms. |
| 9 | Micro irrigation system | |
| ९.१ | Sprinkler irrigation system | 90% of the prevailing financial norms or actual cost or Rs. 47,000/- whichever is less. |
| ९.२ | Drip irrigation set | 90% of the prevailing financial criteria or actual cost or Rs. 97,000/- whichever is less |
| ९.३ | Sprinkler Irrigation Kits – Supplementary Subsidy | Under Per Drop More Crop Scheme (1) Small/Marginal Farmers → 55% + Chief Minister Sustainable Irrigation Scheme 25% + Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Krishi Swavalamban Yojana 10% (2) Other farmers → 45% + Chief Minister's Sustainable Irrigation Scheme 30% + Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Agricultural Self-Reliance Scheme 15% Total subsidy limit of 90%, maximum ₹47,000 |
| ९.४ | Drip Irrigation Set – Supplementary Grant | Under Per Drop More Crop Scheme (1) Small/Very Small Farmers → 55% + Chief Minister Sustainable Irrigation Scheme 25% + Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Krishi Swavalamban Yojana 10% (2) Large farmers → 45% + Chief Minister's Sustainable Irrigation Scheme 30% + Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Krishi Swavalamban Yojana 15% Total subsidy limit of 90%, maximum ₹97,000 |
| 10 | Mechanical implements (bullock cart / tractor driven) (new item) | 50,000 |
| 11 | Backyard Garden (New Item) | 5,000 |
| 12 | Drilling well (new issue) | 50,000 or actual cost whichever is less |
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.