Agriculture Engineering (Mechanical) Scheme

Why it matters

Buy a power tiller or diesel water pump set at 60% subsidy, or hire farm machinery at subsidised rates through the state's mechanization centres.

What you get

The Agriculture Engineering (Mechanical) Scheme is a Meghalaya state plan initiative under the Department of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare that helps small and marginal farmers access farm machinery at subsidised rates, given the state's predominantly small and fragmented landholdings where outright machinery purchase is often uneconomical. The scheme provides a 60% subsidy on the purchase of power tillers and diesel water pump-sets for irrigation, and separately operates a hiring-services model where farmers can rent farm machinery and equipment — including power tillers, power reapers, and even larger equipment like bulldozers and tractors for land development — at subsidised hiring rates from department-run mechanization centres, avoiding the need for individual ownership.

Eligibility criteria

• Must be a small or marginal farmer in Meghalaya for the purchase-subsidy component
• Subsidy of 60% applies specifically to power tillers and diesel water pump-sets
• Hiring-service component is open to farmers needing occasional access to larger machinery

How to apply

1. 1

   Apply at the local Agriculture Department office for the purchase-subsidy component

2. 2

   Submit landholding and identity documents for eligibility verification

3. 3

   Procure the machine from an approved dealer after subsidy sanction, or book hiring-service slots at the local mechanization centre

4. 4

   Subsidy/hiring charges settled as per the scheme's payment mechanism

Documents required

• Aadhaar card
• Land record
• Bank passbook
• Purchase quotation (for purchase-subsidy route)