Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Why it matters
Get subsidies on tractors, power tillers, harvesters and other machinery — and access affordable Custom Hiring Centres so even small farms can mechanise.
Launched
1 Apr 2014
Valid until
Ongoing
Benefit type
Equipment
Created by
Government of India
What you get
Financial assistance (typically 40-50%, higher for SC/ST, women and small/marginal farmers) on the purchase of farm machinery and for setting up Custom Hiring Centres and farm machinery banks.
Eligibility criteria
- Individual farmers, FPOs, SHGs and cooperative societies
- Higher subsidy for SC/ST, women and small/marginal farmers
- Subsidy slabs vary by machine and category
How to apply
- 1
Register on the state agriculture / direct benefit transfer portal
- 2
Select the machinery and apply with quotations
- 3
Purchase the approved machine; subsidy is credited after verification
Documents required
- Aadhaar
- Bank account details
- Land records
- Caste certificate (if claiming SC/ST benefit)
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