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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

CHIEF SECRETARIAT (AGRICULTURE)

(G.O. Ms. No. 35/Ag., Puducherry, dated 6th March 2020)

NOTIFICATION

The Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is pleased to approve the

proposal for implementation of the Scheme component “Operational

Guidelines for Extending Cash Incentive to the Farmers/Self-help Groups/

Commodity Interest Groups/Food Security Women Groups for

Undertaking the Fodder Grass Cultivation under Crop Production

Technology Scheme” in the Union territory of Puducherry, in

supersession of guidelines issued vide I.D. Note No. 10/ADA/(T&V)/

TDY/2003-04/TI, dated 12th November, 2003 of the Additional Director

of Agriculture (T&V), Government of Puducherry and also approved

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Poudouchéry

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Mars

2020

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Puducherry

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13th

March

2020

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to enhance the incentive from ` 5,000 per acre to ` 8,000 per acre for

consecutive three years for cultivation of fodder, for the said purpose

hereby notifies the guidelines for the Scheme as appended.

2. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department

vide their I.D. No.1818/FC/FD/F5/A3/2019, dated 25-09-2019.

(By order)

A. PUNITHAMARY,

Under Secretary to Government (Agriculture).

Operational Guidelines for Extending Cash Incentives to Farmers/

Self-help Groups/Commodity Interest Groups/Food Security Women

Groups for Undertaking Fodder Grass Cultivation under

Crop Production Technology Scheme

I. Introduction.—The major constraint in milk production in the

Union territory of Puducherry is low availability of fodder grass for the

milch animals. In order to ensure availability of fodder grass for feeding

expected cattle population for sustainable milk availability, it is very

essential to increase area under fodder cultivation. Keeping this in view,

the present Scheme for distribution of cash incentives to Farmers/Self-

help Groups/Commodity Interest Groups/Food Security Women Groups

for undertaking fodder cultivation and incentives also enhanced from

` 5,000 per acre to ` 8,000 per acre per year, to motivate more Farmers/

Self-help Groups/Commodity Interest Groups/Food Security Women

Groups to take up fodder grass cultivation and bring more area under

fodder grass.

II. Objectives.—(1) To increase fodder production and make

available the various hybrid varieties of fodder grass to the farmers for

feeding to milch animals which in turn increase the milk production and

make the State self sufficient in milk production.

(2) To stress upon the farmers the importance of feeding

nutritive green grass and encourage them to stop the primitive practices

of feeding only dry paddy straw.

(3) To reduce the cost of feeding thereby reducing cost of milk

production.

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(4) To encourage the farmers/Self-help Groups/Commodity

Interest Groups/Food Security Women Groups to bring marginal land/

unused agriculture land under cultivation, thereby giving them a source

of income and helping them self employment.

(5) To make available fodder grass to the livestock all the year round.

III. Pattern of Assistance.— Cash assistance subject @

` 8,000

per acre for consecutive three years for cultivation of fodder.

IV. Eligibility Criteria of Beneficiaries.—(1) Any Individual/

Farmer/Commodity Interest Groups (CIGs) under Agricultural

Technology Management Agency (ATMA) / Self-help Groups/Food

Security Women Groups.

(2) Own land or lease land within the Union territory of

Puducherry.

(3) The minimum area of land to be cultivated is 500 sq.mts. or

0.125 acre or 12.5 cents.

(4) Perennial fodder grass recommended by the Department.

V. Documents to be Submitted for Establishing Eligibility.—(1) Copy

of the Aadhaar Card/Aadhaar Registration details.

(2) Copy of the Farmers Identity Card indicating Land ownership

(or) Land documents in case Farmers Identity Card not obtained/Lease

agreement in case of tenants.

(3) Copy of front page of Savings Account Passbook.

VI. Modus Operandi.—(1) The Department of Agriculture and

Farmers Welfare, Puducherry, shall make publicity through Mass Media,

Uzhavar Udhaviyagam and Departmental website and create awareness

among Farmer/Commodity Interest Groups (CIGs) under Agricultural

Technology Management Agency (ATMA)/Self-help Groups/Food

Security Women Groups about this component of assistance for

cultivation of fodder crop to avail the subsidy. The Farmer/Commodity

Interest Groups (CIGs) under Agricultural Technology Management

Agency (ATMA) / Self-help Groups/Food Security Women Groups of

Union territory of Puducherry would be advised to get the prescribed

application from Uzhavar Udhaviyagams/Downloaded from website

https://agri.py.gov.in and further advised to submit the duly filled in

application along with the required documents mentioned in clause-V

as above to the Uzhavar Udhaviyagam concerned.

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(2) The Agricultural Officers (Uzhavar Udhaviyagam) shall

maintain a separate register for the receipt of applications for conducting

periodic field inspection to assess the progress of the fodder cultivation.

(3) The application along with the required documents shall be

scrutinized by the Agricultural Officer (Uzhavar Udhaviyagam)/[Food

Security Group] concerned.

(4) After scrutinization of the applications, the Agricultural

Officers (Uzhavar Udhaviyagam/Food Security Group) concerned along

with supporting staff shall visit the field proposed for perennial grass

cultivation within 15 days. During the field visit they shall assess the

availability of irrigation facility and suitability of the proposed land.

They shall also suggest the suitable variety, quantity of planting material

required and cultivation practices based on area and irrigation facilities

available for cultivation of fodder grass.

(5) The Agricultural Officer (Uzhavar Udhaviyagam/Food

Security Group) shall make compulsory inspection of the fodder

cultivation at the end of each Agricultural season viz., Kharif (September)

and Rabi (March) from first year of planting to third year.

(6) Accordingly, necessary inspection reports with recommendation

of incentive claim amount and the photograph of the fodder plot shall

be submitted for cross verification by Deputy Director of Agriculture/

Joint Director of Agriculture concerned to Director of Agriculture.

(7) The Beneficiary list shall be subjected to Social Audit under

supervision of the Deputy Director/Joint Director of Agriculture

Puducherry/Karaikal for inviting objection, if any and the final list of

the beneficiary shall be approved by the Director of Agriculture,

Secretary to Government (Agriculture), Puducherry.

(8) The selected list of beneficiaries shall be hosted in the

website of the Agriculture Department as well as in the notice-board of

Uzhavar Udhaviyagams for the information to the public.

(9) Director of Agriculture, Joint Director of Agriculture and

Deputy Director shall make random inspection of the fields as determined

by Secretary to Government (Agriculture). The Secretary to Government

(Agriculture), Puducherry, would conduct periodic monitoring of the

Scheme.

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VII. Mode of Payment.—The final list of beneficiaries shall be

prepared for each season and the expenditure sanction for disbursement

of cash incentive to fodder grass growers will be obtained from

competent authority as per extant rules. On obtaining the sanction from

the competent authority the amount will be disbursed to the individual

Farmers/Groups through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).

VIII. Monitoring/Evaluation.—The Scheme shall be monitored

by the Director of Agriculture, Puducherry as well as Secretary to

Government (Agriculture), Puducherry periodically.

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APPLICATION FORM FOR BACK ENDED SUBSIDY FOR

FODDER GRASS CULTIVATION

1. 



Name of the Applicant

Thiru/Tmt.

2. 

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Father/ Husband's Name

3. 

Address

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Street



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Village



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Commune

4. 

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Telephone/Mobile No.

5. 



Sex

Male / Female

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6. 

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Applicant’s status

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Marginal / Small / Big Farmer /

Individual / SHG / WFSG / CIG.

7. 

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Aadhaar Number

8. 

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Extent of land holding by

Applicant.

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Owned/Leased

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9. 

Area proposed for raising fodder

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Season : Kharif / Rabi

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10. 

Bank account details–





Name of the Bank





Branch of the Bank

MICR Code

IFSC 



IFSC No.





Bank Account Number



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(The

First

page

Bank

Passbook to be Enclosed).

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