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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

CHIEF SECRETARIAT (AGRICULTURE)

(G.O. Ms. No. 36/Ag., Puducherry, dated 13th March 2020)

NOTIFICATION

Whereas, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has

been extending Back ended subsidy to the horticultural farmers in order

to motivate them to adopt various technological options for increasing

their productivity under the Scheme “Integrated Horticulture

Development Programme through Diversification in Agriculture” under

the notified Guidelines vide G.O. Rt. No. 36/Ag., dated 14-09-2015 of the

Chief Secretariat (Agriculture and Forests), Puducherry.

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2. Now, therefore, in supersession of the notification issued vide

G.O. Rt. No. 36/Ag., dated 14-09-2015 of the Chief Secretariat (Agriculture

and Forests), Puducherry, except in respect of other horticultural crops

as mentioned at the end of Item II of the Guidelines annexed, the

Government of Puducherry is pleased to approve the revision of pattern

of assistance and revised Guidelines are enclosed. They shall come into

effect immediately.

3. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Department vide

their I.D No. 2573/FC/FD/F5/A3/2020, dated 05-02-2020.

(By order)

A. PUNITHAMARY,

Under Secretary to Government (Agriculture).

GUIDELINES FOR EXTENDING SUBSIDY ON CULTIVATION

EXPENSES/PRODUCTION INCENTIVE TO OWNERS/

TENANT CULTIVATORS IN THE UNION TERRITORY OF

PUDUCHERRY FOR RAISING HORTICULTURAL CROPS

UNDER CONVERGENCE MODE IN THE SCHEME

“INTEGRATED HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

THROUGH DIVERSIFICATION IN AGRICULTURE"

I. Objectives

The main objectives of the Scheme are:

(i) To encourage the farmers to take up horticulture crop

cultivation thereby diversifying agriculture.

(ii) To expand the area and increase production and

productivity of horticulture crops.

(iii) To incentivize farmer for the timely adoption of

technologies/cultivation practices by the farmer.

(iv) To ensure assured income to the farmers from horticulture

crops.

(v) Indirectly reduce the use of irrigation water, thereby

considerably reducing the pressure on underground water.

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II. Scale of Financial Assistance

(i) the production incentive will be extended by the Union

Territory Government to all eligible farmers in addition to the back-ended

subsidy being extended under Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS),

National Horticulture Mission (NHM) subject to maximum of ` 10,000/acre,

as detailed below:

Sl.

Crop

Existing

Proposed

Total

No.

production

incentives

under CSS

by the

of ` 10,000

NHM

Union

per Acre

(` per Acre)

Territory

(` per Acre)

Government

(` per Acre)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Fruit Crops

(a)

Mango

5,100

4,900

10,000

(b)

Guava

7,668

2,332

10,000

(c)

Sapota

9,080

920

10,000

(d)

Other fruits

—

10,000

Cultivation of

8,000

2,000

10,000

Hybrid Vegetables

The production incentive for the year 2019-20 approved for

Banana (sucker and T.C seedlings), papaya, lemon and pomegranate

under CSS- NHM Scheme is more than ` 10,000 per Acre, hence, these

crops are not covered under the Scheme announced by the State

Government.

(ii) Production incentive @ ` 3,000 per acre to farmers

cultivating coconut.

(iii) Subsidy @ 75% of the cost, limited to ` 12,000 per unit of

96 cft. capacity and extended on pro-rata basis, for establishment of

vermicompost production unit (HDPE) in backyard and rooftops of both

urban and rural households.

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(iv) Production incentive distribution pattern detailed below

shall be adopted;

Vegetables

Fruits

Coconut

Annually two season, i.e.,

For the establishment of

Annually

Thaipattam and Adipattam

orchard

The back ended subsidy approved for other horticulture crops

vide G.O. Rt. No. 36/Ag., dated 14-09-2015 will continue as per the

existing pattern of assistance.

III. Eligibility Criteria

(i) Assistance is open to all categories of farmers-owner/tenants.

(ii) Conditions/Guidelines, minimum/maximum area specified

under National Horticulture Mission Scheme for fruits crops and hybrid

vegetables shall be applicable.

(iii) Coconut crop cultivated in en bloc or cultivated on the field

boundaries/strip planting will be considered for extending the incentives.

The recommended spacing and number of trees will be considered to

calculate area of the coconut crops planted on the boundaries.

A minimum of area eligible for coconut crop is 0.10 ha.

(iv) Tenants are also eligible for production incentive by

providing the authenticated proof of leased land through a certificate/

agreement between the owner and the tenant.

(v) Incentive shall be extended only to individual farmers and

shall not be extended to institutions/corporate either as owner/tenant.

(vi) Incentive will be released to legal heirs of deceased farmers

on production of Legal Heir Certificate issued by the Competent Court.

(vii) Subsidy @ 75% for establishment of vermicompost

production unit is open for the residents of Union territory of Puducherry.

(viii) The farmers shall use the quality seeds, bio-fertilizers and

bio-pesticides as per recommendations of the Department. In case these

are supplied by the Department/PKKVK/PAJANCOA & RI, the Department

shall certify that the cost and quality is competitive vis a vis that in the

open market.

(ix) Pre-registration of the applicants is necessary.

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IV. Documents to be Submitted with Application

(i) Copy of Farmers I.D Card and in case of tenant farmers lease

agreement/Cultivator Certificate issued by Department of Revenue and

Disaster Management, Puducherry, not below the rank of a Deputy

Tahsildar or valid consent letter issued by the land owner.

(ii) Copy of front page of Savings Account Passbook (Aadhaar

linked) having complete details of the Bank including IFSC code.

(iii) Aadhaar Card Copy

V. Operational Guidelines

(i) The Department of Agriculture shall make wide publicity

about the issue and receipt of application for each crop and season.

(ii) The beneficiaries have to submit an Application Form along

with the required documents obtained from the Office of the Additional

Director of Agriculture (Horticulture)/Jurisdictional Uzhavar Udhaviyagams

or downloaded from the official website of the Department of Agriculture

and Farmers Welfare.

(iii) In case of land owners who cultivate their land, a copy of

the Farmers Identity Card containing the details of survey numbers and

extent of land holding will be required to be submitted along with the

Application Form. If, no identity card is issued to the farmer till date,

a copy of the land document (Sale Deed/Partition Deed/Gift Deed or Will)

will be required to be submitted.

(iv) The tenants cultivating lands owned by Religious

Institutions/Wakfs/Mutts/Trusts/Municipalities, shall produce a letter

of consent from the authority of the Institution concerned as prescribed

in Annexure-I.

(v) Further, tenant shall produce a cultivation certificate from

the land owner or Agriculture Department/Revenue Department who

carry out joint verification for the purpose.

(vi) The duly filled in application shall be submitted by the

farmers to the concerned Uzhavar Udhaviyagam and on receipt of the

application, entries will be made in the registration book and a seniority

number will be assigned to the applicant.

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(vii) About 10% of the application shall be cross checked by

the Deputy Director of Agriculture (Horticulture)/Deputy Director of

Agriculture, Yanam/Deputy Director of Agriculture, Mahe while 5% of

the applications and 2% of the applications shall be test checked by

the Joint Director of Agriculture (MCP)/Joint Director of Agriculture,

Karaikal and Additional Director of Agriculture (Horticulture),

Puducherry/Additional Director of Agriculture, Karaikal, respectively.

(viii) The provisional list of beneficiaries will also be placed for

social auditing at the respective Uzhavar Udhaviyagams for a period of

ten days for objections, if any.

(ix) The subsidy would be arrived at as per the pattern of

assistance on pro-rata basis.

(x) The list of beneficiaries shall be approved by the

Director of Agriculture and the Secretary to Government (Agriculture).

(xi) 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.

VI. Mode of disbursement

The eligible subsidy amount shall be released to the

beneficiaries account on DBT mode after obtaining expenditure sanction

as per extant norms.

VII. Monitoring and Grievances Redressal

The progress of the implementation of the Scheme shall be

periodically (at least once in six months) reviewed/monitored at State

Level by the State Level Monitoring Committee with the following

members.

1. The Secretary to Government (Agriculture)

. . Chairman

2. The Director of Agriculture

. . Member

3. Two farmers’ representatives

. . Member

4. The Additional Director of Agriculture

. . Member-

(Agronomy).

Secretary.

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ANNEXURE- I

Consent for Leasing Lands from Religious Institutions

(Name and Registered Address of the Institution)

The Additional Director of Agriculture (Horticulture),

Puducherry.

Sir,

Sub : Leasing of lands for the purpose of farming – Intimation –

Reg.

This is to inform that we, (Name of the Institution), having our

Registered Office at (address of the Institution), after a careful

consideration of the request of Thiru/Tmt.(Name of the applicant),

residing at (address), hereby agree to permit him/her to carry out farming

in (extent of area permitted to the applicant), out of the (total possession

of the land of the Institution), for the period (period of permission).

The details of the lease of land are as furnished below.

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Name of the lessee

R.S. No.

Extent

Period

No.

(Ha./Ares/Centiares)

of lease

(if, an individual is allotted different parcels of land in

different R.S. Nos. it may be indicated separately)

He/She shall be subject to the Guidelines of your Department, as

and when submits himself/herself for any assistance under the Schemes

of the Government of Puducherry/Government of India.

Place :

Signature:

Date :

Name of the :

authorized signatory

(Seal of the Institution)

(This is to be issued in the Letter Head of the Institution concerned)

100

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ANNEXURE-II

LIST OF CULTIVATORS OF REVENUE VILLAGE

(List of cultivators along with extent of cultivation to be prepared by

the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare for issue of

Cultivation Certificate for the Farmers in a Revenue Village by the

Department of Revenue and Disaster Management)

1. Name of the Revenue Village

2. Name of the Uzhavar Udhaviyagam :

3. Crop

4. Season

Sl.

Name and

Father/

Survey No.

Extent

Total

No.

address of

Husband

(R.S. or T.S.)

(H.A.Ca)

extent

the farmer

name

(H.A.Ca)

Signature

Village Extension Worker

Agricultural Officer (U.U.)

Place :

Date :

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