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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

CHIEF SECRETARIAT (AGRICULTURE)

(G.O. Ms. No. 17/Ag., Puducherry, dated 06th January 2023)

NOTIFICATION

The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has been

implementing the Scheme component “Distribution of Horticulture

Inputs at subsidized cost to the farmers in Union territory of Puducherry

for increasing production and productivity of Horticultural Crops” under

the Scheme “Integrated Horticulture Development Programme through

Diversification in Agriculture” vide G.O. Ms. No. 8/Ag., dated 21-07-2017

of Chief Secretariat (Agriculture and Forests) and G.O. Ms. No. 8/Ag.,

dated 21-08-2019 of Chief Secretariat (Agriculture).

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2. Approval of the Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry is hereby

accorded for the operational guidelines, as appended herewith, in

supersession of the notifications issued vide G.Os mentioned in the first

paragraph above for implementation of the Scheme component

“Distribution of Horticulture crop seeds @ 50% subsidy to all category

of farmers” under the Scheme “Integrated Horticulture Development

Programme through Diversification in Agriculture”. It shall come into

effect immediately.

3. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department

vide its I.D. No. 20882/FC/FD/F5/A2/2022, dated 14-12-2022.

(By order)

SUNDARARAJAN. P.,

Deputy Secretary to Government

(Agriculture).

GUIDELINES FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF HORTICULTURE

INPUTS AT SUBSIDIZED COST TO THE FARMERS IN THE

UNION TERRITORY OF PUDUCHERRY FOR INCREASING

PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS

I. Introduction.— Farmers are now shifting from traditional

subsistence agriculture to commercial agriculture due to changing food

habits of people and the need for diversification has made a farmer to

adopt horticulture crop production even in small land holdings. As some

of the horticulture crops are generally short duration crops, these are

suitable for mixed, companion and intercropping. This results in high

croping intensity and higher income per unit area. The production and

distribution of quality/certified seeds to the farmers at subsidized cost

is primarily the responsibility of the State Government as the Private

Sector is the dominant player in case of horticulture crop seed

production and the price fixed by them is the prime factor for a farmer

to take up horticulture crop cultivation. Hence, to motivate farmers and

to increase the area and cropping intensity of horticultural crops, it is

proposed to distribute horticulture crop seeds at subsidized rates to

the farmers of Union territory of Puducherry for the cultivation of

horticultural crops under the Scheme ‘Distribution of horticulture crop seeds

at 50% subsidy’.

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II. Objectives.— The main objectives of this Scheme is;

(1) To promote the farmers to take up horticulture crop

cultivation thereby diversifying agriculture and increase the area under

horticulture crops in Puducherry region.

(2) To provide quality seeds at subsidized cost to all the farmers

of Puducherry Union Territory.

(3) To retain the interest of farmers and farm women in

horticulture.

III. Pattern of Assistance.— (i) Distribution of horticulture crop

seeds @ 50% subsidy to all category of farmers.

(ii) Distribution of vegetable minikits and fruit minikits worth

` 250 per minikit at free of cost for the establishment of nutritional

gardens in rural/urban areas.

(iii) Distribution of horticulture kit to urban and rural areas

(Homestead/Backyards) containing vegetable seeds and seedlings, ready

soil mixture, vermi compost, garden tools and implements, water saving

appliances, bio-fertilizer, neem oil/cake, etc., @ 75% subsidy subject to

a maximum of ` 3,000 per kit.

IV. Eligibility criteria of beneficiaries.— (1) The assistance is

open to farmers of all categories who are having land holdings in Union

territory of Puducherry.

(2) The selected farmers should have own land/leased land to

the eligible extent to avail the benefit of the Scheme.

V. Modalities of the Scheme.— (1) The Department of Agriculture

and Farmers Welfare will make publicity through mass media and Uzhavar

Udhaviyagam/Official website and create awareness among the farmers

about the distribution of horticulture crop(s) seeds at subsidized cost.

To avail the subsidy, the farmers in the Union territory of Puducherry

would be advised to submit the application clearly mentioning the

name(s) of horticulture crop(s) and variety name(s) to the Office of the

Additional Director of Agriculture (Horticulture), ADA (Karaikal), DDA

(Mahe), and DDA (Yanam) through their jurisdictional Uzhavar

Udhaviyagam’s of this Union Territory.

(2) The office of the Additional Director of Agriculture

(Horticulture), ADA (Karaikal), DDA (Mahe), and DDA (Yanam) will

assess the area under horticulture crops proposed to be covered for each

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season viz., Thaipattam and/or Adipattam and accordingly work out the

quantity of horticulture crop seeds required for distribution.

(3) Upon obtaining Administrative Approval from the Director

of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Puducherry, for distribution of

horticulture crop seeds at subsidized rate, the office of the Additional

Director of Agriculture (Horticulture), ADA (Karaikal), DDA (Mahe), and

DDA (Yanam) will place indent with M/s. PASIC Ltd., as the case may

be and request to stock the seeds in the respective depot.

(4) In case of non-availability/non-supply of seeds by

M/s. PASIC Ltd., the procurement of quality seeds should be made

from M/s. National Seeds Corporation Ltd., Chennai, IIHR, Bengaluru

or from the farmers who undertake horticulture crop seed production in

the Union territory of Puducherry.

(5) The procurement of quality seeds from authentic sources

by M/s. PASIC Ltd., shall be in accordance with the GFR, 2017.

(6) After stocking of indented horticulture crop seeds at the

Outlets of M/s. PASIC Ltd., permits for distribution of horticulture crop

seeds will be issued to the farmers based on their eligibility and

requirement.

(7) Only after the procurement and distribution of indented

horticulture crop seeds, the invoice obtained from M/s. PASIC Ltd., will

be settled on actual basis to the extent of subsidy extended, with 10%

service charge applicable to PASIC upon obtaining necessary

expenditure sanction from the Competent Authority.

VI. Monitoring/Evaluation.— The Scheme component will be

monitored by the Office of the Additional Director of Agriculture

(Horticulture)/Botanical Garden, Puducherry, ADA (Karaikal), DDA

(Mahe), and DDA (Yanam) periodically on the effectiveness of the

Scheme and any modifications to the Scheme will be made with the

approval of the Government.

VII. Interpretation/Doubts.— If, any doubt arises in the matter

of implementation of the Scheme component, the decision of the

Secretary to the Government (Agriculture) shall be the final and binding.

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