Lok Sabha Question No. 173 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Raja Amareshwara Naik, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Jayanta Kumar Roy, Sukanta Majumdar, Bhola Singh, Nisith Pramanik, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.173

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2021

## SUB-MISSION ON AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION

## 173.   SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

SHRI NISITH PRAMANIK:

SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether as per Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) guidelines, there is no mechanism to restrict participation of imported machinery;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  India  have  been  witnessing  influx  of  agriculture  machinery  from  foreign countries including China and Europe;
- (d) if so, the details thereof during the last three years;
- (e) whether  many  Government  departments  have  already  imposed  conditions  of  local value  addition  as  eligibility  criteria  for  subsidy,  whereas  there  are  no  such  conditions  in SMAM scheme;
- (f) if  so,  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  remedial  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the Government thereon;
- (g) whether the Government should consider in bringing certain local value edition criteria so  that  investment  in  this  sector  can  be  encouraged  and  domestic  manufacturers  can  be provided level playing field in true spirit of Locals for Vocals; and
- (h) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  become Atmanirbhar?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)   & (b): The Guidelines of Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM), provide an exhaustive list of machines and equipment along with applicable subsidy, irrespective of their  country  of  origin,  as  complete  freedom  to  beneficiary  is  available  for  selection  of agricultural  machinery  and  equipment  as  per  his/her  choice,  provided  that  the  machine should have been tested by the Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institutes (FMTTIs) or the  institutions  identified  by  the  Department  of  Agriculture  Cooperation  &  Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW).

(c)   & (d): Some of the equipments and machines on a limited scale are imported from other  countries  including  China.  During  the  last  three  years,  some  of  the  major  machinery that have been imported include Power weedders, Brushcutters, Sprayers (manual, engine and battery operated), Combine harvesters (track type) and Rice transplanters.

(e) to (h): The  Government  as  a  policy  is  promoting  make  in  India  products  and encouraging domestic manufactures for manufacturing agricultural machinery and equipment through  Research  &  Development  support,  skill  development,  simplification  of  rules  and procedures  for  testing  of  machines  &  equipment,  preference  to  make  in  India  products  in public  procurement  and  to  provide  level  playing  field  to  domestic  manufacturers    import restrictions under Foreign Trade Policy etc.

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