Lok Sabha Question No. 1307 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-11
Subject: Subsidies for Drones under Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1307

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  FEBRUARY 2025

## SUBSIDIES FOR DRONES UNDER SUB-MISSION ON AGRICULTURAL MECHANISATION

1307.  SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a)  the number of post harvest technology projects established under Sub Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM), State and district-wise particularly for Andhra Pradesh;
- (b)  the details of districts identified having low farm power availability, State and district-wise particularly for the Andhra Pradesh;
- (c)  whether drones for usage in the field of agriculture can be purchased under the said scheme;
- (d)  if so, the number of farmers that have been provided subsidies for purchase of drones  under  the  scheme,  State  and  district-wise  particularly  in  Andhra Pradesh; and
- (e)  the  details  of  the  number  of farmers  that  have  purchased  drones under the scheme, State and district-wise particularly in Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a): The  Sub-Mission  on  Agricultural  Mechanization'  (SMAM)  is  one  of  the Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  the  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY) implemented  through  the  State  Governments.    Under  this  scheme,  financial assistance is provided to the farmers for purchase of agricultural machines and equipments  including  the  post  harvest  and  processing  machines  on  individual ownership basis. Financial assistance is also provided for establishment of Custom Hiring Centres (CHCs) and Village Level Farm Machinery Banks (FMBs) in order to  provide machines and equipments to the farmers on rental basis as per their requirements.  The  CHCs and  FMBs  include a  mix  of  crop  production  and  post harvest & processing machines and thus the information separately for post harvest technology projects is not available. However, the State-wise number of machines supplied  to  the  individual  farmers  and  number  of  CHCs/Hi-tech  Hubs/FMBs established including that of post harvest & processing machines since inception of the scheme in 2014-15 till 2024-25 (as on 30.01.2025) is given at Annexure-I.

(b): As per the impact evaluation study of SMAM submitted by the WAPCOS Limited in November 2020, the average farm power availability in India was 2.49 Kilowatt per Hectare. The State-wise list of districts having farm power availability less than 2.49 kilowatt per hectare including the districts of the State of Andhra Pradesh are given in Annexure-II.

(c) to (e): Under SMAM,  financial assistance @ 100% of the cost of drone up to  a  maximum  of  Rs.  10  lakhs  per  drone  is  provided  for    its  purchase  and demonstration  on  the  farmers'  fields  by  the  institutes  under  Indian  Council  of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institutes, Krishi Vigyan  Kendras  (KVKs),  State  Agriculture  Universities  (SAUs),  State  and  other Central Government  Agricultural Institutions/Departments and  Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) of Government of India engaged in agricultural activities. The Farmers Producers Organizations (FPOs) are provided grants up to 75% of the cost of Kisan Drone for its demonstrations on the farmers' fields. In order to make available drone services to farmers on rental basis, financial assistance @ 40% up to a maximum of Rs. 4.00 lakhs are provided for purchase of drones by CHCs under Cooperative  Society  of  Farmers,  FPOs and  Rural  entrepreneurs.  Agriculture graduates establishing CHCs are eligible to receive financial assistance @ 50% of the cost of drone up to a maximum of Rs.5.00 lakhs per drone. For purchase of drones  on  individual  ownership  basis,  the  Small  and  Marginal,  Scheduled Caste/Scheduled  Tribe,  Women  and  North  Eastern  State  farmers  are  provided financial assistance @ 50% of the cost up to a maximum of Rs. 5.00 lakhs and other farmers @ 40% up to a maximum of Rs. 4.00 lakhs per drone.

The  State-wise  and  institution-wise  number  of  drone  approved  by  the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare so far under SMAM is given in Annexure-III. The district-wise allocation is made by the State Governments and as per information provided by the Department of Agriculture, Government of Andhra Pradesh, the district-wise drone allocation under SMAM has not been made by the State.

State-wise details of funds released, machines distributed and CHCs/Hi-Tech Hubs/FMBs established under SMAM since 2014-15 to 2024-25 (as on 30.01.2025)

| State            |   FUNDS RELEASED (RS. IN CRORE) | NOS. OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY DISTRIBUTED   | NOS. OF CUSTOM HIRING CENTRES/HI-TECH HUBS/FARM MACHINERY BANKS ESTABLISHED   |
|------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |                          855.37 | 251514                                       | 10598                                                                         |
| Arunachal        |                           65.87 | 40824                                        | 13                                                                            |
| Assam            |                          123.71 | 3163                                         | 787                                                                           |
| Bihar            |                          157.23 | 39535                                        | 2005                                                                          |
| Chhattisgarh     |                          321.05 | 102736                                       | 2978                                                                          |
| Gujarat          |                           92.73 | 29733                                        | 247                                                                           |
| Haryana          |                          266.54 | 24870                                        | 2313                                                                          |
| HP               |                          173.81 | 43637                                        | 53                                                                            |
| J&K              |                           76.71 | 19822                                        | 387                                                                           |
| Jharkhand        |                           33.95 | 0                                            | 527                                                                           |
| Karnataka        |                         1036.38 | 306785                                       | 790                                                                           |
| Kerala           |                          298.1  | 118105                                       | 1687                                                                          |
| MP               |                          511.85 | 279300                                       | 1778                                                                          |
| Maharashtra      |                          602.93 | 103525                                       | 1430                                                                          |
| Manipur          |                          113.14 | 20283                                        | 820                                                                           |
| Meghalaya        |                           25.19 | 2457                                         | 8                                                                             |
| Mizoram          |                           43.7  | 5730                                         | 339                                                                           |
| Nagaland         |                          231.65 | 21373                                        | 609                                                                           |
| Orissa           |                          346.99 | 81831                                        | 1778                                                                          |
| Punjab           |                          109.18 | 13648                                        | 1267                                                                          |
| Rajasthan        |                          145.21 | 32793                                        | 1854                                                                          |
| Sikkim           |                           51.47 | 7128                                         | 52                                                                            |
| Tamil Nadu       |                          803.92 | 80758                                        | 4153                                                                          |
| Telengana        |                           55.67 | 28954                                        | 195                                                                           |
| Tripura          |                          185.7  | 54915                                        | 727                                                                           |
| UP               |                          671.56 | 182346                                       | 11591                                                                         |
| Uttarakhand      |                          342.75 | 42294                                        | 2400                                                                          |
| West Bengal      |                          101.79 | 10997                                        | 774                                                                           |
| D&D Nagar Haveli |                            1.1  | 89                                           | 0                                                                             |
| Puducherry       |                           10    | 621                                          | 13                                                                            |
| Ladhakh          |                            1.03 | 1314                                         | 0                                                                             |
| TOTAL            |                         7856.28 | 19,51,080                                    | 52,173                                                                        |

## State-wise list of districts having farm power availability less than 2.49 kilowatt per hectare (kW/ha)

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State   | District having Farm Power availability less than 2.5 kw/ha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|-----------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh      | Anantapur, East Godavari, Guntur, Kurnool, Prakasam, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh   | Anjaw, Changlang, Dibang Valley, East Kameng, East Siang, Lower Subansiri, Papum pare, Tawang, Tirap, Upper Siang, Upper Subansiri, West Kameng, West Siang, Lower dibang valley                                                                                                                     |
|         3 | Assam               | Baksa, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Cachar, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Dima Hasao, Goalpara, Golahgat, Hailakandi, Kamrup (R&L), Karbi Anglong, Karimganj, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Morigaon, Nagaon, Sivasagar, Sonitpur, Tinsukia, Udalguri                                                |
|         4 | Bihar               | Araria, Arwal, Aurangabad, Banka, Buxur, Gopalganj, Katihar, Kishanganj, Lakhisarai, Madhubani, Medhepura, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Supaul                                                                                                                                                                |
|         5 | Chhatisgarh         | Gariyaband, Balodabazaar, Mahasamund, Durg, Balodabazaar, Bantera, Rajnandgaon, Kabirdham, Jagdalpur, Kondagaon, Kaker, Dantewada, Sukma, Narayanpur, Bijapur, Bilaspur, Mungeli, Korba, Janjgir, Raigarh, Surguja, Surajpur, Balrampur, Koriya, Jashpur                                             |
|         6 | Gujarat             | Amreli, Anand, Bharuch, Dohad, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Kachchh, Navsari, Patan, Porbandar, Surendranagar                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|         7 | Haryana             | Bhiwani                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|         8 | Himachal Pradesh    | Bilaspur, Chamba, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kinnaur, Kullu, Lahaul & Spiti, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|         9 | Jammu & Kashmir     | Anantnag, Baramula, Budgam, Doda, Kupwara, Leh, Poonch, Pulwama, Rajouri, Udhampur                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|        10 | Jharkhand           | Chatra, Deoghar, Dhanbad, Dumka, Garhwa, Godda, Gumla, Hazaribagh, Jamtara, Latehar, Lohardaga, Pakur, Palamau, Ranchi, Sahebganj, Saraikela, Simdega                                                                                                                                                |
|        11 | Karnataka           | Bagalkote, Ballari, Bidar, Chamarajnagar, Chikkaballapura, Chikkamagaluru, Chitradurga, Davangere, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri, Kalaburagi, Kodagu, Koppal, Mysuru, Raichur, Yadgiri                                                                                                                      |
|        12 | Kerala              | Ernakulam, Idukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad                                                                                                                                                                 |
|        13 | Madhya Pradesh      | Anuppur, Ashoknagar, Balaghat, Barwani, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal, Burhanpur, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Damoh, Datia, Dhar, Dindori, Harda, Hoshangabad, Jabalpur, Jhabua, Katni, Mandla, Narsimhapur, Panna, Raisen, Rajgarh, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur, Sidhi, Umaria, Vidisha |

|   14 | Maharashtra   | Ahmadnagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Bhandara, Bid, Buldana, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Gondiya, Hingoli, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Nagpur, Nanded, Nandurbar, Osmanabad, Parbhani, Pune, Raigarh, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Sindhudurg, Solapur,Thane,Wardha, Washim,Yavatmal             |
|------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   15 | Manipur       | Bishnupur, Chandel, Churachandpur, Imphal East, Imphal West, Senapati, Tamenglong, Thoubal, Ukhrul                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|   16 | Meghalaya     | East Garo Hills, East Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills, Ribhoi, South Garo Hills, West Garo Hills, West Khasi Hills                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   17 | Mizoram       | Aizawl, Champhai, Kolasib, Lawngtlai, Lunglei, Mamit, Saiha, Serchhip                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|   18 | Nagaland      | Kiphire, Kohima, Longleng, Mokokchung, Mon, Peren, Phek, Tuensang, Wokha, Zunheboto                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|   19 | Orissa        | Anugul, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Balangir, Boudh, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Koraput, Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj, Nabarangpur, Nayagarh, Nuapada, Phulbani, Rayagada, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Sundargarh                                                  |
|   20 | Punjab        | Barnala, Moga, Muktsar, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Tarn Taran                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   21 | Rajasthan     | Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Baran, Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Churu, Dausa, Dholpur, Dungarpur, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Nagour, Pali, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, S. Madhopur, Sikar, Sirohi, Tonk, Udaipur |
|   22 | Sikkim        | North Sikkim, South Sikkim, West Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|   23 | Tamil Nadu    | Kanniyakumari, Perambalur, Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai, Theni, Thoothukkudi, Tiruchirappalli, Virudhunagar                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|   24 | Telangana     | Adilabad, Hyderabad, Mahbubnagar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|   25 | Tripura       | Dhalai, North Tripura, South Tripura, West Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|   26 | Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh, Ambedkar Nagar, Auraiya, Bahraich, Ballia, Banda, Chitrakoot, Etawah, Fatehpur, Hamirpur, Hardoi, Jalaun, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Kaushambi, Mainpuri, Shrawasti                                                                                                                              |
|   27 | Uttarakhand   | Almora, Bageshwar, Chamoli, Champawat, Dehradun, Garhwal, Pithoragarh, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarkashi                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   28 | West Bengal   | Bankura, Dakshin Dinajpur, Darjiling, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, Maldah, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur, Puruliya, South Twenty Four Parganas, Uttar Dinajpur                                                                                                                                            |

## Annexure- III

State-wise and Institution-wise Numbers of Drones approved /distributed under Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)

| S. No.   | State                                                               | No. of drones for distribution to individual farmers   | Number of Drones for distribution to the CHCs   | Number of drones for demonstration   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh                                                      | -                                                      | 1475                                            | -                                    |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                   | 2                                                      | -                                               | -                                    |
| 3.       | Bihar                                                               | 5                                                      | -                                               | -                                    |
| 4.       | Chhattisgarh                                                        | -                                                      | 50                                              | -                                    |
| 5.       | Karnataka                                                           | -                                                      | 7                                               | -                                    |
| 6.       | Kerala                                                              | 24                                                     | -                                               | -                                    |
| 7.       | Madhya Pradesh                                                      | 300                                                    | -                                               | -                                    |
| 8.       | Maharashtra                                                         | 17                                                     | 25                                              | -                                    |
| 9.       | Manipur                                                             | -                                                      | 4                                               | -                                    |
| 10.      | Nagaland                                                            | -                                                      | 2                                               | -                                    |
| 11.      | Tamil Nadu                                                          | 10                                                     | -                                               | -                                    |
| 12.      | Uttar Pradesh                                                       | 158                                                    | -                                               | -                                    |
| 13.      | Uttarakhand                                                         | 2                                                      | 32                                              | -                                    |
| 14.      | West Bengal                                                         | 4                                                      | -                                               | -                                    |
| 15.      | Puducherry                                                          | 5                                                      | -                                               | -                                    |
| 16.      | Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR )                     | -                                                      | -                                               | 170                                  |
| 17.      | Agricultural Universities including State Agricultural Universities | -                                                      | -                                               | 33                                   |
| 18.      | Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs)                                        | -                                                      | -                                               | 93                                   |
|          | Total                                                               | 527                                                    | 1595                                            | 296                                  |

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