In Dharmapuri district average Normal rainfall is 853.10 mm. Total number of farmers in the district is 2,10,300 out of which 1,90,000 farmers are small and marginal farmers. Agriculture continues to be the most predominant sector of the District economy, as 70 percent of the population is engaged in Agriculture and allied activities for their livelihood. The District has total Geographical area of 443741 Ha with net cultivated area of 166843 Ha. The Major crops raised in this district are millets and pulses in rain fed conditions.
The Government policy and objectives have been to ensure stability in agricultural production and to increase the agricultural production in a sustainable manner to meet the food requirement of growing population and also to meet the raw material needs of agro based industries, thereby providing employment opportunities to the rural population.
Dharmapuri District has all along been one of the Districts in the state with a creditable performance in agricultural production with the farmers relatively more responsive and receptive to changing technologies and market forces.
The Agriculture Department has taken up the challenge to achieve higher growth rate in agriculture by implementing several development schemes and also propagation of relevant technologies to step up the production. Kalaignarin All Village Integrated Agricultural Development Programme-KAVIADP, State Agricultural Development Programme-SADS, National Mission On Sustainable Agriculture- NMSA, Chief Minister Dry Land Development Mission-CMDDM, Sustainable Cotton Cultivation Mission-SCCM, PMKSY- Micro Irrigation, PMFBY- Insurance, Soil health improvement through Bio-Fertilizer, Green Manuring, Organic farming, adoption of Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) technologies are given priority through various programmes, besides crop diversification to fetch better return and value addition to agricultural produce are given priority to improve the economic status of the farming community of the district
RTI – Details of appointment of public information officers, and appellate authorities
| S.No |
Office / Section / Unit Name |
Public Information Officer |
Appellate Authority |
| 1 |
Office of the Deputy Director of Agriculture Dharmapuri. |
Assistant Director of Agriculture |
Joint Director of Agriculture,Dharmapuri |
State Agricultural Development Scheme (SADS) :- 2022-23
| S.No |
Scheme / Components |
Subsidy Pattern |
| 1 |
Organic Input Production Unit. |
Rs.1,00,000/- per farmer group |
| 2 |
Distribution of Tarpaulin |
Rs.830/ Farmer |
| 3 |
Distribution of Farm Implements Kit |
Rs.1500/ Farmer |
| 4 |
Distribution of Zinc Sulphate and Gypsum – Paddy Crop |
Rs.250/ Acre. |
| 5 |
TamilNadu Mission on Sustainable Green Cover in Farm Lands – Phase II – Tree Seedling Distribution |
Rs.15/- Per Tree Seedlings |
| 6 |
Bund Cropping of Pulses in Paddy |
Rs.60/- Acre.(1.2 Kg Seed) |
| 7 |
Alternate Crop Millets |
Rs.160/- Acre. |
| 8 |
Alternate Crop Pulses |
Rs.400/- Acre. |
| 9 |
Alternate Crop Oilseeds |
Rs.3446/- Acre. |
| 10 |
Making Youth into – Agri Entrepreneurs |
Rs.1,00,000/- (Unemployed Agri Graduates) |
I – NADP Strengthening of Paddy production :- 2022-23
| S.No |
Component |
Subsidy Pattern |
| 1 |
Promoting seed Production of Newly released varieties (less than 10 year Varieties) |
Rs. 8000/ MT |
| 2 |
Distribution of Newly Registered Paddy Varieties ( Less than 10 year varieties) |
Rs.20000/ Mt |
| 3 |
Distribution of Paddy Drum Seeder |
Rs.2500/ Nos |
II – Special Package for Bringing Fallow lands into Cultivation under NADP :- 2022-23 Millet, Pulses and Oilseeds
| S.No |
Component |
Subsidy Pattern |
| 1 |
Special Package for Bringing Fallow lands into Cultivation – Millets |
Rs.13,500/Ha |
| 2 |
Special Package for Bringing Fallow lands into Cultivation – Pulses |
Rs. 13,500/ Ha |
| 3 |
Special Package for Bringing Fallow lands into Cultivation – Oilseeds |
Rs.22900/ Ha |
III – Productivity enhancement in Redgram under NADP :- 2022-23
| S.No |
Component |
Subsidy Pattern |
| 1 |
Productivity enhancement in Redgram |
Rs.4,500/Ha |
IV – NADP Quality Seed Production and Distribution of Varietal Cotton :- 2022-23
| S.No |
Component |
Subsidy Pattern |
| 1 |
Quality Seed Production and Distribution of Varietal Cotton |
Rs.180/ Kg |
V – NADP SUGARCANE :- 2022-23 (Private Sugar mills)
| S.No |
Component |
Subsidy Pattern |
| 1 |
Distribution of Breeder seed material of varieties |
Rs.12500/ Ha |
| 2 |
Distribution of Budchip seedling varieties |
Rs.12500/ Ha |
| 3 |
Distribution of single Bud direct planting |
Rs.3750/ Ha |
VI – Food and Nutrition Security – Pulses :- 2022-23
| S.No |
Component |
Subsidy Pattern |
| 1 |
Cluster Demonstration on Blackgram (< 10 Yrs) |
Rs.7500/ Ha |
| 2 |
Distribution of Certified seeds (RedGram) (< 10 Yrs) |
Rs.5000/ Qtl |
| 3 |
Distribution of Certified seeds (Blackgram) (< 10 Yrs) |
Rs.5000/ Qtl |
| 4 |
Distribution of Certified seeds < 10 Yrs (Cowpea/Horsegram) |
Rs.5000/ Qtl |
| 5 |
Production of seeds < 10 Yrs (Redgram) |
Rs.2500/ Qtl |
| 6 |
Production of seeds (Blackgram) < 10 Yrs |
Rs.2500/ Qtl |
| 7 |
Production of seeds (Greengram) < 10 Yrs |
Rs.2500/ Qtl |
| 8 |
Production of seeds (Cowpea/Horsegram) < 10 Yrs |
Rs.2500/ Qtl |
| 9 |
INM-Distribution of Micro nutrients |
Rs.500/ ha |
| 10 |
INM-Distribution of Biofertilizer |
Rs.300/ ha |
| 11 |
IPM-Distribution of PP chemicals |
Rs.500/ ha |
| 12 |
Distribution of Rotavator |
Rs.34,000/ No |
| 13 |
Distribution of Rotavator |
Rs.42,000/ No |
| 14 |
Distribution Battery Operated / Power Sprayer |
Rs.3000/ No |
| 15 |
Distribution Battery Operated / Power Sprayer |
Rs.3800/ No |
| 16 |
Assistance for Redgram transplanting |
Rs.2500/ha |
VII – Food and Nutrition Security – Nutri cereals :- 2022-23
| S.No |
Component |
Subsidy Pattern |
| 1 |
Cluster Front Line Demonstration – Jower |
Rs.6000/ha |
| 2 |
Cluster Front Line Demonstration – Bajra |
Rs.6000/ha |
| 3 |
Cluster Front Line Demonstration – Ragi |
Rs.6000/ha |
| 4 |
Cluster Front Line Demonstration – Little Millet (Samai) |
Rs.6000/ha |
| 5 |
Distribution of Hybrid seed of nutritive vatiety – Jowar |
Rs.10000/qtl |
| 6 |
Distribution of Hybrid seed of nutritive vatiety – Bajra |
Rs.10000/qtl |
| 7 |
Distribution of HYVs seed – Jower ( for Varieties < 10 years) |
3000/qtls |
| 8 |
Distribution of HYVs seed – Bajra ( for Varieties < 10 years) |
Rs. 3000/qtls |
| 9 |
Distribution of HYVs seed – Ragi ( for Varieties < 10 years) |
Rs. 3000/qtls |
| 10 |
Distribution of HYVs seed – Jowar ( for Varieties > 10 years) |
Rs. 1500/qtls |
| 11 |
Distribution of HYVs seed – Ragi ( for Varieties > 10 years) |
Rs. 1500/qtls |
| 12 |
Certified Seed Production of HYVs seeds by State <10 years old varieties – Jowar |
Rs.3000/qtls |
| 13 |
Certified Seed Production of HYVs seeds by State <10 years old varieties – Bajra |
Rs.3000/qtls |
| 14 |
Certified Seed Production of HYVs seeds by State <10 years old varieties – Ragi |
Rs.3000/qtls |
| 15 |
Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) – Micro Nutrient |
Rs. 500/ha |
| 16 |
Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) – Bio fertilizer |
Rs. 300/ha |
| 17 |
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) – Plant Protection Chemicals & Bio agents |
Rs. 500/ha |
| 18 |
Farm Implements & Equipment’s – Manual Sprayer for SC/ST, Women Farmer, Small and Marginal Farmers |
Rs.750/ No |
| 19 |
Farm Implements & Equipment’s – Manual Sprayer for Other farmers |
Rs.600/ No |
| 20 |
Cropping System based Training |
Rs.14,000/- training |
VIII – Food and Nutrition Security – Commercial crops (Cotton) :- 2022-23
| S.No |
Component |
Subsidy Pattern |
| 1 |
Frontline Demonstration on Integrated CROP Management in Cotton |
Rs.8000/- Ha |
| 2 |
Frontline Demonstration on ELS Cotton |
Rs.9000/- Ha |
| 3 |
Frontline Demonstration on Intercropping with Pulses |
Rs. 8000/-Ha |
| 4 |
Distribution of Bio Control Agents VIZ Trichoderma Viride, NPV, Trichogramma etc |
Rs 500 /Ha |
IX – Food and Nutrition Security – Commercial crops ( Sugarcane) :- 2022-23
| S.No |
Component |
Subsidy Pattern |
| 1 |
Demonstration on Intercropping / Single budchip technology with Sugarcane |
Rs.9000/- per Demo |
| 2 |
Distribution of Bio Control Agents VIZ Trichoderma Viride, NPV, Trichogramma etc |
Rs 500 per Ha |
X- Food and Nutrition Security -Tree Borne Oilseeds :- 2022-23
| S.No |
Component |
Subsidy Pattern |
| 1 |
Neem Planting |
Rs.17000 / Ha |
| 2 |
Pungam Planting |
Rs.20000 / Ha |
XI – National Mission on Edible Oils, Oilseeds :- 2022-23
| S.No |
Component |
Subsidy Pattern |
| 1 |
Production of Foundation seeds |
Rs.5000/ Qtl. |
| 2 |
Production of Certified seeds |
Rs.2500/ Qtl |
| 3 |
Distribution of Certified Seeds |
Rs.4000/ Qtl. |
| 4 |
Cluster Demonstration – Castor |
Rs.3000/ Ha |
| 5 |
Gypsum application to Groundnut crop |
Rs.750/ Ha |
| 6 |
Bio-Fertilizer Application |
Rs.300/ Ha |
| 7 |
Groundnut MN Mixture Application |
Rs.500/ Ha |
| 8 |
Distribution of Bio control agents (Trichoderma viride ) |
Rs.500/ Ha |
| 9 |
Power operated Sprayers (i)-8-12 lit Capacity |
Rs.3100 |
| 10 |
Rotavator Tractor driven above 35 BHP – General |
Rs.34000/No. |
| 11 |
Rotavator Tractor driven above 35 BHP – SC & ST. Small & Marginal farmers & Women |
Rs.42000 /No |
| 12 |
Distribution of Tarpaulin |
Rs.2,500/ No |
| 13 |
Custom Hiring Charges for seed drill sowing |
Rs.1000/Ha |
XII – Sustainable Cotton Cultivation Mission :- 2022-23
| S.No |
Component |
Subsidy Pattern |
| 1 |
High Density planting system |
Rs.4900 / Ha |
| 2 |
Distribution of Integrated Nutrient Management Kits . |
Rs.1400 / Ha |
| 3 |
Agro Eco System Analysis (AESA ) based cotton Health Management |
Rs.4200 / Ha |
| 4 |
Hiring Charges for Drone application of Pesticides |
Rs.1250/Ha Ha |
XIII – NMSA – RAD – IFS :- 2022-23
| S.No |
Component |
Subsidy Pattern |
| 1 |
Croping system |
Rs.5000 / Ha |
| 2 |
Fodder crops |
Rs.800 / Ha |
| 3 |
Vermibed |
Rs.6000 / Unit |
| 4 |
Apiry Units |
Rs.1600 / Unit |
| 5 |
Friut Seedlings |
RS.2000 / Ha |
| 6 |
Milch cow – 1 nos |
Rs.15000 / No |
| 7 |
Goats – 10 nos |
Rs.1500 / No |
| 8 |
Poultry birds – 10 nos |
Rs.300 / No |
XIV – Chief Minister’s Dryland Development Mission (CMDDM) :- 2022-23
| S.No |
Component |
Subsidy Pattern |
| 1 |
Baseline Survey |
Rs.1000/cluster |
| 2 |
Summer Ploughing / Bio input – Organic liquid fertilizer spray |
Rs.750/Ha. |
| 3 |
Distribution of Bio fertilizer |
Rs.150/Ha. |
| 4 |
Distribution of Bio Marine Red Algae Extract |
Rs.1250/Ha. |
| 5 |
Distribution of Bio Gypsum |
Rs.800/Ha. |
REVAMPED PRADHAN MANTRI FASAL BIMA YOJANA (RPMFBY)
Revamped Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) launched on 13th January 2016.This scheme will safeguard the farmers against the inclement weather.
The scheme is implemented by Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, BAJAJ INSURANCE Company during current year (2022-23 in Dharmapuri District.
Objectives of RPMFBY:
PMFBY aims at supporting sustainable production in agriculture by way of
a) Providing financial support to farmers suffering crop loss/damage arising out of unforeseen events.
b) Stabilizing the income of farmers to ensure their continuance in farming.
c) All farmers including share croppers and tenant farmers growing the notified crops in the notified areas are eligible for coverage. Optional for both loanee and non loanee farmers.
PMKSY – MICRO IRRIGATION
| S.No |
Component |
Subsidy Pattern |
| 1 |
PMKSY -MICRO IRRIGATION |
1.Small and Marginal Farmer – 100 % Subsidy
2. Big Farmer – 75 % Subsidy |
| 2 |
PMKSY – SUPPLEMENTRY WATER MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES |
| i |
Diesel Pump/Electric Motor Pump |
50 % or Rs.15,000 /- Which ever is less |
| ii |
Laying Of Conveyance Pipes |
50 % or Rs.10,000 /- Which ever is less |
| iii |
Concrete/Masonary Storage Structure |
50 % or Rs.40,000 /- Which ever is less |
