Agriculture
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 as an area of 449777 Ha with net cultivated area of around 195740Ha. 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. National Mission On Sustainable Agriculture- NMSA, Mission on Sustainable Dry land Agriculture- MSDA, Collective farming, Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative – SSI, PMKSY- Micro Irrigation , PMFBY- Insurance , Tamil nadu watershed development agency-TAWDEVA, 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
S.No | Scheme/Components | Subsidy Pattern |
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1 | I.NADP-Strategic Rice Production Programme | |
a | Incentive for Certified seed production | Rs.8000/-Mt |
b | Certified Seed distribution | Rs.10000/-Mt |
c | Biofertilizer distribution | Rs. 100/- Ha |
d | Biofertilizer distribution -Liquid formulation | Rs. 150/- Ha |
e | Zinc Sulphate application | Rs. 500/- Ha |
f | Weedicide application | Rs. 500/- Ha |
g | Micronutrient distribution | Rs. 500/- Ha |
h | Subsidy for Powertiller | Rs.75000/-No |
2 | NADP-Intensive Millet Production Programme | |
a | Distribution of MN Mixture | Rs.500/-Ha |
b | Distribution of Bio-Fertilizer (Carrier/Liquid) | Rs.150/ Ha |
c | Millets Seeds Production Subsidy | Rs.15000/Mt |
3 | NADP-Pulses Mission | |
a | DAP 2% Foliar Spray | Rs.650/Ha |
b | Pulses seed treatment chemical(imidacloprid)to control YMV | Rs.100/Ha |
c | Promotion of line sowing/Ridges and furrow planting | Rs.1000/Ha |
d | Incentive to Redgram Transplantation | Rs.2500/Ha |
e | Production incentive for Quality seed | Rs.25000/ MT |
4 | NADP-Oil Seeds | |
a | Production of C seeds | Rs.1000/ Qtl |
b | Distribution of C Seeds | Rs.2500/ Qtl |
c | Distribution of Liquid Bio fertilizer | Rs.150/Ha |
d | Castor as Bund crop | Rs .150/ha |
5 | NADP–SSI | |
a | Demonstrations on SSI | |
b | Shade Net Installation + Budchipper Target | |
6 | NADP-Enrichment of Soil Fertility | |
a | Demonstrations | Rs.1500/Ha |
II.National Food Security Missions | ||
1 | NFSM Pulse | |
a | Distribution of HYV Seeds | Rs.2500/ Qtl |
Redgram | Rs.2500/ Qtl | |
Blackgram | Rs.2500/ Qtl | |
Greengram | Rs.2500/ Qtl | |
Cowpea | Rs.2500/ Qtl | |
b | Production subsidy for HYV Seeds | Rs.2500/ Qtl |
Redgram | Rs.2500/ Qtl | |
Blackgram | Rs.2500/ Qtl | |
Greengram | Rs.2500/ Qtl | |
c | Demonstrations on Redgram with bee hive | Rs. 7500/Ha |
d | Demonstrations on Redgram without bee hive | Rs.5000/Ha |
e | Cropping system based demonstrations-Maize followed by Blackgram | Rs.10000/Ha |
f | PMT and other Miscellaneous Exp. | |
g | PP chemicals | Rs.500/ Ha |
h | Micro nutrients | Rs.500/ Ha |
i | Biofertilizer | Rs.300/ Ha |
j | Power sprayer | Rs.3000/ No |
k | Rotavator | Rs.35000/ No |
l | Water carrying pipes | Rs.15000/ farmer |
m | Trainings | Rs.14000/ Training |
n | Bund cropping with Redgram | Rs. 100/Ha |
2 | NFSM Pulses-Additional Area Coverage | |
a | Cluster Demonstration on Blackgram | Rs.5000/ Ha |
b | Cropping Sys based Demo Maize followed by pulses | Rs.10000/ Ha |
c | Distribution of PPchemicals | Rs.500/ ha |
d | Water carrying pipes | Rs.15000/ farmer |
3 | NFSM 2017-18-Coarse Cereals | |
Demonstration of Improved Package | ||
a | Ragi | Rs.5000/Ha |
b | Samai | Rs.5000/Ha |
c | Maize | Rs.5000/Ha |
d | Ragi+ Blackgram | Rs.5000/Ha |
e | Maize + Blackgram | Rs.5000/Ha |
f | Distribution of High Yielding varieties Seeds | Rs.1500/Qtl |
g | Distribution of Hybrid seeds | Rs.5000/Qtl |
4 | NFSM-Commercial Crops-COTTON | |
a | Frontline Demonstration on ICM in Cotton | Rs.7000/ Ha |
III.National Mission on Oilseeds and Oilpalm | ||
1 | NMOOP Mini Mission I -Oilseeds | |
a | Purchase of Breeder seeds | Rs.15000/ Qtl |
b | Production of Foundation seeds | Rs.1000/ Qtl |
c | Production of Certified seeds | Rs.1000/ Qtl |
d | Distribution of Certified Seeds | Rs.2500/ Qtl |
e | Block Demonstration-Groundnut | Rs.7500/Ha |
f | Gypsum application to Groundnut crop | Rs.750/ Ha |
g | Distribution of plant protection chemicals (weedicides) | Rs.500/ Ha |
2 | NMOOP Mini Mission II-OilPalm Development Programme | |
a | Distribution of Planting Material | Rs.12,000/ha |
b | Maintenance Subsidy | Rs. 5000/ha |
c | Inputs for Intercropping in Oilpalm Fields | Rs 5000 /Ha |
d | Diesel/Electrical pump set 10HP | Rs 15000/No |
e | Bore well | Rs 50000/No |
f | Vermi compost | Rs 15000/No |
g | Aluminium Portable ladder | Rs 3000/No |
h | Oil palm protective wire mesh | Rs 5000/No |
i | Oil palm Cutter | Rs1500/No |
j | Extension Workers Training | |
k | Mission Management Expenses | |
3 | NMOOP Mini Mission II -TBO Development Programme | |
Plantation on the new wasteland/ Existing /Degraded wasteland | ||
a | Neem | Rs. 17000/ Ha |
b | Pungam | Rs. 20000/ Ha |
4 | National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture | |
1 | NMSA RAD-Regular | |
INTEGRATED FARMING-Milch Animal(1 no)+Cropping system | Rs.27500/ Unit | |
a | Cereal Based | |
b | Pulses Based | |
Value Addition and Resource Conservation | ||
Training on IFS / resource conservation (Nos.) | Rs10000/Training | |
Vermi compost Unit(Nos.) -Permanent structure 200cu.ft @ Rs.125/cu.ft (20 x 5 x 2) | Rs.25000/unit | |
Vermi compost unit(Nos.)-HDPE 96 CU. FT@ Rs.125/cu.ft (12 x 4 x 2) | Rs.6000/unit | |
5 | Tamil Nadu Cotton Cultivation Mission (TNCCM) | |
a | Liquid Biofertilizer distribution | Rs. 150/Ha |
b | MN mixture distribution | Rs. 500/ Ha |
c | Bioagents / Biocides distribution | Rs. 500/ Ha |
d | Plant Protection chemicals distribution | Rs. 1000/ Ha |
e | Rotavator | |
f | OF | Rs. 44000/No |
h | SF/MF | Rs. 55000/No |
6 | Seed Village Scheme | |
Seeds Distribution | ||
a | Paddy | Rs. 15/Kg or 50 % Subsidy |
b | Millet | Rs. 15/Kg or 50 % Subsidy |
c | Pulses | Rs. 72/Kg or 60 % Subsidy |
d | Oilseeds | Rs. 48/Kg or 60 % Subsidy |
7 | Coconut Development Board assisted Programme -IFC-PI | |
a | Demonstration | Rs.17500/Ha |