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Know, what is the government’s SMAM scheme and how you can take benefit from it: Farmers require many types of agricultural machinery for farming and horticulture. 

With the help of these modern agricultural machines, the work can be completed in less time, and the cost of cultivation also comes down.

In view of these machines, the government provides agricultural machines to the farmers at affordable rates.

The SMAM scheme is being run by the Central Government to provide the benefit of subsidies on agricultural machinery. Under this, 50 to 80 percent subsidy is given to farmers on agricultural machinery. 

These subsidies vary from farm to machinery. By applying this scheme of the central government, farmers can take advantage of subsidies for the purchase of modern agricultural machinery.

What is SMAM Kisan Yojana: The SAM scheme has been started by the Central Government with the objective of providing agricultural machinery and equipment to the farmers of the country at affordable prices.

 Under this, any farmer can take advantage of a subsidy from the government to buy equipment. Women farmers can also apply under this scheme. 

Through this scheme, farmers can easily buy equipment for farming. Under this scheme, benefit of subsidies ranging from 50 to 80% is provided to the farmers to buy modern farming equipment from the central government.

Eligibility/Conditions for SAM Scheme: Any farmer in the country can take the benefit from this scheme.

The farmer must be a native of India.

Women farmers can also take advantage of this scheme. They will be given priority in this scheme.

The benefit of this scheme will be given by the central government to those farmers who are financially weak.

The benefit of this scheme will be given to those farmers who have not taken the benefit of subsidy from any other central scheme earlier.

How much subsidy will be given in the SMAM scheme: Under the SMAM scheme of the central government, farmers are provided the benefit of subsidies ranging from 50 to 80 percent for buying agricultural machinery. In this, priority is given to women farmers.

Apart from this, the benefit of subsidy is also provided to the farmers belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes on a priority basis.

The main objective of this scheme is to provide agricultural machinery to the poor and economically weak farmers. This subsidy is given by the government.

Benefits to the farmer from the SMAM scheme Through this scheme, farmers can take advantage of subsidies on agricultural machinery, so that they will be able to get agricultural machinery at a low cost.

Through this scheme, farmers can easily purchase agricultural equipment.

The farmers of the SC / ST / OBC category will get more benefits from this scheme.

With the help of agricultural equipment, farmers will be able to do all the farming work in less time.

There will be an increase in the yield with less cost of equipment, which will increase the income of the farmer.

Required documents for application in the SMAM scheme: For applying for the benefit of subsidy on agricultural equipment in the SAM scheme, farmers will need some important documents, which are as follows-

Aadhar card of the farmer

Residence certificate of the applicant

Applicant’s identity card  

Farm papers, copy of Khasra Khatauni

Bank  passbook of farmer

The mobile number of the applicant farmer is linked with Aadhaar.

Applicant’s ID proof for this (Aadhaar Card / Driver’s License / Voter’s I Card / PAN Card / Passport) can be attached to any one of these.

Caste certificate if the applicant is from Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe

Passport size photograph of the applicant farmer.

How to apply to get the benefit of subsidy in the SMAM scheme: To take advantage of the small farmer scheme, farmers have to apply online under this scheme. For this, you have to follow the below-mentioned method.

First of all, go to the official website of the SMAM Scheme.

Here you will see the option of registration, in which you have to click on the option of the former.

After that, a new page will open in front of you.

Now you have to fill in all the information asked in this form like name, district mobile number, email id, etc.

After filling in all the information correctly, you have to click on the submit button.

In this way, the process of filing your application for subsidy on equipment under the SMAM scheme will be completed.