Dharmapuri, January 8, 2025 | ANN: The Agriculture Engineering and Implements Subsidy Scheme has allocated 187 electric pump sets, valued at ₹13.09 lakh, for farmers in Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, for the current financial year. The allocation includes advanced mobile phone-operated automatic pump set controllers/remote motor operators designed specifically for agricultural use.

  Under the scheme, farmers are eligible for a 40% subsidy on the cost of the pump sets. Small and

marginal farmers, women, Adi Dravidar, and Scheduled Tribe farmers are entitled to a higher subsidy of 50%, with a maximum cap of ₹7,000.
On website of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), the details of scheme are as follows:

Farmers interested in availing of this subsidy can submit their applications to:

• Assistant Executive Engineer, Agriculture Engineering Department, Collectorate, Dharmapuri (Contact: 04342-296132)
• Assistant Executive Engineer, Agriculture Engineering Department, Regulated Agriculture Marketing, Tirupathur Main Road, Harur, Dharmapuri (Contact: 04346-296077)

This initiative aims to support farmers with modern equipment to improve agricultural productivity.
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