(THE GIST OF PIB) Subsidy to buy drones for farmers

[May-2022]

Subsidy to buy drones for farmers

• Union Agriculture Minister said that the government is providing a 50 percent subsidy to SC-ST, small and marginal, women and farmers of northeastern states to buy drones. 

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• For other farmers, financial assistance will be given up to 40 percent or a maximum of four lakh rupees to buy drones. 
• The government is promoting the use of drones for the convenience of the farmers, reducing the cost and increasing the income.
• The government is promoting the use of Kisan Drone for crop assessment, digitization of land records, and spraying of pesticides and nutrients.

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