Establishment of Agro-Service Center (ASC) under MKUY

Govt. of Odisha is promoting different projects in agriculture and allied sector by providing subsidy under MKUY scheme. The scheme is monitored by APICOL. Establishment of Agri-Service Center is one of them. Basic details about the allowable machinery and modality is discussed here.

As per latest guideline , Agril Dept ., Government of Odisha, the subsidy on tractor will be limited to Rs.1,20,000/- for tractor upto 40 hp and Rs. 1.50,000/- for tractor above 40 hp and all other machineries should have 40% to 50% subsidy depending upon category of entrepreneur with total upper ceiling of Rs.100.00 lakh per ASC.

1. Entrepreneur under ASC can choose any seven machineries out of SLTC approved list of DA&FP.

2. In case of the entrepreneur will not opt for Tractor, he/she should upload a valid ownership of tractor in his or his spouse name for tractor driven machineries.

3. Any item selected by the beneficiary and not approved in SLTC but approved by GOI, needs to be referred to DA&FP for consideration on of SLTC.

4. The entrepreneur may opt implement shed for storage of the farm equipments/machinery with required truss structure for the purpose limiting to 1200 sft of floor area maximum and 15 feet of roof height for calculation of eligible shed cost for subsidy.

5. The subsidy pattern will be as per MKUY norms.

List Of Machinery/Equipments Under Agro-Service Center (ASC)
Sl No	Name of the Machinery	Specification
1	Tractor with hitch, hood & cage wheel
2	Power Tiller	8 HP & above
3	Reaper
4	Rice Transplanter-walk behind	4 row
5	Rice Transplanter-Riding type	4 row- 8 row
6	Automatic Rice Nursery sowing machine
7	Axial Flow Thresher-Tractor/Power tiller operated	below 20 HP
8	Axial Flow Thresher-Tractor operated-Multi crop thresher	4 MT/hr
9	Rotavator	5 ft
10	Rotavator	6 ft
11	Power weeder	below 2 HP
12	Power weeder	above 2 HP
13	Power weeder	above 5 HP
14	Brush cutter
15	Paddy Rubber Roller Sheller cum polisher
16	Mini Rice Mill
17	Sheller cum polisher-tractor operated
18	Tractor operated Maize Sheller
19	Dal Mill	below 2 hp
20	Mini Dal Mill
21	Oil mill
22	Seed drill-7 row	20-35 HP
23	Seed drill-9 row and above	Above 35 HP
24	Seed cum Fertilizer drill, zero till cum fertiliser drill-9 row	Above 35 HP
25	Seed cum Fertilizer drill, zero till cum fertiliser drill-11 row	Above 35 HP
26	Pump	1.5-10 HP
27	Laser Land Leveller
28	Power Sprayer
29	Sub soiler
30	Shredder	Above 35 HP
31	Baler-round	14-16kg/bale
32	Baler-round	16-25kg/bale
33	Baler-rectangular	18-20kg/bale
34	Combine Harvester
35	Trailer 4MT Capacity
36	Reaper Binder

MODALITIES:

The entrepreneurs will select machinery / implements/ equipments appropriate for the crops grown in the identified area.

The type and capacity of the machine will be selected on the basis of area to be covered in a cropping seasons, subject to capping of capacities of machineries as listed above.

In case of standard equipment / machinery (which has been approved by the SLTC), the procurement would be from the approved manufacturers /suppliers.

The entrepreneur is free to procure any brand as per his choice from the approved list.

For non-standard item / items for which no SLTC approval has been accorded, the beneficiary will have to procure those items on the basis of at least 3 quotations obtained from the manufacturers / authorized dealers having valid GSTIN.

Other implementation modalities and guidelines relating to sanction and disbursement of Capital Investment Subsidy (CIS) under APR-2013 for ASC will be the same as that prescribed for Commercial Agri Enterprises (CAE) communicated vide Government in Agriculture Department letter No .AP-II18/13(pt)18887, dt.07.11.13, Directorate letter No .IS (12)22/13 – 274/Agril,dt.03 .02.2014 and AP-II-36/17/11319/A & FE/Dt:01 .06 .2018.

A bankable project report provided by APICOL is here for reference