Plant Protection including Integrated Pest Management Scheme

Description
The “Plant Protection including Integrated Pest Management IPM Scheme” is a State Plan Scheme, which is implemented by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Government of Meghalaya. The objective of the scheme is to mobilize and support farmers to use bio-pesticides and bio- agents for plant health management through the distribution of bio-pesticides and other IPM tools and through the sale of Sprayers and Plant Protection Equipment to encourage organic crop production.

Benefits
• Distribution of bio-pesticide and other IPM tools to farmers.
• Sale of Sprayers and Plant Protection Equipment.
• Free distribution of Bio-pesticides and other IPM tools.
• 50% subsidy sale on Plant Protection Equipment.

Eligibility Criteria
1. The applicant should be a resident of Meghalaya.
2. The applicant should be a bonafide farmer engaged in agriculture.

Required Documents
• Passport-size photograph
• Identity Proof
• Documents proof of having sufficient available cultivable land
• Any other document as required

Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the key objective of the scheme?
A: The key objective is to mobilize and support farmers to use bio-pesticides and bio-agents for plant health management through the distribution of bio-pesticides and other IPM tools and through the sale of Sprayers and Plant Protection equipment to encourage organic crop production.

Q: Which department has launched this scheme?
A: Department of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Government of Meghalaya

Q: What is the type of assistance/entitlement?
A: 1. Free distribution of Bio pesticides and other IPM tools.
2. 50% subsidy sale on Plant Protection Equipment.

Q: What is the pattern of assistance?
A: 1. Distribution of bio-pesticide and other IPM tools to farmers.
2. Sale of Sprayers and Plant Protection Equipment.

Q: Who can apply for the scheme?
A: The bonafide farmers having cultivable land engage in agriculture can apply under the scheme.

Q: How to apply for the benefits of the scheme?
A: The bonafide farmers can apply in plain paper through the nearest Agriculture Development Officer of a CD Block/Agriculture Circle.

Q: What is the beneficiaries’ selection procedure?
A: The bonafide farmers having sufficient available cultivable land shall be selected on a first come first served basis.

Q: Whom to contact?
A: 1. District Agriculture Officers of the concerned districts.
2. Sub-Divisional Agricultural Officers of the concerned sub-divisions.
3. District Training Officers, Tura/Shillong.
4. Agricultural Development Officers of the concerned Community and Rural Development Blocks.