AEOFSG

Assistance for Establishment of On farm Storage for Sorting-Grading

The scheme "Assistance for Establishment of On-Farm Storage for Sorting-Grading" aims to prevent post-harvest spoilage in horticultural crops by providing financial assistance for constructing storage infrastructure and purchasing sorting-grading equipment for farmers across the state.

State Cash

States / UT: Gujarat

Nodal department: Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Cooperation Department

Scheme for: Individual

Scheme profile

DBT (direct benefit transfer): No

Categories: Agriculture,Rural & Environment

Sub-categories: Entrepreneurship development

Target beneficiaries: Individual

Tags: Horticulture, Agricultural Infrastructure, Farm Storage

Details

The scheme "Assistance for Establishment of On-Farm Storage for Sorting-Grading" by the Agriculture and Co-operation Department, Government of Gujarat aims to reduce post-harvest losses in horticultural crops and improve value addition by providing financial assistance to farmers for establishing on-farm infrastructure, including sorting, grading, packing, and primary value addition. The support includes both construction-related infrastructure and modern equipment/machinery for on-farm operations.

Benefits

  • - For Construction of On-Farm Infrastructure: Financial aid will be 50% of the unit cost or ₹1,50,000/- per unit, whichever is lower.- For Machinery or Equipment Purchase: Financial aid of 50% of the actual cost, subject to a maximum of ₹50,000/- per unit, whichever is less
  • For Construction of On-Farm Infrastructure: Financial aid will be 50% of the unit cost or ₹1,50,000/- per unit, whichever is lower.- For Machinery or Equipment Purchase: Financial aid of 50% of the actual cost, subject to a maximum of ₹50,000/- per unit, whichever is less.

Eligibility

  • The applicant should be a resident of Gujarat.
  • The applicant should be a farmer.

Exclusions


Application Process

Online

> Registration Process:

Step 1: The applicant may visit and apply online at the I-Khedut Portal.
Step 2: Click on 'Login' from the top right-hand side, then click on "Beneficiary Registration" and select any one from the 'Farmer' or 'Institutional' or 'Except For the Farmer' as the Beneficiary Type.
Step 3: Select the District, Taluka, and Village, choose 'what type of account holder you are?', enter your Account Number and Name, solve the Captcha, and click 'Save and Next'.
Step 4: Enter your Mobile Number and Email address, click 'Send OTP', enter the received OTP, create and confirm a Password, solve the Captcha, and click 'Submit'.
> Login Process:

Step 1: The applicant may visit and apply online at the I-Khedut Portal.
Step 2: Click on 'Login' from the top right-hand side of the homepage. On the home page, click on ‘Schemes’ and then click on ‘Agricultural Schemes’.
Step 3: Now select the scheme, click on the ‘Apply’ button, and an application page will open.
Step 4: Click on the "Apply New" button and submit a new application.
Step 5: Click on the "Update Application" button to add corrections to the application.
Step 6: Once the application is done, confirm it.
Step 7: Take a printout of the confirmed application.
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