Maharashtra - Get Financial Assistance for Conversion of Land to Organic

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Procedure

Apply In Person

1. To Get Financial Assistance for Conversion of Land to Organic, the applicant can approach the ministry of agriculture regional council offices link or the applicant has to approach the State Department of Agriculture link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer.
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.
7. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.
8. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
9. An acknowledgment receipt will be provided. Please save it for future reference.
10. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
11. Based on the outcome of the above report, recommendation, and other internal processing, the designated authority will grant the scheme with his/her seal and signature.
12. This entire process can be completed in 30 – 60 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Apply Online

1. To Get Financial Assistance for Conversion of Land to Organic, the applicant has to make the application online via link
2. If the applicant is an existing user the applicant has to click “Login” select their role and enter the user id and password to log in.
3. If the applicant is a new user the applicant has to click register and select the role and select the state name and enter their credentials to register their account.
4. After login, the applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form.
5. Make sure that the applicant has to upload all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
6. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.
7. Review the application and click “Submit”.
8. An acknowledgment receipt will be displayed. Please save it for future reference.
9. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
10. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
11. Based on the outcome of the above report, recommendation, and other internal processing, the designated authority will grant the scheme with his/her seal and signature.
12. This entire process can be completed in 30 – 60 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

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Required Documents

• Aadhar Card
• Residence certificate
• Income certificate
• Age certificate
• Ration card
• Passport size photograph

Office Locations & Contacts

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMER WELFARE
National Centre of Organic Farming
19 Hapur Road,
Near CBI Academy Ghaziabad - 201002,
Uttar Pradesh, India
Email: [email protected]
Fax: +91 120-2764901
Phone No: +91 120-2764906, +91 120-2764212
Contact Details link
State Regional Council Offices link

NOTE: The applicant has to Select state and district names from the drop-down menu and click “Search” to find nearby offices.

Commissioner, Agriculture Government of Maharashtra
Krushi Aauktalaya,II Floor, Central Bldg.,
Shivaji Nagar, PUNE - 411 001
[email protected]
Contact link
Link

Eligibility

• The applicant must be a permanent resident of India.
• To apply under this scheme, the applicant should be a farmer.
• The applicant’s age should be more than 18 years.

NOTE: Any group of farmers with less than 5 members will not be considered under the scheme

Fees

• The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.

Validity

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Sample Documents

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

Processing Time

• This entire process can be completed in 30 – 60 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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Instructions

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.
• According to the annual action plan formulated by the government. Dates for allocating the funds to the state are February end of every year. After this, the state Government will develop an annual action plan (AAP) according to the clusters formed. The action plan will contain all the details about the areas of clusters, systems of farming provident there, probable markets, inputs, surplus production, and all the agencies which will be involved in the complete process up to the implementation of the scheme.

Required Information

• Farmer Name
• Farmer Email Id
• Farmer Mobile Number
• District
• Sub District
• Block
• Village/Town
• Proposed area in hectares
• Soil

Need for the Document

• Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana is a scheme by the central government which promotes cluster-based conversion and development of conventional farms into organic farms. It is part of the Soil Health management scheme (SHM) under the National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture.

Information which might help

As it is a centrally sponsored scheme, there is a set of procedures, a flow in which the organic production works.

• Firstly, all the farmer's groups formed will now be motivated to adopt organic farming.
• The clusters of 50 acres will be formed by 50 or more farmers. (Within 3 years/ 36 months, 10,000 clusters are to be formed converting 5 lakh acre farms into organic farms).
• The clusters formed will indulge in traditional farming practices like nutrient management, neem cake manures, nitrogen harvesting, etc.
• Funds and associated Certifications will be provided to all the farmers.
• Incentives will be provided for various inputs from seeding until harvest and reaching the products to the final market.
• The final harvest will be linked to the organic markets for sale.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

• PKVY is a centrally assisted scheme and as the scheme was begun there was a 100% support price fixed for the scheme. But due to the lack of growth, the funds were then dispersed between the center and the state. The government repositories under the PKVY are shared in the ratio of 60:40 among the Centre and the state respectively. Although this assistance is 90:10 for hilly states like the North-Eastern states and the Himalayas. Also, only the Union Territories, get 100% of the funding from the Central Government.

External Links

• For more information link
  

Others

Objectives of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana

• Promote Organic Sustainable Farming Systems
• Increase Soil Fertility by using Natural methods of farming
• Conserving Natural Resources by evading the use of chemicals
• Producing chemical-free crops and decreasing the carbon footprint
• Managing Nutrients in Soil through natural Nutrient Recycling methods
• Enhancing the income of farmers by the adoption of inexpensive farmer-friendly techniques
• Creating young farmer entrepreneurs and increasing investment
• Linking farmers to the markets, national as well as local
• Promote Organic food production and connect the produce to diverse markets.