Development Branch Schmes

The centrally sponsored Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana is implemented in the state by the Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, and Fisheries Departments. Under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, numerous projects are carried out by the agriculture and allied departments. Within these, the Sugar Commissionerate, through the Cooperation, Marketing, and Textile Department, implements the sugarcane harvesting machine subsidy scheme. The Cooperation, Marketing, and Textile Department, Government Resolution No. SSK 2011/Prakra. 217/25-S, dated 8th and 29th December, 2011, had previously implemented the sugarcane harvesting machine subsidy scheme under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana. Under this scheme, cooperative/private sugar factories, individuals or groups, farmers or groups, and self-help groups were granted a subsidy of 25% of the sugarcane harvesting machine purchase cost or 25.00 lakh rupees, whichever was less.

According to the Cooperation, Marketing, and Textile Department Government Resolution No. Department No. SSK-2015/Prakra. 137/25-S, dated March 17, 2017, a subsidy of 40% of the sugarcane harvesting machine cost or 40.00 lakh rupees, whichever was less, was approved. Under this scheme, cooperative sugar factories, individuals or their groups, farmers or their groups, and self-help groups were eligible for the subsidy. A table showing the number of beneficiaries to whom the subsidy was disbursed according to the said Government Resolution:

Currently, under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), for the period of two years, 2022-23 and 2023-24, a Government Resolution has been issued by the Cooperation, Marketing, and Textile Department on March 20, 2023, to provide a subsidy of 40% of the purchase price or 35 lakh rupees, whichever is less, for the purchase of 900 sugarcane harvesting machines. Administrative approval for this project was granted through a Government Resolution dated June 30, 2023. By Government Resolution dated May 9, 2024, the project has been extended for the financial year 2024-25.

Government of Maharashtra had sanctioned the scheme of financial assistance to marginal farmers from scheduled caste & Neo-Budhas category for becoming share holder member of cooperative sugar factories by Government Resolution No.BCC-1083/[84]/3-C, Bombay-32 dated 6th May 1983. Under this scheme, 50% financial assistance is given in the form of subsidy and 50% in the form of interest free loan. The farmer who has 2.5 acre, irrigated land and 5 acre irrigated land under well is eligible for this scheme. This government has raised the share amount to Rs. 5000/- vide G.R. dated 7.6.2004 with retrospective effects from 16/1/2001.It is recovered in the ratio of 3 : 3 : 4 in three annual installments. The 1st installment falls due after 3 years from the date of the disbursement of financial assistance or from the year factory goes into production whichever is later.

By the Government Resolution dated 13 April, 2017, the District Collector is controlling officer in respect of the fund for the Scheduled Caste Sub Plan of that district. The District Collector has responsibility of administrative approval, and reappropriation and it will be carried out with the help of Assistant Commissioner, Social Welfare of that disrict.

Due to increase in sugarcane area and sugarcane production in the state during the crushing season 2021-22, surplus cane is available over the crushing capacity of sugar mills. Especially in Marathwada sugarcane available is more than the crushing capacity of sugar mill. It is necessary to distribute the surplus cane within the area of operation of such factory to from other factories. In this background, in order to avoid financial loss to farmers and sugar mills, sugarcane transport subsidy and sugarcane crushing subsidy for surplus sugarcane is approved by the Government Resolution No.-Sasaka-0422/P.No.112 /25-S, dated 25/05/2022.

1) From 01/05/2022 onwards and for sugarcane which compulsorily distributed by Sugar Commissionerate Sugarcane transportation subsidy is given at the rate of Rs.5/- per ton per km excluding 50 KM distance.

2) In order to crush the remaining sugarcane of the farmers a subsidy of Rs.200/- per ton to the respective factories as sugarcane crushing subsidy after 01/05/2022, is given.

For the said scheme, the sugarcane transport subsidy of Rs. 612.08 lakhs and Rs.10400.34 lakhs for Crushing subsidy, a total subsidy of Rs.10616.42 Lakhs has been distributed to 105 sugar mills in the year 2022-23.