AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT,

DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI

UNION TERRITORY OF

DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI

SILVASSA.

OVER VIEW OF AGRICULTURE

a). Total Geographical area 49155 Hect.

b). Total cultivable land 19806 Hect.

c). Command Area under canal Irrigation 4235

d). Command Area under Lift Irri. scheme 1727

e). No. of farm Holdings 14000

f). Average size of holding 1.41 Hect.

g). Percentage of SC/ST farmer 91 %

h). No. of small & marginal farmers 11245

i). Percentage of small & marginal farmers 80.32 %

j). Main staple crop grown Paddy (About 10500 Hect.)

k). Productivity of Paddy is 3100 kg/Hect.

l). Average annual rainfall 2400 mm

Crops grown under Kharif – Paddy, Ragi, Red gram, Urad (Black gram), Niger and vegetables like Bottle gourd,

Bitter gourd, Smooth gourd, Little gourd, Lady’s finger and Cow pea in rain fed.

Crops grown under Rabi – Wheat, Gram, Mustard, Vegetables like Brinjal, Tomato, Chillies, Bottle gourd,

Bitter

gourd, Lady’s finger, Little gourd, Smooth gourd, etc.

Perennial crops - Sugarcane & Banana.

Plantation crops - Mango & Sapota (Chiku).

Organizational Structure of Agriculture Department

HON. ADMINISTRATOR

| SECRETARY (AGRICULTURE) (HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT)

| DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE/COLLECTOR (DNH)

| DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE/

( HEAD OF OFFICE) |

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| | | | Administrative Staff Extension Farmers Training Seed Multiplication Soil Testing Centre cum Demonstration Farm Laboratory | | | | | Assistant-1 Extension Officer – 5 Training Officer – 1 Agriculture Supervisor (Farm) – 1 Soil Analyst - 1 Statistical Asstt.-1 UDC - 1 | | | | LDC – 3 Peon - 1 Agriculture Assistants – 6 Demonstrator – 1 Farm Supervisor - 1 Lab Attendant- 1 Driver - 1 Cook – 1 Driver - 4 Attendant cum Chowkidar – 1 Mali – 1 Peon – 1 Watchman – 1 Cleaner-1

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SR.

NO. NAME OF SCHEME PATTERN OF ASSISTANCE

1. Distribution of fertilizer Subsidy of 40% on the cost of fertilizer is given to the SC/ST and marginal farmers in kind. The scheme is executed by District Panchayat.

2. Distribution of improved seeds 50% of the cost is given in kind to SC/ST and small and marginal farmers. The scheme is executed by District Panchayat.

3. Distribution of Horticulture plants Fruit grafts are provided to the farmers on 50% loan and 50% subsidy limited to ` 500/-.

4. Distribution of pesticides and Plant protection equipment .

Assistance of ` 750/- for purchase of plant protection equipment in the form of spray pumps and assistance of ` 200/- for purchase of pesticides is given to the farmers on 50% loan and 50% subsidy basis.

5. Distribution of Agriculture Implements 50% of the cost is given in kind to SC/ST and small and marginal farmers limited to ` 500/-.

6. Farmers Training More than 600 Farmers are trained every year. Training on organic farming, IPM is also provided at FTC.

7. Financial incentive for commercial crop. 100%

8. Subsidy for purchase of diesel engine pump-set and PVC pipes

Subsidy for purchase of Diesel engine pumpset and PVC pipes is given to the farmers. Loan is provided through banks and 50% subsidy is given by the department limited to NABARD cost.

(A). ONGOING PLAN SCHEMES:

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, D&NH

MAJOR SCHEMES UNDER IMPLEMENTATION FOR SC, ST & SMALL AND MARGINAL FARMERS

Sr. No.

Name of Scheme 2014-15 2015-16

Quantity No. of Beneficiaries

Quantity No. of Beneficiaries

1 Distribution of High yielding variety of Seeds 42.65 MT 1983 44.28 MT 1607

2 Distribution of fertilizer 1640 MT 8982 1305 MT 7469

3 Distribution of Horticulture Plants 9788 MT 1305 4347 MT 652

4 Distribution of Pesticides 3967 Ltr/Kgs 1565 990.55 Ltr/Kgs 575

Plant Protection equipment 168 N0. 168 122 N0. 122

5 Distribution of Agriculture Implements 254 No. 254 161 NO. 161

Supply of Storage Bins 718 NO 359 258 NO 129

6 Subsidy for supplying of winnowing fans 260 No 260 - -

7 Extension and 1) 3 days Training class Farmers Training 2) Demo. Plot 3) One day camp

17 No. 579 9 311

100 No. 100 261 No 261

8 No 2097 5 No 1600

NEW CROP DEMONSTRATION TO FARMERS

KHEDUT SHIBIR

AT MANDONI

VILLAGE

ESTABLISHMENT OF SMALL SCALE DAIRY UNITS

• 39 Small Scale Dairy Unit established which is exclusively run by women beneficiaries till date and 25 Small Scale

Dairy Unit will be established during current financial year 2015-16 .

• Pattern of assistance- @35% (40 % in case of beneficiaries of SC or ST or BPL or SMF) of the project outlay- (Capital

Cost of ` 5.00 Lakhs), subject to a ceiling of ` 1.75 lakhs (` 2.00 lakhs for SC or ST or BPL or SMF) for unit of 10

milch cows.

• One Hundred bags of cattle feed and mineral mixture provided @ 50% subsidy of the actual purchase cost to each

beneficiary.

Year Milk Production Rate per litre Total Amount

2012-13 3,39,151=000 23.71 80,40,943=00

2013-14 5,58,186=000 24.26 1,35,40,630=00

2014-15

2015-16(up to Dec.2015)

7,06,564=000

4,41,844=000

20,45,745=000

27.00

28.73

1,90,77,715=00

1,26,95,553=00

5,33,54,841=00

INTEGRATED DAIRY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (IDDP)

• 22 Village Level Milk Cooperative Societies has been organized and run exclusively by 710 women

beneficiaries and 416 women beneficiaries will be covered during current financial year 2015-16.

• U.T. Administration has constructed three Dudh Ghar at Sili, Galonda and Randha.

• Subsidy will be @ 50% of actual purchase cost of milch cow (` 48000/-) limited to ` 24,000/- per

cow.

• Twenty bags of cattle feed and mineral mixture provided @ 50% subsidy on the actual purchase

cost to each beneficiary.

ESTABLISHMENT OF SMALL SCALE POULTRY UNIT (LAYER)

• Poultry Development activity will be taken up where Dairy Development is not feasible.

• Unit of fifty layer birds- Small Poultry Farm will be established with unit cost of ` 60,000/-

• Subsidy will be provided @ 50% of unit cost (total cost of purchase of pullets, poultry feed, poultry

equipment's and construction of poultry shed etc.) limited to ` 30,000/- per unit.

• Under the scheme 248 beneficiaries has been assisted and 333 beneficiaries to be covered during current

financial year 2015-16.

Department of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, D&N.H.

Sr.

No.

No. of Village level Milk Co-

op. Society exclusively

orgnized and run by women

beneficiaries

Total production

Total income

earned

Name of the

Scheme

No. of

beneficiaries

covered

Total Subsidy

released

(In `)

1.

22

20,45,745=000

Litres

Milk

5,33,54,841=00

0

Integrated Dairy

Development

Project (IDDP)

675- ST 1,21,35,000=00

35- SMF 7,68,000=00

Total 710 1,29,03,000=00

2.

Establishment of

Small Scale Dairy

Unit (SSDU)

31- ST 36,27,000=00

08- Others 8,36,000=00

Total 39 44,63,000=00

3.

Nil 9,28,000=00

Eggs.

46,40,000=000 Small Scale

Poultry Unit

(Layers) - SSPU

248- ST 74,40,000=000

Total 248 74,40,000=000

Grand Total 997 2,48,06,000=000

Establishment of Soil testing laboratory alongwith Mobile testing laboratory.

No Agricultural University or any research institution which can take up the

research and extension activities in the U.T.

Strengthening of Department of Agriculture- Post to be created

a Director of Agriculture. b Three Assistant Director Agriculture c Two Extension

Officered Eight Agriculture Assistant e Office Superintendent.

To boost up Horticulture activities in U.T., there is need of “Department of

Horticulture”.

Special wing to be establish in the Department of Agriculture for farmers’

welfare in the U.T.

In the era of modernization, liberalization and globalization, there should be a

separate IT wing in the Department of Agriculture.

Needs of Department

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