Coconut subsidy
The small and marginal farmers are given incentive assistance for undertaking new planting of coconut and its further maintenance. The new planting assistance is given at the rate of Rs. 8,000 per hectare, which is disbursed in two equal annual installments. The programme is implemented by the Coconut Development Board through the Department of Agriculture/ Horticulture of various States/ UT's as the cases may be. Application forms prescribed by the Board are supplied to various implementing offices of the State Government which in turn are distributed to the eligible farmers. The filled in applications submitted by farmers after proper field verification are forwarded to the office of the Board concerned with proper recommendation of the implementing officers for further processing and sanction of subsidy. The Board after scrutiny of the applications, sanctions eligible subsidy and disburse the sum in the form of individual cheques/ demand drafts to the farmers through the same implementing offices.
Regds