Question

“Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)” is a scheme of which Union Ministry?

• A. Ministry of Science and Technology
• B. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
• C. Ministry of Rural Development
• D. Ministry of Electronics and IT

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare launched a Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) in 2014-15, to increase the reach of farm mechanization to small and marginal farmers and to the regions where farm power availability is low. As per recent guidelines of SMAM, a grant of up to 100 percent of the cost of agriculture drone or Rs 10 lakh is provided for purchase of drones by the Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institutes, ICAR institutes, KVKs and State Agriculture Universities for demonstrations of this technology the farmers’ fields. FPOs can get up to 75 percent of the cost of agriculture drone.