{"id":112445,"date":"2026-07-10T13:25:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T07:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=112445"},"modified":"2026-07-10T13:25:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T07:55:28","slug":"sub-mission-on-agricultural-mechanization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sub-mission-on-agricultural-mechanization\/","title":{"rendered":"Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The government has highlighted progress under the Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) which expands access for small farmers, women, and disadvantaged groups through targeted mechanization support nationwide.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>launched in 2014\u201315.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>Centrally Sponsored Scheme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the <\/span><b>Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SMAM <\/span><b>aims to \u201creach the unreached\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by extending the <\/span><b>benefits of mechanization to underserved sections.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It includes <\/span><b>small and marginal farmers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including women, <\/span><b>Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/farmers-producer-organisations-fpos\/\" target=\"_blank\">Farmer-Producer Organizations<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (FPOs), <\/span><b>Self-Help Groups<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (SHGs), and rural entrepreneurs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>designed to promote inclusive and efficient farm mechanization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by improving access to modern agricultural equipment, reducing drudgery, and enhancing farm productivity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scheme promotes the establishment <\/span><b>of Custom Hiring Centres<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (CHCs).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These <\/span><b>are units comprising a set of farm machinery<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, implements, and equipment meant for hiring by farmers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also supports the <\/span><b>development of hubs for hi-tech and high-value<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> agricultural equipment, and the distribution of farm machinery.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It focuses on <\/span><b>regions with low farm power availability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and on addressing structural constraints such as small landholdings and high capital costs through affordable rental services via CHCs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It supports the performance testing and certification of agricultural machinery. Targeted <\/span><b>Information, Education, and Communication<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (IEC) activities are undertaken to enhance adoption among stakeholders.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2282697&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY). 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