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Assistance to General Farmers for Sinking Tubewell
PuducherryIndividualState/ UTNo start date
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What this is

“Assistance to General Farmers for Sinking Tubewell" was launched by the Dept of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare, UT of Puducherry. Through this scheme, the farmers from the General Category are provided with a grant of 65% subsidy towards the construction of tubewell/filter point per individual.

In detail

The scheme “Assistance to General Farmers for Sinking Tubewell" was launched by the Department of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare, Union Territory of Puducherry. Through this scheme, the farmers from the General Category are provided with a grant of 65% subsidy towards the construction of tubewell/filter points in Puducherry subject to a maximum of ₹1,50,000 per tubewell/filter point per individual.

Who qualifies

  • The applicant must obtain the necessary permit to sink a new/replacement tubewell/filter point from Pondicherry Ground Water Authority, Puducherry.
  • The tubewell/Filter point should have been constructed through a departmental power rig/hand bore set or should have been constructed with a No Objection Certificate of the Agriculture Department for engaging private drilling machinery registered with Pondicherry Ground Water Authority under departmental supervision.
  • The applicant should hold a minimum of 1.5 acres of land under the command area of the tubewell/filter point to be constructed.
  • The applicant should have ownership of the land for at least 2 years and a clear ownership title deed in his/her name. The eligible land holding of 1.5 acres should be in favour of the applicant farmer, spouse, or a member of the joint/undivided family.
  • Farmers who have already availed themselves of the subsidy for the same purpose within 5 years are not entitled to any benefit under this scheme.
  • The casing pipes should have a BIS certificate and should have been purchased from an authorized dealer/ M/s.PASIC Ltd.
  • The applicant should not convert the lands for a minimum period of 10 years from the date of construction of the tubewell/filter point to any purpose other than agriculture and should execute a bond accordingly.

What you get

  • 65% subsidy towards construction of tubewell/filter point in the Union Territory of Puducherry subject to a maximum of ₹1,50,000 per tubewell/filter point per individual.

*The total cost incurred towards the construction of the tubewell shall be taken into account for the calculation of the subsidy.

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schemeNameAssistance to General Farmers for Sinking TubewellmyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeFalsemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme