Provision of Mini Tractors and Accessories to Self-Help Groups of Scheduled Caste and Neo-Buddhist Communities

State Sponsored Scheme

This scheme has been implemented since 2012-13.

Government Resolution

• Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, Government Resolution: No. STS-2011/Pr.No.439/AJAK-1, Date: 06 December, 2012
• Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, Government Resolution: No. STS-2011/Pr.No.439/AJAK-1, Date: 06 February, 2013
• Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, Government Resolution: No. STS-2011/Pr.No.439/AJAK-1, Date: 02 December, 2013
• Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, Government Resolution: No. STS-2015/Pr.No.102/AJAK-1, Date: 03 September, 2015
• Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, Government Resolution: No. STS-2016/Ka-14, Date: 05 December, 2016
• Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, Government Resolution: No. STS-2016/Pr.No.125/AJAK-1, Date: 08 March, 2017

Objective of the Scheme:

• To provide employment opportunities to self-help groups.
• To empower self-help groups.

Key Conditions of the Scheme:

• Purchase of a mini tractor with a minimum of 9 to 18 horsepower and its accessories.
• 90% government grant and 10% contribution from the self-help group.
• The maximum grant limit is Rs. 3.15 lakh.

Beneficiary Selection Criteria:

• Registered self-help groups.
• Members of the self-help group must be residents of Maharashtra.
• 80% of the members of the self-help group must belong to Scheduled Caste and Neo-Buddhist communities.

Sr No.	Year	Budget (Rs. Lakh)	Expenditure (Rs. Lakh)	Total Beneficiary
1	2021-22	00.00	00.00	0
2	2022-23	2450.00	2450.00	777
3	2023-24	897.75	897.75	285
4	2024-25	1217.00	1217.00	386
5	2025-26	5000.00	5000.00	1000

Contact:

Assistant Commissioner of Social Welfare of the respective district

Beneficiary:

As mentioned above

Benefits:

As mentioned above