Himachal Agri Machinery Portal to Reopen Nov 11; Farmers to Get 50% Subsidy
The Himachal Pradesh Agriculture Department will reopen its Agri Machinery Portal for 2026-27 at 11 am on November 11, enabling farmers across the state to apply for agricultural equipment at subsidised rates.
As part of its push to mechanise farming in the hill state, the government is encouraging farmers to adopt modern machinery and newly developed agricultural equipment. The department provides power tillers, power weeders and other farm machinery to eligible farmers under various subsidy schemes.
Farmers seeking subsidised machinery under the Agriculture Department’s Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) can submit their applications through the DBT portal at agrimachinery.nic.in. Beneficiaries will be selected through a lottery system to ensure transparency in the allocation of equipment.
The portal will remain open for applications until November 17, 2026. After the application window closes, farmers will be selected through a lottery for the machinery they have applied for.
Small and marginal farmers, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe farmers, as well as women farmers, will be eligible for a 50 percent subsidy on agricultural equipment.
The Agriculture Department has advised beneficiaries to purchase only approved machinery models from firms registered with the Government of India to avoid issues during the subsidy and procurement process.
Editorial note: The original copy mentions “Rs 16 lakh”, but its context is unclear, so I have not presented it as an individual farmer benefit. That figure should be verified before publication.
