Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
ENHANCEMENT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER NATIONAL MISSION ON EDIBLE OILS – OIL PALM (NMEO-OP)
Posted On:
01 AUG 2025 4:33PM by PIB Delhi
Under the National Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP), financial assistance is being extended to oil palm farmers across the country, including Odisha, for various components such as planting material, maintenance/management, intercropping in oil palm fields, installation of drip irrigation systems, machinery support, and replanting of old gardens. In addition, a price assurance mechanism in the form of Viability Gap Payment (VGP) has been introduced to safeguard farmers against price fluctuations and ensure remunerative returns. A statement showing the component-wise financial assistance norms under NMEO-OP is placed at Annexure-I.
Annexure-I
Rate of Assistance of Various components under NMEO (OP)
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S. No
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Components
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Assistance (2021-22 to 2025-26)
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1
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Planting Material
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For purchasing of planting material, during 1st year, ₹ 20,000/ha for indigenous & ₹ 29,000/ ha for imported seedlings (including transport cost) will be provided to the farmers for entire land holding.
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2
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Management upto gestation period (4 yrs)
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During gestation period for 4 years, ₹ 42,000/ha will be provided to farmers in General States & ₹ 50,000/ha for NER (North East Region)
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3
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Inputs for
intercropping
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4
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Establishment of Seed Gardens and Seed Nurseries
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One-time assistance as subsidy for necessary infrastructure & setting up of new seed garden (capacity 10.00 lakh seedlings per year) having at least 15 ha area will be provided as per table given below:
- ₹ 80.00 lakh for ROI and ₹ 100.00lakh for NER
- For nursery, ₹ 40.00 lakhs for RoI and ₹ 50.00 lakhs for NER
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5
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Drip irrigation
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As per Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) norms
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6
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Bore well/ Pump set/water harvesting structure/
Vermi compost
unit
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As per Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) guidelines
Solar pumps: As per Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) norms
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7
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Harvesting tools
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Tools
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₹ per unit
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Cutter
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2500
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Wire Mash
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20000
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Motorized chisel
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15000
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Potable ladder/polls
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5000
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Chaff Cutter
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50000
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Tractor with trolly
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200000
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Assistance as under
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8
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Custom hiring centre cum Harvester Groups
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Custom hiring centre cum FFBs harvester group by processors/ State/ SHGs/ FPOs/ Registered societies will be created in each state
One time grant for ₹ 25.00 lakh per unit for equipment, tools, training, contingencies, maintenance etc.
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9
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Farmers & Officers training
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Farmers Training included Input dealer: ₹ 30000/- per training for a batch of 30 farmers for 2 days (@ 500/- per participant per day).
Officers training ₹ 40000/- per training for a batch of 20 officers for 2 days. (@ ₹ 1000/- per participant per day).
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10
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Replanting of old oil palm garden
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After 25-30 years of age one time grant 50% of the cost @ ₹ 250/- per plant (uprooting, replacing, and digging of new pit) will be provided for replanting of old gardens.
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11
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R&D and Centre of Excellence
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Need based support to ICAR/SAUs/CAU
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This information was given by Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, shri Shri Ramnath Thakur in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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