Who can apply :

Farmers or Estates growing  Pepper, Coffee, Cocoa, Cardamom, Clove, Nutmeg and have low productive lands and with less than 80% crop vacancies in their lands

Assistance Provided by the DEA under the Scheme :

• Required number of planting material, based on vacancies in land.
• Free Technical advices

Eligibility Criteria :

• Minumum eligible land extent – (1/4 Ac.)
• Must have Proffs of the ownership of the land. Plan of the land is necessary for cultivating land area over 2 ha

Application procedure :

• At 8.30 a.m – 4.15 p.m on Mondays to the Extension Officer based at the nearest Agrarian Service Centres
• At 8.30 a.m – 4.15 p.m on office days to the Assistant Directors Office

Fees Payable to Obtain Services :
Free of charge

How to Provide the service :
Extension Officer of the area will personally inspect the applicants’ land and if eligibility criteria are fulfilled the land will be registered with the scheme. After the completion of recommended practices plants and financial rewards will be issued. This financial grant can be used for fertilizer as well, if required.

Time taken to provide the Service :
2 days to 6 months after the application

Responsible Officers:
District Assistant Director
Extension Officer of the Area

Contact information:
Extension Officer of the Area
Directors (Development)
Assistant Director General (Development)
Director General

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