Schemes available for Paddy farmers from Kerala Govt.

1. Crop Insurance Scheme: Kerala

Name of the Scheme Crop Insurance Scheme

Sponsored by State Government
Funding Pattern 100% by State Government.
Ministry/Department Agriculture Department
Farmers in the State face production risks on various counts, such as drought,
floods, etc. A crop insurance scheme has been in operation in the State, with
contribution from the participating farmers, covering 25 major crops grown in the
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state since 1995. The present scheme aims at revamping the crop insurance
programme making it viable so as to cater to risk coverage of small and marginal
farmers. Outlay of the scheme is Rs.100.00 lakhs.
Beneficiaries Family,Community,other,
Other Beneficiaries Farmers enrolled in this insurance scheme
Benefits
Benefit Type Material,Loan,Subsidy,
Eligibility criteria Any farmer.
How to Avail By contacting the Agriculture department and local self government institutions

2. National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS): Kerala

Name of the Scheme National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS)

Sponsored by Both: Central & State Government
Funding Pattern 50:50 sharing basis between central and state government.
Ministry/Department Agriculture Department
This scheme aims at tackling the issue of production risk faced by the
agricultural sector. Rs.1.50 crores allocated for the scheme will be utilised as
50 percent contribution of the State (excluding salary component) towards
the NAIS scheme implemented by the Agricultural Insurance Corporation with
crops such as paddy, banana, tapioca, ginger, turmeric and pinepaple. It is
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proposed to spent Rs. 0.25 crores of the allocation of the scheme towards
25% share of premium for initiating coconut crop insurance scheme since the
National Agricultural Insurance Company has initiated a pilot project on
coconut crop insurance in Kerala. The total allocation of the NAIS for 2009-10
is Rs. 200 lakhs
Beneficiaries Individual,Community,other,
Other Beneficiaries Any farmer covered under this insurance programme
Benefits
Benefit Type Subsidy,
A Farmer dealing with the farming of paddy, banana, tapioca, ginger, turmeric
Eligibility criteria
and pineapple
How to Avail By contacting the Agriculture department, local self government institutions

3. Schemes for Integrated Pest Management System: Kerala

Name of the Scheme Schemes for Integrated Pest Management System

Sponsored by State Government
Funding Pattern 100% by State Government
Ministry/Department Agriculture Department
Description Of late, the share of high yielding varieties of seeds has increased by leaps and
bounds in the total quality of seeds used in the State for cultivation of food
crops. These high yielding varieties are susceptible to various pests. It is in this
context that the agriculture department of Government of Kerala has proposed
a scheme to establish a full-fledged system of pest surveillance in a phased
manner, to cover major crops of the State. The thrust of the scheme will be on
bio-control measures from a long-term perspective. The main objectives of the
scheme are:

1.To keep pests and diseases of crops below Economic Threshold level by
adopting an integrated pest management practice.

2.Constant pest surveillance and monitoring to ascertain pest population

3.Creating awareness among farmers on the prominent pests and diseases,

which cause severe damage to crops and suggest measures to prevent them.
The total outlay of the scheme is Rs. 50.00 lakh
Beneficiaries other,
Other Beneficiaries Farmers
Benefits
Benefit Type Material,
Eligibility criteria Any farmer.
How to Avail By contacting the Department of Agriculture, and the concerned Panchayat.

3. Sustainable Development of Rice Based Farming System: Kerala

Name of the Scheme Sustainable Development of Rice Based Farming System

Sponsored by State Government
Funding Pattern 100% by State Government.
Ministry/Department Agriculture Department
The Scheme will be concentrated in three major rice-growing tracts of the State
for augmenting rice productivity. The ultimate objective of the project is to
increase average productivity of rice to around 3 tonnes per hectre.The project is
proposed to be implemented through Kudumbasree, self help group of rural
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women, local self-governments in association with research institutions and
financial institutions. Group farming samithies /Padasekhara samithies will
constitute the nucleus of the programme. The total outlay of the scheme is
Rs.2300.00 lakhs.
Beneficiaries Individual,Family,Community,Women,Children,
Benefits
Benefit Type Material, Subsidy
Eligibility criteria Any farmer engaged in cultivation of rice.
How to Avail Through Agriculture Department, Local Self Government Institutions

5. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY): Kerala

Sponsored by Central Government

Funding Pattern The fund has been provided to the State as 100% Grant.
Ministry/Department Agriculture Department
Description This is a special central assistance scheme of the Government of India and
implemented by the Government of Kerala, primarily aimed at evolving a strategy
to rejuvenate the agriculture sector of the State. The objectives of the scheme, in
general, are to provide incentives to the State for increasing public investment in
agriculture and allied sectors, and in particular, (1)to ensure that agriculture for
the State and districts are prepared based on agro-climatic conditions, availability
of technology and natural resources; (2)to make sure that local
needs/crops/priorities are better reflected in the agricultural plan of the State;
(3)to reduce yield gaps in important crops through focused interventions;
(4)Maximisation of returns to farmers in agriculture and allied sectors; (5)to bring
about quantifiable changes in production and productivity of various components
of agriculture and allied sectors by addressing them in a holistic manner. The
allocation for the scheme is Rs.6011.10 lakhs
Beneficiaries Individual, Family, Community, Women,
Benefits
Benefit Type Material,Loan,Subsidy,
The Department of Agriculture has to prepare Agriculture plans and State
Eligibility criteria Agriculture plans based on the guidelines of the Planning Commission through
the State Planning Board.
How to Avail Through the Agriculture Department and Local Self Governments.
 Schemes available from the National Govt. for assistance to farmers.

1. National Project on Organic farming

Assistance: 10.00 lakhs

Description: Organic farming not only increases the income of farmers as the organic product get a
premium price but also helps in moving towards sustainable agriculture, and aims at production of
quality and safe agriculture products which contain no chemical residues following eco-friendly
production methods.

The outlay will be used for various programmes on organic input production, quality control on
organic farming, farmers training, setting up of model organic farms in the department farms, training
field, demonstration, farmers fair, marketing etc.

2. Promotion and Strengthening of Agricultural Mechanization

Assistance: 10.00 lakhs

Description: Government of India have launched a programme for the demonstration and popularisation
of agriculture implements through training, testing and demonstration. There was tremendous progress
in the popularization and utilisation of primary agriculture machines and their operations in farm land and
very little efforts made to popularize special purpose equipments required for the state. The schemes is
proposed to be implemented during 2008-09 by popularizing more implements/including gender friendly
equipments for demonstration.

Protection against flooding of paddy field

Flood protection wall:

A flood protection wall is an artificially built vertically barrier designed to temporarily contain the waters
of any water body such as a river or any other waterways which may rise to unusual levels during seasonal
or extreme weather events. These protection walls are usually constructed in locations where there is
space scarcity, such as crowded cities or where building levees or (dykes) would interfere with other
interests, such as existing buildings, historical architecture or commercial use of embankments.
Flood walls are generally constructed from pre-fabricated concrete elements. These protection walls
often have floodgates which are large openings to provide passage of water except during periods of
flooding, when they are closed. These walls generally consist of relatively short elements compared to
dikes, the connections between the elements are critical to prevent the failure of the flood wall.

Mechanics of a Flood protection wall

Basic Design Principles:

Overturning : The material being retained creates a force that causes topping of the wall. The weight of a
gravity retaining wall resists this moment
Bearing capacity : the weight of the wall and earth is supposed by the base. The ground bearing capacity
needs to be checked any settlement is within limits.
Sliding: The material retained creates a horizontal force that can cause the retaining wall to slide. This is
resisted by the friction between the wall and earth beneath and embodiment of the wall.
Stability : The earth around the wall requires adequate strength to avoid slip failure
Shear : The blocks can shear at the base or between courses. We introduce a kicker at the base and
interlocking buttons to resist forces.
Seepage: Water seeping underneath the foundation
Piping: When seeping become faster and flowing this then becomes piping that can cause the wall to slide
and rotate. The solution is build a cutoff. This is an extended to, see the sketches on the next stage.