Himachal farm machinery subsidy: apply till 16 November, lottery on 17 November

Himachal Pradesh Agriculture Department opened online applications for farm machinery subsidy on 11 November 2026 at 11 am. Farmers can apply on agrimachinery.nic.in till 16 November. Beneficiaries will be picked by lottery on 17 November.

Subsidy is up to 50% under the Agriculture Engineering Sub-Mission for 2026-27, on power tillers, power weeders and other farm machines. Small and marginal farmers, SC and ST farmers and women farmers get the 50% rate. Rates for other farmers were not given.

Buy only approved models from firms registered with Government of India, or the subsidy claim can run into trouble later. Applications go through the DBT portal of the central Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM).