Farmers in Chhattisgarh Becoming Self-Reliant Through Modern Agricultural Equipment and Advanced Technology

24,752 farmers benefited with agricultural machinery under various schemes

Farming becomes easier and more profitable

Drip irrigation, reapers and seed drills transform farmers’ fortunes

Raipur, February 2026: With the support of Chhattisgarh government schemes, farmers across the state are rapidly moving towards modern agriculture. Through the State Seeds and Agricultural Development Corporation Limited, farmers are being provided modern agricultural equipment at subsidised rates, which has significantly reduced cultivation costs while increasing productivity. As a result, farming has become easier and more profitable, helping farmers progress towards self-reliance.

Through the Seed Corporation’s CHAMPS portal, farmers are being provided modern agricultural machinery for ploughing, sowing, transplanting and harvesting. These include rotavators, automatic reapers, paddy transplanters, laser land levellers, power weeders, mulchers, threshers, seed drills, as well as drip and sprinkler irrigation systems.

Officials from the Agriculture Department said that during the current financial year, the Seed Corporation benefited 912 farmers under the Mechanisation Sub-Mission (Component-1), 3,375 farmers under the Shakambhari Scheme, 3,821 farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (Drip), and 16,644 farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (Sprinkler) by providing modern agricultural equipment.

The use of these modern machines has reduced physical labour for farmers, saved time and increased productivity. While traditional farming required higher labour input and greater costs, modern machinery has made agriculture more cost-effective and profitable.

Farmers in tribal-dominated regions of the state, especially in the Bastar division, are also achieving better results by adopting modern agricultural technologies. Earlier, farmers were largely dependent on paddy cultivation, but they are now rapidly shifting towards vegetable production and horticultural crops as well. Through drip irrigation systems, farmers are earning good profits by selling their produce not only in local markets but also in markets outside the region.

Narayan Dallu Patel, a farmer from Bilaspur district, said that with the use of an automatic reaper, harvesting one acre of crop now takes just two to three hours, whereas earlier it required 10 to 12 labourers working for an entire day. This has reduced harvesting costs by 50 to 60 percent.

Hiralal Dhanuram Sahu, a farmer from Raipur district, shared that field preparation using a rotavator now takes only a few hours. Earlier, it used to take three to four days. Due to timely field preparation, crop productivity has increased by 20 to 25 percent.

Lekhuram Kailash Chhedaiya, a farmer from Khairagarh–Chhuikhadan–Gandai district, said that sowing with a seed drill has led to savings of 15 to 25 percent in seeds and an increase of 20 to 30 percent in production.

The objective of the Seed Corporation is to connect farmers with modern technology and make them self-reliant. Through this initiative, farmers in the state are becoming technologically empowered as well as economically stronger, actively contributing to the vision of a developed India.