Chandigarh, September 3 – The Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department has launched an important initiative for farmers under the ‘Sugarcane Technology Mission Project’ for the year 2026-27. Under the scheme, financial assistance will be provided to farmers falling within the jurisdiction of Assistant Cane Development Officers in the major sugarcane-growing areas of Yamunanagar, Naraingarh, Shahabad, Karnal, Assandh, Bhadson, Panipat, Kaithal, Rohtak, Sonipat, Jind, Palwal, Bhuna, Gohana and Meham.

Giving details in this regard, a spokesperson of the Department said the financial assistance will be provided for setting up demonstration plots using notified and recommended sugarcane varieties through modern cultivation practices, including Promotion of Wide Row Spacing (4 feet), Single-Bud and Bud-Chip methods, Foundation Seed Nursery/Seed Treatment, and ratoon management with a wide row spacing of four feet.

Sharing details about the application timelines, the spokesperson said farmers who have planted sugarcane during the spring or summer season (after April) can register under the scheme up to September 30, 2026. Farmers planning to sow sugarcane during the autumn season (the upcoming October-November period) can apply from October 1 to December 31, 2026. Interested farmers can submit their applications online through the Agriculture Department's official website.

In addition, the State Government is providing a subsidy on various agricultural implements under the ‘Mechanisation in Sugarcane Implements’ scheme to promote mechanisation in the agriculture sector.

The spokesperson further said farmers can also apply online through the Agriculture Department’s website up to September 30, 2026, to avail benefits for modern agricultural machinery and implements such as power-operated sugarcane sett treatment devices (30-120 litre capacity), power weeders (engine-operated, 5 to 7.5 BHP), sugarcane ratoon managers, wide-row ridger/ridge implements, rotavators (4 feet), tractor-operated sprayers, sub-soilers/chisellers, sugarcane cutters/strippers/planters and mini tractors.

Detailed information about the scheme and the necessary guidelines are also available on the Department’s official website.

No. IPRDH/2026 

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