Oil palm planting drive inaugurated in Pudukottai district
Environment Minister Siva.V. Meyyanathan inaugurated an oil palm planting drive at Maramadaki village in Aranthangi taluk in the district recently. The Department of Horticulture will provide high quality oil palm seedlings to selected beneficiaries through M/s Godrej Agrovet.
As oil palm requires irrigation throughout its life cycle, the Department of Horticulture will provide subsidy for drip irrigation to the farmers. The Deputy Director of Horticulture, Pudukottai Gurumani informed that the horticulture team would select suitable farmers in various blocks in the district for oil palm cultivation and extend support to them by releasing subsidy on time. The beneficiaries are eligible for a maintenance subsidy of ₹5,250 per hectare for four years and intercrop subsidy for three years at ₹5,250 per hectare.
