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Vanakkam
State · South India
Every farm subsidy that applies in Tamil Nadu, the state’s own offices, its mandis and this week’s field conditions — each figure from its source.
The central guidelines set no higher rate for this state — the standard rates apply.
6,326 prices from 177 mandis on 4 Oct 2026 · ₹ per quintal, the state median against all of India
Source: Agmarknet (agmarknet.gov.in), Government of India · Today’s prices on Agmarknet ↗
Rain over the next 3 days in each of 38 districts · 5 Oct 2026
Wettest: Nilgiris, 54 mm. Temperatures 13°–36°.
Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
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Helplines: Horticulture toll-free 1800-425-4444 · Animal Husbandry Department toll-free 1800-425-5880
Irrigation & solar pumpsSmall and marginal farmers get 100% of a drip or sprinkler system paid; other farmers get 75%.
Polyhouse & shade net70% subsidy (the usual rate plus 20% extra) on integrated farming, greenhouses, shade-net houses, solar dryers, value-addition machinery and farm machinery, for SC/ST small and marginal farmers.
Irrigation & solar pumps60% of the cost of a borewell or tube well, up to ₹1,20,000 per well, for small, marginal and women farmers.
Crops & seeds₹1,560 per tonne of Grade ‘A’ paddy sold at a Direct Purchase Centre, on top of the purchase price.
Fruits, vegetables & flowers₹20,000 per hectare of grafted tamarind planted.
Fruits, vegetables & flowers75% of the cost of Apertochrysa predators and Cococon microbial mixture for your coconut garden.
Farm machinery80% of the cost of a village hiring centre, counted up to ₹10 lakh — at most ₹8,00,000.
Farm machinery75% (SC, ST, women, agri-engineering graduates) or 50% (others) of the cost, counted up to the ₹25 lakh unit cost.
Farm machineryDrone operator training and a drone pilot licence at government cost.
Dairy & cattle₹5,000 per indigenous animal owned by a women self-help group.
Dairy & cattle25% of the project cost of a five-animal dairy farm, for small and marginal milk producers.
Dairy & cattle4% a year off the interest on your mini-dairy loan.
Dairy & cattle₹2 off every kg of cattle feed, 3 kg a day for 300 days — ₹1,800 per animal a year — for milk producers below the poverty line.
Poultry, goat & piggeryFive goats or sheep free of cost.
Dairy & cattleMilch cows free of cost for eligible rural women.
Fisheries₹7,000 per traditional fishing family for the lean fishing period.
Fruits, vegetables & flowers₹45,000 per acre of new mulberry garden, up to 2 acres (₹90,000).
Rural livelihood & SHGs₹1,00,000 to a graduate to set up one seripolyclinic.
Poultry, goat & piggery₹1.60 lakh back-ended subsidy (50%) for one 250-bird native chicken unit.
Dairy & cattle₹3,000 an acre for growing fodder as an intercrop in plantations and orchards (2025-26 rate).
Dairy & cattle₹3 a litre extra on milk poured to an Aavin cooperative society.
Fisheries₹8,000 per marine fishing family for the annual fishing ban.
Fisheries₹3,000 from the State on top of your own ₹1,500 saving — ₹4,500 paid in the lean months.
FisheriesDiesel without sales tax: up to 19,000 litres a year per mechanised boat, 4,400 litres per motorised country craft.
These run in every state, including Tamil Nadu. Apply through the state’s offices or the national portal named on each scheme.
