Bharatiya Janata Party · Lok Sabha General Election 2024
Last updated 2 Jun 2026
“We have already established 25,000 custom hiring centres. We will double the number of custom hiring centres, focusing on making agricultural machinery and equipment at stable prices.”
Custom Hiring Centres (CHCs), which rent farm machinery to small and marginal farmers, continue to expand under the Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM, strengthened in 2021 with over Rs 6,000 crore till 2025-26). Reported counts vary by definition: around 26,662 CHCs established by 2024-25 under the government scheme, with substantially higher totals when FPO-, cooperative- and PACS-led centres are included. Digital booking platforms and hub-and-spoke models are being scaled. However, a clear doubling of the ~25,000 baseline (to roughly 50,000) attributable to the scheme is not yet evidenced. Partial.
We will introduce drones, biosecurity measures and advanced disease-management technologies to strengthen aquaculture and protect the fisheries sector.
We will leverage satellite imagery and communication technology to enhance the safety of our fishermen at sea, providing timely alerts and information.
We will establish Nucleus Breeding Centres and Brood Banks to ensure availability of quality fish seed and broodstock for self-reliance in the fisheries sector.
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