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Chouhan chairs key meeting on GST reforms for agricultural machinery
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Monday, 22 September, 2025, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, New Delhi
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Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare & Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired an important meeting to discuss the latest GST (Goods and Services Tax) reforms for agricultural machinery, in New Delhi. Representatives from the Tractor and Mechanisation Association (TMA), Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Association (AMMA), All India Combine Manufacturers Association (AICMA and Power Tiller Association of India (PTAI), among others, participated both in person and virtually.
Chouhan thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the GST rate cuts and shared the details of the discussions. He said that GST on agricultural machinery, earlier at 12% and 18%, has now been reduced to 5%, effective from September 22. This reduction will directly benefit farmers. He stressed that the Central Government has pledged to ensure an increase in farmers’ incomes, which requires both raising productivity and reducing costs, and mechanisation is vital to achieving both.
The Union Minister said that, during the meeting, all representatives of machine manufacturers associations were told that the reduced GST rates, effective from September 22, should directly benefit farmers with full transparency. Chouhan said that the reduction in GST rates is a big step, which will have a widespread impact.
Pointing out the significant price reductions, he said: A 35 HP tractor will now be cheaper by RS 41,000; A 45 HP tractor will now be cheaper by Rs 45,000; A 50 HP tractor will now be cheaper by RS 53,000; A 75 HP tractor will now be cheaper by RS 63,000. Even small tractors used in horticulture and weeding will see cost reductions. A 4-row paddy transplanter will now be cheaper by Rs 15,400, while a 4-tonne-per-hour multi-crop thresher will cost Rs 14,000 less. A 13-HP power tiller will also cost Rs 11,875 less.
Further price reductions include: Power weeder (7.5 HP): cheaper by RS 5,495; Trailer (5-tonne capacity): cheaper by Rs 10,500; Seed-cum-fertiliser drill (11 tyne): cheaper by Rs 3,220; Seed-cum-fertiliser drill (13 tyne): cheaper by Rs 4,375; Harvester combine cutter bar (14 ft): cheaper by Rs 1,87,500; Straw reaper (5 ft): cheaper by Rs 21,875; Super seeder (8 ft): cheaper by Rs 16,875; Happy seeder (10 tyne): cheaper by Rs 10,625; Rotavator (6 ft): cheaper by Rs 7,812; Baler square (6 ft): cheaper by Rs 93,750; Mulcher (8 ft): cheaper by Rs 11,562; Pneumatic planter (4-row): cheaper by Rs 32,812; Tractor-mounted sprayer (400-litre capacity): cheaper by Rs 9,375.
Chouhan announced that the government will widely disseminate information on these benefits through multiple communication channels to raise awareness among farmers. He emphasised that custom hiring centres, which will now get machines at lower prices, must reduce rental rates to ensure affordability for farmers.
Information about the GST rate reduction will be communicated to farmers during the upcoming second phase of the ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ for Rabi crops, beginning October 3, so that they can make the best use of it for advanced farming.
Chouhan said that suitable measures will be taken to strengthen farm mechanisation. Suggestions from manufacturer associations will be considered while framing future plans. He urged the representatives to minimise the role of middlemen and ensure farmers directly receive the benefits of GST reforms.
Representatives of the machinery associations welcomed the government’s decision, pledged to faithfully implement the Minister’s directions, and reiterated their commitment to farmers welfare. After the meeting, Chouhan joined the participants in a plantation drive, reaffirming Central Government’s resolve to work for the prosperity of farmers.
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