ABOUT US
Southern Region Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute (SRFMT&TI),
Tractor Nagar, Garladinne (PO), Dist.Anantapur is not merely a name within the
country among agricultural machinery Institutions but a living culture.
Transformation of this culture is the end result of untiring, dedicated and
faithful services of a team of engineers, technicians and other personnel for
the last four decades in the field of farm mechanization. The Institute conducts
training courses in operation, maintenance and repair of farm machinery and
equipment, and in the improved mechanized farming techniques for the benefits of
progressive farmers, tractor owners, technicians, in-service personnel Institute
also conducts energy conservation and management camps and arrange training for
the women working in the field agriculture.
It is the official Institution in the country for the testing of Power
tillers and farm equipments & machinery.
LOCATION
FACILITIES
1.
ESTABLISHMENT
The Institute enjoys the pioneer status under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture, Co-operation
and Farmers Welfare , Govt. of India. The responsibility for organisation and management is vested with the Director. He is assisted by the Technical and other Staff responsible for testing, training, farm and other sections at the Institute. The training staff consist of Senior Agricultural Engineer, Agricultural Engineers, Senior Technical Assistant, Training Assistants, Technicians. A farm superintendent assists for imparting training on the improved farming techniques. Specialists from manufacturing units and Govt. organisation are also invited to deliver lectures on the subjects. The Testing wing has Senior Agricultural Engineer, Agricultural Engineer, Senior Technical Assistant, Technician.
2.
HOSTEL FACILITIES
The Institute has reasonably equipped hostel facilities (for 100
trainees) where they are provided free accommodation.
The boarding is managed contract mess. The present charges per day is Rs.
70/- per person for breakfast, lunch
and dinner. Facilities for sports and indoor and outdoor games are provided in
the campus for the trainees. Besides the above, social, educational and cultural
programmes, movies on technical subjects are organised.
3. GUEST HOUSE
The Institute has reasonably equipped two-room guest house with A/C facilities (for four persons) where they are provided accommodation @Rs.
500/- per day per person.4
. LIBRARY
A Library with a large collection of technical and other reference books,
periodicals and magazines on mechanised farming, general agriculture and related
subjects is provided for the use of trainees and staff.
A dispensary equipped with medicines of day-to-day requirements is
maintained for the benefit of staff and trainees. The dispensary is staffed with
a Compounder.
The Institute possesses a total area of 185.332
hect. of land.
The actual land utilization at present is as follows :
· Office Complex/Colony , Hostel etc
= 28.00 ha.
Orchards = 24.10 ha· Forestry
=15.00 ha
·
Stoney Area = 33.28 ha· Area under Haulage test track
=12.50 ha· Area under percolation tanks
= 04.00 ha.
· Area
left externally along with fencing for
=02.07
ha
use farmer/near-by villagers as road
·
Net Cultivable area (Training & testing activities) = 54.902 ha.