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Regulatory & ComplianceJuly 29, 20264 min read

What Is the Validity of FMTTI Certification? The Full Category-Wise Table

FMTTI test reports aren't valid forever. Since a 2018 Ministry Office Memorandum, every machine category tested at FMTTIs carries a fixed validity period — 3 to 7 years for the initial test report, 5 years for each subsequent batch report — after which the manufacturer must retest if the model continues unchanged. Here's the full category-wise table, covering power tillers, power weeders, power reapers, and battery sprayers.

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Regulatory & ComplianceJuly 29, 20265 min read

What Is FMTTI Certification? Meaning, Process, Cost & Timeline Explained

FMTTI certification is the common name for a performance test report issued by one of India's four Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institutes. It isn't a product-conformity mark like BIS — it's the document that gates SMAM subsidy and dealer-channel sales for tractors, power tillers, power weeders, power reapers, and sprayers. Here's what it actually is, who runs it, what it costs, and how long it takes.

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Regulatory & ComplianceJuly 29, 20263 min read

The Latest Applicable Farm Machinery Testing Fee Across Every FMTTI & FMTC (FY 2025-26)

The Ministry of Agriculture's Mechanization & Technology Division has set the currently applicable testing fee for every category tested at FMTTIs and FMTCs nationally — power tiller / self-propelled reaper / power weeder testing under one ₹1,21,961 bracket, and battery sprayer testing priced separately from power-operated sprayer testing. Here's the full schedule and what it means for budgeting.

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Regulatory & ComplianceJuly 29, 20264 min read

Farm Machinery Testing Fee, Decoded: SRFMTTI's Revised 2026 Power Tiller Charges

SRFMTTI Garladinne's revised testing charges, effective 1 April 2026, put a hard number on what power tiller testing actually costs: ₹4,07,478 with running-in, plus 18% GST. Here's what the notification says, how the fee stacks up test-by-test, and what it signals for power weeder testing, power reaper testing, and battery sprayer testing budgets.

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Regulatory & ComplianceJuly 22, 20266 min read

FMTTI Testing of Power Tillers, Power Weeders and Power Reapers: A Practical Guide

Power tillers, power weeders, and power reapers are the workhorses of India's small-farm mechanization push — and almost none of them reach a dealer floor without an FMTTI test report. This guide covers which test code applies to which machine, what FMTTI actually checks, and where OEMs lose the most calendar time.

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Regulatory & ComplianceJune 30, 20269 min read

TEV Studies for Agri Projects: What Banks Actually Look For

Most TEV studies fail not because the project is weak but because the report does not answer the three questions the bank's risk committee will actually ask. This piece is a practical guide from the bank-facing side of the table.

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Regulatory & ComplianceJune 11, 20269 min read

ARAI vs ICAT vs FMTII: Choosing the Right Testing Body for Your Tractor or Farm Machinery

ARAI, ICAT, and FMTII are the three central testing agencies that stand between a tractor or farm machine and an Indian registration plate. Picking the wrong one — or the right one at the wrong stage — can add six to nine months to a launch. This guide breaks down scope, sequencing, and cost.

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Regulatory & ComplianceJune 2, 20266 min read

Bamboo on Non-Forest Land: What the 2017 Forest Act Amendment Actually Changed for Farmers

The 2017 amendment removed bamboo on non-forest land from the legal definition of 'tree', ending the felling- and transit-permit burden that suppressed private cultivation for nearly a century. The unlock applies only to non-forest land — bamboo on notified forest land is still regulated, and state transit rules still vary.

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