Leone: Today Mr. Ponnusamy will explain about how to get farmers card. Caller: I am rangasamy from Thiruporur panchayath. Please do tell me about how to apply for farmers card. Ponnusamy: The farmers who are depended and working with agriculture related work can get Farmers card. 2.5 acres wetland or 5 acre wetland or agriculture family who is farming in less acres than that, and should be above 18 years and less than 65 years. Annually they should have involved in agriculture for minimum of 6 months. To get farmers card you need, ration card, voter id, adhar card and fill the farmers card form register through your VO and become the members. After inspecting whether the petitioner is involved in agriculture work, then they will recommend about it. Then farmers card will be issued under the recommendation of zonal office and VAO.
