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### 🎯 **Key Features of the Scheme**
1. **Financial Assistance**:
- **₹6,000** or **40% of the smartphone's cost** (whichever is lower) .
- Applicable for smartphones priced **up to ₹15,000** .
2. **Objective**: Help Gujarat farmers access digital services for weather forecasts, pest control, crop techniques, and government schemes .
3. **Eligibility**:
- Landholding farmers registered in Gujarat's revenue records.
- For joint landholdings, only **one beneficiary per family** (as per land record 8-A) .
4. **Application Window**:
- Opens: **June 18, 2024, at 10:30 AM**.
- Closes: **7 days later** (first-come-first-serve basis) .
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### 📝 **Application Process**
Follow these steps to apply online:
1. **Visit Portal**: Go to [Ikhedut Portal](https://ikhedut.gujarat.gov.in).
2. **Find Scheme**: Select "**Smartphone Sahay Yojana 2024**" under "યોજના" (Schemes).
3. **Register/Login**: Use your Aadhaar-linked mobile number.
4. **Fill Form**:
- Enter personal, land, and bank details.
- Upload documents (Aadhaar, land records, bank passbook) .
5. **Submit Early**: Applications are processed **first-come-first-serve** due to limited district/taluka quotas .
> 💡 **Pro Tip**: Prepare all details (name, Aadhaar, land record no.) in a notepad beforehand for quick copy-paste during application .
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### 📑 **Required Documents**
- Aadhaar card
- Land record (8-A)
- Bank account details (IFSC + passbook)
- Mobile purchase invoice (if bought before application) .
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### ⚠️ **Important Notes**
- **Do NOT buy the phone before approval**: Submit the invoice **after** application approval to claim reimbursement .
- **Verification**: Taluka/district agriculture officers will cross-check land records .
- **Gujarat’s Initiative**: First state in India to offer smartphone subsidies to farmers .
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### 📅 **Summary of Key Dates & Assistance**
| **Aspect** | **Details** |
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| Application Period | June 18, 2024 (10:30 AM) to June 25, 2024 |
| Assistance Amount | ₹6,000 or 40% of phone cost (whichever lower) |
| Max Phone Price | ₹15,000 |
| Official Portal | [ikhedut.gujarat.gov.in](https://ikhedut.gujarat.gov.in) |
| Helpline | Contact taluka/district agriculture officers . |
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### ❓ **For Issues**
- Visit **CSC centers/VCEs** for technical help during application .
- Check application status on Ikhedut portal using your reference number.
This scheme aims to empower farmers through digital tools—apply early as slots are limited! For updates, monitor the [Ikhedut Portal](https://ikhedut.gujarat.gov.in) or local agriculture offices.