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The study was carried out at instructional farm of IGKV, Raipur. The cost economics of the operation under different sowing techniques was varied due to different field capacity and fixed and variable cost of the implements. The lowest cost of operation of sowing was observed in treatment (zero till seed cum fertilizer drill, 1428.83 ₹/ha) followed by treatment (happy seeder, 1506.01 ₹/ha) where as it was found to be highest for the treatment (raised bed seed cum fertilizer drill, 9963.60 ₹/ha) followed by treatment (conventional seed cum fertilizer drill, 5042.55 ₹/ha). The lowest energy consumption of sowing was observed in treatment (happy seeder, 3765.92 MJ/ha) followed by treatment (zero till seed cum fertilizer drill, 4632 MJ/ha) where as it was found to be highest for the treatment (conventional seed cum fertilizer drill, 6555.85 MJ/ha) followed by treatment (raised bed seed cum fertilizer drill, 4834.87 MJ/ha). It was concluded that performance of happy seeder was superior than other drills.

Key words: Seed cum fertilizer drill, Theoretical field capacity, Field efficiency, Bulk density