Development of Agriculture machinery to suit indigenous needs and conditions has been a continuing activity of CSIR-CMERI. With continuous demand of tractors for farm mechanization CSIR-CMERI developed design know-how of 35 HP Tractor and released the know-how to M/s International Tractors Limited, Hoshiarpur for commercialization during 2002 as Sonalika Tractor. The tractor is suitable for medium and large land holdings.