What to Do? Grow Horticultural Crops for higher income from lesser area. For healthy crop use high quality planting material. To keep fruits and vegetables fresh for longer period, use cold storage facility/cool houses. Earn maximum profit by adopting correct method of harvesting, cleaning, grading, processing and packaging. Produce off-season vegetables and flowers in poly-houses, low tunnels. What Can You Get? S.No Type of Assistance Schemes/Com Criteria for Assistance/maximum limit Schemes/Components Subsidy Maximum Subsidy per Unit Area Cost(Ha*) A. Sub Schemes of NHM under MIDH 1 Hi-tech Nursery (2-4 ha unit) 40% of cost, as credit linked back ended subsidy Rs.25.00 lakhs/ha Sub Schemes of NHM under MIDH Small Nursery (1ha unit) 50% of cost in private sector, as credit linked back ended subsidy Rs. 7.5 lakhs/ha 100% in public sector Rs.15.00 lakhs/ ha 2 Establishment of new orchard (For a maximum area of 4 ha per beneficiary) Sub Schemes of NHM under MIDH a) Non- Perennial Fruits(Banana & Pineapple) 50 % (75:25) Rs. 43,750/ha b) Non-Perenial Fruits(T.C.Banana & T.C.Pineapple) 50% (75:25) Rs.62,500/ha c) Non- Perennial Fruits- Papaya 50%(75:25) Rs.30,000/ha d) Perennial Fruits (Normal spacing) 50% in 3 installments of 60:20:20 subject to survival rate of 75% in 2nd year and 90% in 3rd year) Rs.30,000/ha e) Perennial Fruits (High Density planting) 50% in 3 installments of 60:20:20 subject to survival rate of 75% in 2nd year and 90% in 3rd year) Rs.50,000/ha 3 Establishment of new garden of Spices( For a maximum area of 4ha per beneficiary) a) Perennial Spices (Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Clove , Nutmeg) 50% in 3 installments of 60:20:20 subject to survival rate of 75% in 2nd year and 90% in 3rd year) Rs. 25,000/ha Sub Schemes of NHM under MIDH b) Rhizomatic Spices(Ginger, Termeric) 50% Rs.15,000/ha 4 Establishment of new garden of Plantation Crop(Cashew)- Area Expansion including replanting ( For a maximum area of 4ha per beneficiary) 50% in 3 installments of 60:20:20 subject to survival rate of 75% in 2nd year and 90% in 3rd year) Rs. 25,000/ha Sub Schemes of NHM under MIDH 5 Pollination Support through Bee Keeping (Maximum 50 colonies / beneficiary) 40% of cost Rs. 800/- per hive Sub Schemes of NHM under MIDH Rs. 800/- per colony Rs. 8,000 per set of equipments including honey extractor(4 frames), food grade container(30 kg), net, etc. 6 PROTECTED CULTIVATION I. Green House a) Fan & Pad System (limited to 1000 sq m per beneficiary ) 50% of cost Rs. 825/- per sqm. b)Naturally Ventilated System (Maximum 1000 sq m per beneficiary) 50% of cost i) Tubular structure 50% of cost Rs. 530/- per sq m. ii) Wooden Structure 50% of cost Rs.270/- per sq m. iii) Bamboo Structure 50% of cost Rs.225/- per sq m. II. Plastic Tunnel (Maximum 1000 sq m/ beneficiary) 50% of cost Rs.30/per sq m. III. Plastic Mulching (Maximum 2 ha/beneficiary) 50% of cost Rs. 16,000/- per ha. IV. Cost of vegetables seedlings grown in Polyhouse (Maximum of 4000 sqm / beneficiary) 50% of cost Rs.70/- per sq m. V. Cultivation of Flowers in polyhouse/ shadenet house (Maximum of 4000 sqm / beneficiary) 50% of cost i) Orchid and Anthurium Rs.350/- per sq m. ii) Carnation and gerbera Rs. 305/- per sq m. iii) Rose Rs. 213/- per sq m. VI. Integrated Post Harvest Management Cold Storage Units (Construction/Expansion and modernization) (Maximum 5000 MT capacity) 50% of cost (Project Based) Rs 4,000/- per MT VII. Development of Commercial Horticulture (Project Based) Back ended capital investment subsidy @ not exceeding 33% Rs. 50.00 lakh/project NHB Laying Demonstration Plots in Coconut Gardens (Integrated Farming for Productivity Improvement) 50% Rs. 35,000/- in two installment CDB Supply of Copra Drier Project Based Whom/Where to Contact? Zonal Assistant Director(Agri)/Nearest Agriculture Sub-Depot/Agriculture Field Staff/ Rural Knowledge Centre /Kisan Call Centre - Phone : 03192-243434 Source: Department of Agriculture