What Can You Get S.No Type of Assistance Criteria for assistance/ maximum limit. State /Central Schemes/ Components 1 Assistance for cultivation of Banana, Pineapple & Papaya 75% subsidy, Rs. 67500/- per ha. Development of Horticulture Assistance for cultivation of fruit plants under State & NHM 2 Assistance for cultivation of Flowers i.e. Bulbous flowers 75% subsidy, Rs. 75000/ha. Assistance for cultivation of Flowers under State & NHM Assistance for cultivation of Loose flowers 75% subsid,Rs. 45000/ha. 3 Assistance for cultivation of fruits and spices, Mango, Chickoo, Nutmeg, Cashew, Kokum, Guava, etc. 75% subsidy, Rs. 30,000/ha. Assistance for cultivation fruit & spices 4 Assistance for cultivation of cashew 75% subsidy, limited to Rs.30,000/- ha. in 3 yearly instalment Area expansion in cashew under State & NHM 5 Assistance for replacing old deceased senile cashew trees with planting of new grafts. 50% subsidy limited to Rs.20,000/-ha. Rejuvenation/replace of senile plantations. 6 Compensation to farmers whose crops are affected due to natural calamities and other damages. Compensation subsidy as per standard cost fixed for each crops limited to max. of Rs.15,000/- and min.of Rs.1000/-ha. for crops and max.Rs.1,00,000/- or 25% of estimated cost. Shetkari Adhar Nidhi 7 Procurement of vegetable from farmers at pre-fixed rates. Procurement at pre-fixed rates through procurement centres. Procurement of vegetable 8 Distribution of Fruit and spice plants to households in rural areas. 1 or 2 fruit or spice plants free of cost Assistance for distribution of fruit plants for home-stead gardens 9 Assistance for cultivation of coconut with local varieties. Rs.30,000/- per ha. @ 160 palms/ha. in two yearly instalment Coconut Development Board /State Scheme Assistance for cultivation of coconut 10 Assistance for cultivation of coconut with hybrid varieties. Rs.40,000/- per ha. @ 160 palms/ha. in two yearly instalment. Coconut Development Board 11 Assistance for cultivation of fruits & Vegetable in polyhouses/shadenet houses a)Subsidy on structure upto 100% limited to standard cost max. 0.4 ha. per beneficiary and min. 100 sq.mts Assistance for protected cultivation for growing flowers & vegetables. State & NHM b) Subsidy on structure on planting material 50% limited to standard cost. 12 Inputs like manures and micronutrient mix, for improving the coconut cultivation. Rs.15,000/ha. for eligible farmers with min. 0.1 ha. and max. 2.00 ha. Area Assistance for productivity improvement of productivity in Coconut Gardens. 13 Demonstration to improve productivity in cashew and for soil and water conservation Rs.15,000/- ha. Productivity improvement in cashew 14 Outlets on kiosks for sale of vegetable GSHCL provides outlets for sale of farmers produce Promotion of vegetable with assured market 15 Support for farmers to get an assured price for Arecanut sold to registered traders. Rs.170/- kg. limited to Rs.20/- per kg. for 1st category Rs.120/- kg. limited to Rs.10/- per kg. for other categories. Assured price for Agriculture produce 16 Support for farmers to get an assured price for coconut sold to registered traders. Difference between Assured price of Rs.8/- and Average rate fixed as notified by GBAMB whichever is higher limited to a max. 50,000 nuts, in 5 ha./and mim. 500 nuts per farmer. Assured price for Agriculture produce 17 Support for farmers to get an assured price for Cashewnut sold to registered traders Difference between actual price and assured price of Rs. 100/- per kg. limited to max. 2000 kgs. in 5 ha.area and min. 50 kgs./beneficiary. Assured price for Agriculture produce 18 Support for farmers to get an assured price for Oil palm, sold to M/s.Godrej Agrovet Ltd. Difference between price per tonne notified by GOPPMC and Rs. 9,000/tonne of FFB Assured price for Agriculture produce 19 Assistance to farmers to grow local &hybrid varieties of vegetables 50% subsidy on seed Assistance for vegetable seed 20 Vermi compost units (HDPE vermi bed) 50% subsidy Rs.8,000/- per unit Assistance under organic farming- NHM. 21 Assistance for vegetable seed and other inputs (Hybrid & open pollinated varieties) 100% subsidy Rs.33,750/- per ha. for hybrid and Rs. 22,500/- per ha. for open pollinated Assistance for vegetable cultivation- NVIUC 22 Assistance for production of honey and promotion of traditional tribal occupation in a scientific manner. Subsidy of 75% for General and 90% for ST/SC farmers limited to Rs.2.07 lakhs for General and 2.48 for ST/SC Promotion of bee keeping for honey production. Whom to Contact? Dy.Director of Agriculture (Farms), Horticulture Development Programmes, Irrigation, Department of Agriculture. Source: Department of Agriculture & Cooperation