NHB Horticulture Scheme
The Board will also take up commercial horticulture development projects under protected cover on project mode including components viz planting material, plantation, irrigation, fertigation, mechanization, etc for projects having area over 2500 sq meter. In case of NE Region, projects having area over 1000 sq meter are eligible. Activities like construction of green houses, shade net house, plastic mulching, and plastic tunnel, anti bird /hail nets etc- Subsidy For Shad Net
Crops eligible:
- Flowers: Anthurium, Orchids, Rose, Lilium, Chrysanthemum, Carnation and Gerbera. b. Vegetables: High value vegetables: Capsicum, Cucumber, Tomato
Pattern of Assistance:
Credit linked back-ended subsidy @ 50% of the total project cost limited to Rs 56.00 lakh per project as per admissible cost norms for green houses, shade net house, plastic tunnel, anti bird /hail nets & cost of planting material etc.
Development of Commercial Horticulture
| Item | Cost Norms* | Pattern of Assistance |
| Shade Net House | ||
| Tubular structure | Rs. 710/Sqm and Rs. 816/Sqm for hilly states | 50% of cost for above 2500 Sqm |
| Wooden structure | Rs. 492/Sqm and Rs. 566/Sqm for hilly states | 50% of cost for above 2500 Sqm |
| Bamboo structure | Rs.360/Sqm and Rs.414/Sqm for hilly states | 50% of cost for above 2500 Sqm |
MISSION FOR INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT OF HORTICULTURE
Protection Cultivation
Activities like construction of green houses, shade net house, plastic mulching, and plastic tunnels, anti bird/ hail nets would be promoted under the Mission . NHB will implement projects having area above 2500 sq. m . Provision has been made for selecting a variety of construction material for green houses and shade net houses. Preference will be given to using locally available material to minimize cost of construction of such structures. However, for availing/subsidy assistance, all material/technologies should conform to BIS standards
Protected cultivation
| Shade Net House | ||
| Tubular structure | Rs. 710/Sqm and Rs. 816/Sqm for hilly areas | 50% of cost limited to 4000 sq.m. per beneficiary. |
| Wooden structure | Rs. 710/Sqm and Rs. 816/Sqm for hilly areas | 50% of cost limited to 20 units per beneficiary (each unit not to exceed 200 sq.m) |
| Bamboo structure | Rs.360/Sqm and Rs.414/Sqm for hilly areas | 50% of cost limited to 20 units per beneficiary (each unit not to exceed 200 sq.m) |
