Commercial Horticulture Development in protected cover on project mode

Commercial Horticulture Development in protected cover on project mode

The Board will also take up commercial horticulture development projects under protected cover on project mode including components viz planting material, plantation, irrigation, fustigation, mechanization, etc for projects having area over 2500 sq meter subsidy for Protected cultivation

Crops eligible:

a. 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.

Maximum Project costs allowed for subsidy calculation

Item	Cost Norms	Pattern of Assistance
Commercial Horticulture Development in protected cover.	Rs 112.00 lakh per project covering area above 2500 Sq.mt.	Credit linked backended subsidy @ 50% of cost limited to Rs.56.00 lakh per project
Protected cultivation
Green House structure
(a) Fan & Pad system	Rs. 1400/Sqm and Rs. 1610/Sqm for hilly states	50% of cost for above 2500 Sqm
(b) Naturally ventilated system
i) Tubular structure	Rs. 844/Sqm and Rs.970/Sqm for hilly states	50% of cost for above 2500 Sqm
ii) Wooden structure	Rs. 540/Sqm and Rs. 621/Sqm for hilly states	50% of cost for above 2500 Sqm
iii) Bamboo structure	Rs. 450/Sqm and Rs. 518/Sqm for hilly states	50% of cost for above 2500 Sqm
Shade Net House
(a) Tubular structure	Rs. 710/Sqm and Rs. 816/Sqm for hilly states	50% of cost for above 2500 Sqm
(b) Wooden structure	Rs. 492/Sqm and Rs. 566/Sqm for hilly states	50% of cost for above 2500 Sqm
(c) Bamboo structure	Rs.360/Sqm and Rs.414/Sqm for hilly states	50% of cost for above 2500 Sqm
Plastic Tunnel	Rs.60/Sqm and Rs.75/sqm for hilly states	50% of cost for above 2500 Sqm
Walk in Tunnel	Rs.600/ Sqm	50% of cost for above 2500 Sqm
Anti-Bird/Anti Hail Nets	Rs.35/Sqm	50% of cost for above 2500 Sqm
Cost of Planting Material and cultivation of High Value vegetables grown in Poly House/Shade net House	Rs.140/Sqm	50% of cost for above 2500 Sqm
Cost of Planting Material and cultivation of Orchid and Anthurium grown in Poly House/Shade net House	Rs.700/Sqm	50% of cost for above 2500 Sq.m
Cost of Planting Material and cultivation of Carnation & Gerbera grown in Poly House/Shade net House	Rs.610/Sqm	50% of cost for above 2500 Sqm
Cost of Planting Material and cultivation of Rose &Lilium grown in Poly House/Shade net House	Rs.426/Sqm	50% of cost for above 2500 Sqm
Plastic Mulching	Rs.32000/Ha and Rs.36800/Ha for Hilly Areas	50% of cost for above 2500 Sqm

Cost norms for Protected cultivation under NHB Scheme:

Crop	Cost of Poly house with drip & fogger system	Cost of Cultivation	Cost ceiling per acre with add on components in project mode
Anthurium & Orchid	33.76	28.00	70.00
Rose, Lilium, Chrysanthemum	33.76	17.04	60.00
Carnation & Gerbera	33.76	24.40	66.00
Hi-Value vegetable under poly house	33.76	5.60	47.00
Hi-Value vegetable under Shed net	28.40	5.60	40.00

Norms for Technology Add on components and other essential components of Integrated Commercial Horticulture projects:

Item	Description	Admissible Cost
Cost of Land	Admissible only if purchased newly but not before one year from date of sanction of loan	Actual or up to 10 % of Eligible Project Cost (EPC) (Excluding cost of Land and Development) whichever is less subject to maximum of Rs. 50,000/- per acre
Land Development	Includes cost of Land leveling, digging of pits, fencing, gates etc	Actual or up to 15% of Eligible Project Cost (EPC) (Excluding cost of Land and Land Development) whichever is less subject to maximum of Rs. 50,000/- per acre.
Cultivation expenses	Includes cost of Planting material, cost of input (labour, fertilizer and manures, pesticides etc)	As per MIDH (NHM) cost norms as given at Appendix- 1
Drip system with internal pipeline	Component includes mainline, valve, backflow preventer pressure regulator, filter, tubing adapters and fittings, drip tubing, emitters and an end cap	Actual or Rs. 20,000/-per acre for plant density up to 200 plants  Actual or Rs. 25,000/- per acre for· plant density >200 plants/acre  Sprinkler @Rs. 15,000/per acre
Irrigation infrastructure excluding micro irrigation	Irrigation infrastructure like tube-well/bore well/open well, pipeline, water harvesting structure, water harvesting structure, water tank etc, admissible only if newly created with loan component	Actual or up to Rs. 50,000/- per acre for open field cultivation.  Rs. 4.00 lakh per project in case of · protected cultivation. Component – wise cost norms will be as under : 1. Tube-well – up to Rs. 2.50 lakh per unit 2. Water harvesting structure- @ Rs. 100/- CuM with use of minimum 300 microns plastic films or RCC lining. 3. Cost of non-lined ponds/tanks will be 30% less. 4. Pipe line-Rs 150/- per running meter only from source (min. 4” diameter) of irrigation to production unit
Horticulture Mechanization	Power/hydraulic · operated machine/tools including small farms tractor with rotavator/equipments etc.  Machineries Identified · by NHB under farm mechanization component may be considered for subsidy in standalone mode	Tractor (up to 20 BHP) @Rs.3.00 lakh/unit  Power Tiller below8 BHP @ Rs.1.00 · lakh/unit  Power tiller 8 BHP · & Above @ Rs.1.50 lakh/unit  Tractor/Power Tiller (Below 20 BHP)· driven equipments – Land development, tillage and seed bed preparation equipments – @ Rs.0.30 lakh per unit – Sowing, planting reaping and digging equipments – @ Rs.0.30 Lakh per unit  Plastic mulch laying machine – Rs.0.70 · Lakh per unit  Self-propelled Horticulture machinery – @ · Rs.2.50 lakh per unit  Other tools and equipments as per norms · as per norms of Sub Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM)
Civil Infrastructure	Includes Functional Pack House/ On farm collection unit and labour quarter	Functional Pack house @ Rs. 4.00 Lakh/unit with size of 9 x 6 Meter (Pro rate basis for lower size)  Labour Quarter/ Store room @ Rs. 20,000/- per acre maximum up to 3.00 lakh . Cost norm as per pack house
Vermi Compost unit	Permanent structure and HDPE vermibed	Rs.60,000/- per unit for permanent structure and Rs.10,000/- for HDPE vermibed (96 cft (12’x4’x2’ and IS 15907:2010 to be administered on prorate basis).
Certification for Good Agriculture Practice (GAP), including infrastructure		Rs.4000/- per acre
Support system for Grapes (trellis, telephone, bawar and other system etc	Permanent structure made up of MS angles and stainless steel wire.	Rs. 1,50,000/- per acre
Plastic Mulching		Rs.12800/- per acre and Rs.14729/- acre for hilly states
Bed Preparation Cost in the cases requiring Soil replacemen	Protected Cultivation projects only in cases involving removal and replacement of top soil by red soil or cultivation is done on media/Pots/Concrete bed