NHB Credit Linked Back ended Subsidy Schemes (No.1 and 2)
1. Development of Commercial Horticulture through Production and Post-Harvest Management of Horticulture Crops.
National Horticulture Board will take up integrated commercial horticulture development projects in open field conditions on project mode , including components viz planting material, plantation, irrigation, fertigation, mechanization, precision farming, GAP etc. for projects covering area over 2.00 ha. subsidy for horticulture
The components like farm machinery and PHM infrastructure, irrigation and micro irrigation etc shall be eligible under the scheme for assistance in existing/new orchards/projects to increase productivity
Pattern of assistance:
Credit linked back-ended subsidy @ 40% of the total project cost limited to Rs 30.00 lakh per project in general areas and @ 50% of project cost limited to Rs. 37.50 lakh in NE Region, Hilly States and scheduled areas.
1.2. 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, 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
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.
Crops eligible:
a. Flowers: Anthurium, Orchids, Rose, Lilium, Chrysanthemum, Carnation and Gerbera. b. Vegetables: High value vegetables: Capsicum, Cucumber, Tomato
The Board will take up Integrated Post Harvest Management projects relating to Pack House, Ripening Chamber, Refer Van, Retail Outlets, Pre- cooling unit, Primary processing etc.
1.3. Integrated Post Harvest Management projects
The Board will take up Integrated Post Harvest Management projects relating to Pack House, Ripening Chamber, Refer Van, Retail Outlets, Pre- cooling unit, Primary processing etc.
Crops eligible:
In case of primary processing, projects related to Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers, Aromatic plants and Cashew are only eligible for subsidy.
Pattern of assistance:
Credit linked back-ended subsidy @ 35% of the total project cost limited to Rs 50.75 lakh per project in general area and @ 50 % of project cost limited to Rs. 72.50 lakh per project in NE Region, Hilly States and Scheduled areas.
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SCHEME-2
2. Capital Investment subsidy scheme for construction/expansion/ modernization of cold storage and storage for Horticulture Produce.
Components Credit linked projects relating to Cold Storages including Controlled Atmosphere (CA) and their modernization are eligible for assistance under this component. b)
Infrastructure/Activity and Crops eligible:
a. Assistance for setting up of new Cold Storage infrastructure will be available only to Multi-Chamber cold Storage units with technologies which are energy efficient with provision of thermal insulation, humidity controlled, advance cooling systems, automation, etc, having specification and standards approved by the Ministry. To ensure, compliance of notified standards, all projects will be subjected to technical scrutiny by NHB empaneled Technical appraisal agency. b. In case of CA Stores, projects of temperate fruit crops located in production areas for which to NHB protocols are available, are only are allowed.
Capacity and Pattern of Assistance: –
The assistance will be given as subsidy @ 35% of the capital cost of project in general areas and 50% in case of NE, Hilly States & Scheduled Areas for a storage capacity above 5000 MT up to 10000 MT
3. Technology Development and Transfer for Promotion of Horticulture
Projects for popularization of identified new technologies/tools/techniques for commercialization/ adoption shall be undertaken through following sub-components of the scheme
3.1 Setting up of block /mother plant and root stock nursery (Area above 4 ha)
Components includes mother block of scion and root stock, infrastructure for production of disease free planting material, creation of poly house, green house, net house, screen house, mist chamber, hot beds sterilization of media, working shed, tissue culture lab, referred lab, virus indexing facility, quality control lab, weather station, water supply, irrigation facility, fertigation unit, electric supply with generator, ETP, farm equipment/farm mechanization, tools, portrays, root trainer, container, computer system for data management and analysis etc.
Pattern of assistance:-
Project based – 100% and only through Govt. agency/Public Sector @ Rs.100.00 Lakh /ha for effective nursery area including virus indexing, tissue culture lab etc
3.2 Acquisition of technologies including import of planting material from other countries for evaluation and mass multiplication in order to increase production & productivity of horticulture crops
This components aims to acquire technologies either nationally or globally that have been developed in the area of horticulture or which can be commercialized to put for farmers/industry benefit. This will also include assistance for meeting cost of Import of best quality planting material of latest varieties of horticultural crops has been included.
Pattern of assistance: –
Rs.50.00 lakh/project. Project based – 100% and only through Govt. agency/ PSUs.
3.3 Import/Procurement of Machines and Tools for horticulture for demonstration purpose
Horticulture mechanization is aimed to improve farm efficiency and reduce drudgery of farm work force. To promote Farm mechanization and introduce technologically advanced plants & machineries from abroad, NHB will provide assistance for importing new machines in the field operations areas of horticultural crops viz nursery/seedling preparation, post hole digging for planting, interculture, aeration, earthing, irrigation, plant protection, harvesting, handling, packaging transport etc.
Pattern of assistance: –
Rs. 50.00 lakh/ machine. 100% of total cost and only through Govt. agency/ Public Sector. Proposals of Growers Associations promoted by NHB and Co-operative Societies and Farmers Producers Organisation may also be considered on merit as per direction of Board of Directors .
3.4 Development & Transfer of Technology
Following components will be considered:-Pilot project for introduction of new farm input and appropriate technologies etc. for promoting high quality commercial production or increase in productivity.Development and introduction of new protocol relating to Post Harvest Management, Cold Chain, Primary processing, Bio-technology and introduction of new tools/equipment/ machineries for PHM, Storage including Cold chain system and handling.R & D projects for solving specific problems related to production, PHM, Packaging, Storage, handling and transport could be considered on merit basis
Pattern of assistance: –
Project Based Rs. 2000.00 lakh
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