INCENTIVES AND SUBSIDIES

STATE SECTOR SCHEMES

Horticulture Development Scheme
Services:

Supply of Fruit Plants and elite plant material from registered Govt. and Private nurseries
Supply of horticulture inputs
Establishment of new orchard (Individually or as Garden colony)
Incentives and Subsidy:
Establishment of individual orchard:
50% to SC/ST/IRDP, 25% to Small farmers, 33.33% to & Marginal farmers maximum limit-Rs. 3000/-

Establishment of garden colony:
Combined Fencing, Plant Protection equipments, Irrigation facility-
75% to S/C, 50% to Small/marginal and backward area farmer
Land development, Plantation, Other orchard management operations:
50% to S/C and backward area farmer,
25% to small farmer, 33.3% to marginal farmer and nil to other farmers.
Maximum limit- Rs.18000 (for 2 ha.), Rs. 36000 (for 4 ha.)

Hops cultivation

Services:

Advanced trainings in hop cultivation
Supply of Plant material and other inputs
Incentives and subsidy:

1. Support price:

Support price for procurement of dried hops fixed by Government from year to year

1. Plant Protection

Services:

1. Supply of pesticides and plant protection equipments
2. Release of bio agents in farmers’ fields

Incentives and Subsidy:

1. 50% to small/marginal farmers and 30% to Big farmers
2. Release of bio-agents in farmers field-free of cost

3. Horticulture Farms & Nurseries

Services:

1. Serve as Model demonstration centres for modern horticulture technology
2. Production of elite plant material at Government registered nurseries

Incentives and Subsidy:

Free demonstrations

1. Horticulture Training & Extension Service

Services:

1. Training of Farmers through short term training camps and training courses
2. Exposire visits of farmers within and outside the state.
3. Organisation of seminars and workshops.

Incentives and Subsidy:

1. 1 day village level trainings- Rs.45.75+5.00 per day per farmer
2. 2 day block/distt. Level trainings- Rs.45.75+5.00 per day per farmer
3. 10 day study tour within state- Rs.45.75+5.00 per day per farmer +Free travel and lodging
4. 15 day study tour outside the state- Rs.45.75+5.00 per day per farmer +Free travel +lodging restricted to Rs. 50 per day.

5. Development of Beekeeping

Services:

1. Supply of improved strains of bee colonies with hives
2. Supply of bee colonies for pollination on rental basis.
3. 7 day practical Training in beekeeping- Rs.45.75+5.00 per day per farmer

Incentives and Subsidy

1. 7 day practical Training in beekeeping- Rs.45.75+5.00 per day per farmer

• Development of Floriculture

Services:

1. Supply of elite planting material
2. 4 day practical Training

Incentives and Subsidy

1. 4 day practical Training in Floriculture - Rs.45.75+5.00 per day per farmer
2. Supply of plant material, seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, equipments on 25% to small farmers and 33% to marginal farmers.

3. Development of Mushroom

Services:

1. 10 day practical training in mushroom cultivation
2. Registration of trained farmers as mushroom growers
3. Production and Supply of pasteurized mushroom compost from departmental units
4. Availability of quality mushroom spawn
5. Transportation facility of mushroom compost

Incentives and Subsidy

1. 10 day practical training in mushroom cultivation - Rs.45.75+5.00 per day per farmer
2. Registration of trained farmers as mushroom growers-free of cost
3. Supply of pasteurized mushroom compost from departmental units-25% to small/marginal farmers, Unemployed Graduates, 50% to S/C,S/T and IRDP farmers.
4. Transportation facility of mushroom compost-100% transportation subsidy upto road head near mushroom farm

5. Fruit Processing Programme

Services:

1. Community Canning Service
2. Processing of fruits and vegetables.

Incentives and Subsidy

1. 2 days Training in Home scale preservation of Fruits and vegetables.
2. Processing of Fruit products under community canning service on nominal rates.
3. 2 day practical training in Home scale preservation of Fruits and vegetables -Rs.45.75+5.00 per day per farmer.

4. Marketing & Quality Programme

Services:

1. Survey of Markets under market intelligence scheme
2. 2 days training in post harvest management/ Picking, grading and packing of fruits
3. Procurement of Fair average quality fruit (Apple, Citrus and Mango) under Market intervention scheme.

Incentives and Subsidy

1. Procurement of Fair average quality fruit (Apple, Citrus and Mango) under Market intervention scheme at minimum support price fixed by the Government from year to year.
2. 2 days training in post harvest management/ Picking, grading and packing of fruits- Rs.45.75+5.00 per day per farmer.