Integrated Horticulture Development Program for Tribal Area Farmers (TASP) HRT-3
State: Gujarat
Ministry: null
Department: Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Cooperation Department
Category: Agriculture,Rural & Environment
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The scheme "Integrated Horticulture Development Program for Tribal Area Farmers (TASP) HRT-3" by the Agriculture and Co-operation Department, Government of Gujarat, aims to enhance the horticulture sector through financial assistance and subsidies to tribal area farmers across the state.

Benefits:
> **Capacity Building &amp; Promotion:**

- Assistance for publication and promotional materials related to horticultural crops.
- Financial support for organizing and participating in exhibitions, competitions, and seminars.
- Subsidy for organizing or participating in Krishi Melas and payment for stall rentals.

> **Farm Mechanization Support:**

- Subsidy for purchase of power tillers and mini tractors to enhance horticultural productivity.
- Financial aid for harvesting equipment and crop protection equipment.

> **Processing &amp; Value Addition:**

- Support for establishment of new distillation units for medicinal and aromatic crops.

- Subsidy for setting up new processing units for cashew and other fruit crops.

- Assistance for processing equipment for value addition.

> **Export Promotion:**

- Sea fridge subsidy for export of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and plants.
- Air fridge subsidy to promote export of horticultural produce.

> **Price Stabilization:**

- Minimum Support Price (MSP) assistance to ensure stable market prices for horticultural crops.

> **Infrastructure &amp; Utilities Support:**

- Subsidy on electricity bills for operating greenhouses and tissue culture laboratories.
- Support for hi-tech greenhouses (with fan and pad system).
- Support for naturally ventilated polyhouses and net houses.

> **Post-Harvest Management:**

- Subsidy for packing materials used in post-harvest handling of horticultural produce.
- Support for setting up kaccha mandaps for tomato/chilly and other vegetable marketing.
- Construction of vegetable trellises and half-lined pedestrian paths for climbing vegetable crops.

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Eligibility:
- The applicant should be a resident of Gujarat.
  - The applicant should be a farmer.
  - The applicant should belong to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category.
  - The applicant should be practicing horticulture in tribal areas.

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Application Process:
[Online]
Registration Process:Step 1: The applicant may visit and apply online at the I-Khedut Portal.
Step 2: Click on 'Login' from the top right-hand side, then click on "Beneficiary Registration" and select any one from the 'Farmer' or 'Institutional' or 'Except For the Farmer' as the Beneficiary Type.
Step 3: Select the District, Taluka, and Village, choose 'what type of account holder you are?', enter your Account Number and Name, solve the Captcha, and click 'Save and Next'.
Step 4: Enter your Mobile Number and Email address, click 'Send OTP', enter the received OTP, create and confirm a Password, solve the Captcha, and click 'Submit'.
Login Process: Step 1: The applicant may visit and apply online at the I-Khedut Portal.
Step 2: Click on 'Login' from the top right-hand side of the homepage. On the home page, click on ‘Schemes’ and then click on ‘Agricultural Schemes’.
Step 3: Now select the scheme, click on the ‘Apply’ button, and an application page will open.
Step 4: Click on the "Apply New" button and submit a new application.
Step 5: Click on the "Update Application" button to add corrections to the application.
Step 6: Once the application is done, confirm it.
Step 7: Take a printout of the confirmed application.
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Documents Required:
7/12 Certificate.
Aadhaar Card.
Bank Pass Book/Cancelled Cheque.