Scheme for Integrated Development for Horticulture (HRT-2)
State: Gujarat
Ministry: null
Department: Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Cooperation Department
Category: Agriculture,Rural & Environment
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The scheme "Scheme for Integrated Development for Horticulture (HRT-2)" aims to promote holistic horticultural growth through financial assistance for production, processing, marketing, and infrastructure support to farmers across Gujarat.

Benefits:
- **Promotional Activities Support:** Provides assistance for publications, exhibitions, competition seminars, Krishi Mela, and stall rental payments related to horticultural crops.  - **Farm Mechanization:** Offers support for farm mechanization, including subsidies for power tillers and mini tractors.  - **Processing Unit Establishment:** Facilitates the establishment of new distillation units for medicinal/aromatic crops and new processing units for cashew and other fruit crops.  - **Export Subsidies:** Provides sea freight subsidy for the export of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and plants, and air freight subsidy for the export of horticultural produce.  - **Market Rate Control:** Supports Minimum Support Price (MSP) to horticultural crops for control of market rates.  - **Utility Bill Subsidies:** Offers subsidy on electricity bills for Greenhouse and Tissue Culture Laboratory.  - **Equipment Provision:** Aids in the provision of harvesting equipment, processing equipment, and crop protection equipment.  - **Post-Harvest Management:** Provides subsidy on packing materials for Post-harvest management of horticultural produce.  - **Protected Cultivation Infrastructure:** Supports the establishment of various structures including Hi-tech Greenhouse (Fan and Pad), PolyHouse (Naturally Ventilated), Net House, kaccha mandap of tomato/chili and other vegetable trellises, Half-lined pedal for climber vegetables, Lined pedal for climber vegetables, and Plug Nursery.  - **Irrigation Infrastructure:** Supports the establishment of Water storage tanks for Drip Irrigation.
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Eligibility:
- The applicant should be a farmer based in Gujarat.
- The applicant should be engaged in horticultural activities eligible under the scheme.
- The applicant must possess valid land ownership records such as 7/12 Certificate.

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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.
Copy of KHEDUT.
Ration Card.