ANNEXURE VII COST AND PATTERN OF ASSISTANCE UDNER MIDH FOR NATIONAL HORTICULTURE BOARD RELATED ACTIVITIES DURING XII PLAN S.No. Item Cost Norms* Pattern of Assistance# A. DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL HORTICULTURE## A. 1 Commercial Horticulture Development in open field conditions, including components viz planting material, plantation, irrigation, fertigation, precision farming, GAP etc. Rs. 75.00 lakh /per project (Rs 125.00 lakh for date palm, olive and saffron) for projects covering area over 2 ha. Credit linked back ended subsidy @ 40% of project cost limited to Rs.30.00 lakh per project in general area and @ 50% of project cost limited to Rs. 37.50 lakh for NE and Hilly and scheduled areas. A. 2 Commercial Horticulture Development in protected cover. Rs 112.00 lakh per project covering area above 2500 Sq.mt. Credit linked back-ended subsidy @ 50% of cost limited to Rs.56.00 lakh per project. A. 3 Integrated Post Harvest Management Projects e.g. Pack House, Ripening Chamber, Refer Van, Retail Outlets, units, Primary processing, etc. Rs. 145.00 lakh per project. The add-on components of pre-cooling, pack house, grading, packing, cold room can be taken up as individual components. Credit linked back ended subsidy @ 35% of cost limited to Rs.50.75 lakh per project in general areas and @ 50% of project cost limited to Rs. 72.50 lakh per project in NE, Hilly and scheduled Areas, ensuring backward and forward linkage. For standalone projects, NHM norms will be adopted.
B. 3 Cold Storage Units Type 2 with add on technology for Controlled Atmosphere NHB to take up projects with Capacity above 5000MT upto 10000MT as per following rates. Additional Rs. 10,000/MT for add on components of Controlled Atmosphere technology. (Appendix II) Credit linked back-ended subsidy @ 35% of the cost of project (50% in NE, Hilly Areas and scheduled areas) for capacity above 5000 MT. B. 4 Technology induction and modernisation of Max Rs.500.00 lakh. (Details in Appendix II) Credit linked back-ended subsidy @ 35% of the cost of project (50% in NE, Hilly Areas and scheduled areas) for capacity above 5000 MT. B. 5 Refrigerated Transport vehicles Rs. 30.00 lakh for 15 MT, and prorata basis for capacities between 9 to 15 MT. Credit linked back-ended subsidy @ 35% of cost (50% in NE, Hilly Areas and scheduled areas) C. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER FOR PROMOTION OF HORTICULTURE C 1. Setting up of block / mother plant and root stock nursery (Area above 4 ha) Rs. 100.00 Lakh / ha including virus indexing, tissue culture lab etc Project based – 100% and only through govt. agency The component includes mother block of scion and root stock, infrastructure for production of disease free planting material, creation of
C. 6 Product Promotion and Market Development Services- Horti-fairs Rs. 25.00 lakh 100% of cost by Central Nodal Agency C. 7 Exposure visit of farmers (Outside State) Project based as per actual 100% of the cost. C. 8 Visit Abroad for Government Officers Rs. 6.00 lakh per participant 100% of air / rail travel and course fee C. 9 Organisation/Participation in Seminar/ symposia/ workshop for development of horticulture Rs 10.00 lakh for international event/ Rs 5.00 lakh for national event/ Rs 3.00 lakh for state level event and Rs 0.50 lakh/- for District level event 50% of cost, on actual basis for Pvt. Agencies and 100% for NHB’s own events. C.10 Accreditation and Rating of Fruit Plant Nurseries Rs. 1.00 lakh / nursery By Central Agency D. MARKET INFORMATION SCHEME D. 1 Market Information Services and Horticulture Statistics Project based, as per of actual cost By Central Nodal Agency E. HORTICULTURE PROMOTION SERVICES / EXPERT SERVICES & STRENGTHENING CAPABILITY OF NHB Project based, as per of actual cost By Central Nodal Agency * Cost norms are indicative and refer to upper limit of cost for calculation of subsidy. # Note: The release of back ended subsidy need not be credit linked for the institutions like Public Sector Units, Panchayats, Cooperatives, Registered Societies / Trusts and Public limited Companies, provided they can meet the remaining share of the project