Benefit
₹30,000 – ₹200,000
Deadline
Ongoing
Beneficiaries
35,000
Sector
Mushroom, Horticulture
Overview
MDP promotes mushroom cultivation through subsidy on shed construction, spawn production, technical training, and market linkage for rural entrepreneurship.
Launched on 01 Jan 2019
Benefits
Subsidy %
50%
Min amount
₹30,000
Max amount
₹200,000
Payment mode
DBT
50% subsidy (60% for NE/SC/ST), Technical training, Spawn supply, Market linkage
Scheme components:
- Shed Construction
- Spawn Production
- Training
- Marketing
Eligibility
- Categories
- Farmers, Rural Youth, Women, Unemployed
- Beneficiary type
- Individual
- Age
- 18 – no upper limit years
- Gender
- All
- States
- All India
How to apply
Application mode: Offline
- Apply through State Horticulture Department or Krishi Vigyan Kendra.
Documents required
- Aadhaar
- Space/Land Details
- Bank Account
- Training Certificate
Official links & contacts
Impact & success
35,000 mushroom units established, Annual production 140,000 MT