Benefit
₹20,000 – ₹300,000
Deadline
Ongoing
Beneficiaries
12,000,000
Sector
Fruits, Vegetables
Overview
NHM is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for holistic development of horticulture covering fruits, vegetables, root & tuber crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatics, cashew and cocoa through area expansion and productivity improvement.
Launched on 18 May 2005
Benefits
Subsidy %
40%
Min amount
₹20,000
Max amount
₹300,000
Payment mode
DBT
Subsidy up to 40% for protected cultivation, 50% for SC/ST, market linkage, technical support
Scheme components:
- Planting Material
- Protected Cultivation
- Post Harvest Management
- Market Infrastructure
Eligibility
- Categories
- Farmers, FPOs, SC/ST Farmers
- Beneficiary type
- Individual
- Age
- 18 – no upper limit years
- Land holding
- 0.20 – 4.00 acres
- Gender
- All
- States
- All India
How to apply
Application mode: Both
- Apply through Horticulture Department with project proposal.
Documents required
- Land ownership proof
- Project report
- Bank details
- Aadhaar
Official links & contacts
Impact & success
Horticulture production increased from 146 MT to 341 MT, Export value doubled