SCHEMES:

Horticulture Development Scheme:

Services::-

• Supply of Fruit Plants and elite plant material from registered Govt. and Private nurseries
• Supply of horticulture inputs
• Establishment of new orchard (Individually or as Garden colony)

Incentives and Subsidy::-

• Establishment of individual orchard: 50% to SC/ST/IRDP, 25% to Small farmers, 33.33% to & Marginal farmers maximum limit-Rs. 3000/-
• Establishment of garden colony: Combined Fencing, Plant Protection equipments, Irrigation facility-75% to S/C, 50% to Small/marginal and backward area farmer Land development, Plantation, Other orchard management operations: 50% to S/C and backward area farmer, 25% to small farmer, 33.3% to marginal farmer and nil to other farmers. Maximum limit- Rs.18000 (for 2 ha.), Rs. 36000 (for 4 ha.).

Hops cultivation Services:::-

• Advanced trainings in hop cultivation
• Supply of Plant material and other inputs
• Support price for procurement of dried hops fixed by Government from year to year .

Incentives and Subsidy::-

S.No	Particulars	Subsidy	Maximum Limit
1	Hops Production inputs For	50%	10,000/-
	Individual Farmer
2	Hops Society/Panchayat
	Hops Production Input	50%	50,000/-
	Hops Processing Inputs	50%	50,000/-

Plant Protection Services::

• Supply of pesticides and plant protection equipments
• Release of bio agents in farmers’ fields

Incentives and Subsidy::-

• 50% to small/marginal farmers and 30% to Big farmers
• Release of bio-agents in farmers field-free of cost

Horticulture Farms & Nurseries Services

• Serve as Model demonstration centres for modern horticulture technology
• Production of elite plant material at Government registered nurseries

Horticulture Training & Extension Service Services:

• Training of Farmers through short term training camps and training courses
• Exposire visits of farmers within and outside the state.
• Organisation of seminars and workshops .

Incentives and Subsidy::-

• 1 day village level trainings- Rs.45.75+5.00 per day per farmer
• 2 day block/distt. Level trainings- Rs.45.75+5.00 per day per farmer
• 10 day study tour within state- Rs.45.75+5.00 per day per farmer +Free travel and lodging
• 15 day study tour outside the state- Rs.45.75+5.00 per day per farmer +Free travel +lodging restricted to Rs. 50 per day.

Development of Beekeeping Services::

• Supply of improved strains of bee colonies with hives
• Supply of bee colonies for pollination on rental basis.
• day practical Training in beekeeping- Rs.45.75+5.00 per day per farmer Incentives and Subsidy :-7 day practical Training in beekeeping- Rs.45.75+5.00 per day per farmer .

Development of Floriculture Services::

• Supply of elite planting material .
• 4 day practical Training .

Incentives and Subsidy::-

• 4 day practical Training in Floriculture - Rs.45.75+5.00 per day per farmer
• Supply of plant material, seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, equipments on 25% to small farmers and 33% to marginal farmers.

Development of Mushroom Services::

• 10 day practical training in mushroom cultivation
• Registration of trained farmers as mushroom growers
• Production and Supply of pasteurized mushroom compost from departmental units
• Availability of quality mushroom spawn
• Transportation facility of mushroom composte

Incentives and Subsidy::-

• 10 day practical training in mushroom cultivation - Rs.45.75+5.00 per day per farmer
• Registration of trained farmers as mushroom growers-free of cost
• Supply of pasteurized mushroom compost from departmental units- 25% to small/marginal farmers, Unemployed Graduates, 50% to S/C,S/T and IRDP farmers.
• Transportation facility of mushroom compost-100% transportation subsidy upto road head near mushroom farm .

Fruit Processing Programme Services::

• Community Canning Service .
• Processing of fruits and vegetables .

Incentives and Subsidy::-

• 2 days Training in Home scale preservation of Fruits and vegetables.
• Processing of Fruit products under community canning service on nominal rates. .
• 2 day practical training in Home scale preservation of Fruits and vegetables - Rs.45.75+5.00 per day per farmer.

Marketing & Quality Programme Services:

• Survey of Markets under market intelligence scheme .
• 2 days training in post harvest management/ Picking, grading and packing of fruits .
• Procurement of Fair average quality fruit (Apple, Citrus and Mango) under Market intervention scheme

Incentives and Subsidy::-

• Procurement of Fair average quality fruit (Apple, Citrus and Mango) under Market intervention scheme at minimum support price fixed by the Government from year to year.
• 2 days training in post harvest management/ Picking, grading and packing of fruits- Rs.45.75+5.00 per day per farmer.