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Additional Central Assistance Scheme Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna

A new Additional Central Assistance Scheme’ Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna’ (RKVY) has been launched by the Government of India during the year 2007-08. Under this scheme, the need felt projects for horticulture development based on the district plans are proposed for approval by the State level Sanctioning Committee(SLSC) of RKVY as State Horticulture Plan for inclusion into Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna.The funds are received under two streams.

 

The farmer centric components covered under Stream-I & II under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna are as follows:

 

Stream-I

         Establishment & Strengthening of Mushroom Units in Private sector

 

Stream-II-

  1. Area Expansion
    • New Plantation
    • Replacement of old plantations
  2. Creation of water Resources
  3. On farm water management
  4. Protected cultivation
  5. Production of Planting material
  6. Popularization of organic farming
  7. Promotion of Integrated Pest Management
  8. Development of Beekeeping
  9. Mechanization of Horticulture
  10. Improvement of Plant/Soil health
  11. Transfer of Technology
  12. Women Empowerment
  13. On farm handling of fruits

 

Pattern of Assistance under Stream I&II of RKVY is as under:

 

STREAM-I

S. No.

Name of the Component

Name of the Activity

Pattern of assistance

50% per unit

 

1

2

3

4

 

Establishment & Strengthening of Mushroom Units

 

Private sector:

 

 

i) Establishment of small scale Mushroom house(20x12x10) handling 4
MT (400 Bags  ) compost

50,000

ii) Installation of tools and Equipments in Mushroom house

10,000

iii) Assistance for procurement/ preparation of substrate upto 800 bags (8MT)

20,000

STREAM-II

S. No.

Name of the Component

Name of the activity

Pattern of assistance (50%)

1

Area  Expansion

 

 

 

A.New Plantation

i)  Fruits (For three  years)

Rs.22500/- per ha.

 

 

ii) Vegetables

Rs.13000/- per ha

 

 

iii) Floriculture

Rs.13000/- per 0.2 ha

 

 

iv) Aromatic plants

Rs.5000/- per  ha

 

 

v) Medicinal Plants

Rs.13000/- per ha

 

B.Replacement of old plantations

 

Rs.15000/- per ha

2

Creation of water Resorces

i)Water harvesting from  source to tank

Rs. 20,000/-per ha.

 

 

ii)Creation of Water Storage tanks (300
Cu.M.)

Rs.1,00,000/- per unit

 

 

iii) Tubewell/borewell

Rs. 12500/- per  unit

3

On farm water management

i)  Drip  irrigation

Rs.25000/- per ha

 

 

ii) Sprinkler Irrigation

Rs.15000/- per ha

4

Protected cultivation

i)  Low cost Green  House

Rs.125/- per  sq.m.

 

 

ii) Hi-tech Green  House

Rs.325/- per  sq.m.

 

 

iii) Shade net

Rs.14/- per  sq.m.

 

 

iv) Anti  hail net

Rs.500/- per tree

 

5

Production of Planting material

i) Establishment of small  nursery

Rs.3,00,000/- per unit

6

Popularization of organic farming

Vermi-compost unit (30x8x2.5)

Rs.30,000/- per  unit

 

7

Promotion of Integrated Pest
Management

Insect  traps, Sticky bands, Biopesticides etc.

Rs.1000/- per  ha.

 

8

 

Development of  Beekeeping

Supply of Bee colonies with hives

Rs.800/- per colony
& hive

9

Mechanization of Horticulture

i)  Manually operated equipments

Rs.1500/- per  unit

 

 

ii) Power operated equipments

Rs.5000/- per  unit

 

 

iii)Diesel  engine

Rs.9000/- per  unit

 

 

iv)Power Tiller

Rs.45000/- per unit

10

Improvement of Plant/Soil health

Use of micronutrients and Biofertilizers

Rs 1500/- per  Ha.

 

11

Transfer of Technology

i) Training of farmers within state(7  days)

Rs.1500/- per farmer

 

 

ii) Training/Exposure visits  of farmers (7 days) outside the State

Rs.2500/- per farmer

 

 

iii) One day farmers training camp(25
Farmers per  camp)

Rs.1250 per  camp

 

 

iv)Organization of Horticulture
Fair/Exhibition

Rs.1,00,000/- per fair

12

Women Empowerment

i) Training of women farmers (5 days)

Rs. 1000 per farmer

 

 

ii) Seld Help Groups

Rs.5000/- per group

 

13

 

On farm handling of fruits

Supply of Plastic  crates/ Kiltas/baskets

Rs. 2500/- per farmer