Commercial Horticulture Development in Protected Cover
Components
The National Horticulture Board will also take up commercial horticulture development projects under protected cover on project mode including components viz planting material, plantation, irrigation, fertigation, mechanization, etc for projects having area over 2500 sq meter. In case of NE Region, projects having area over 1000 sq meter are eligible. Activities like Construction of
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- Green Houses
- Shade Net House
- Plastic Mulching
- Plastic Tunnel
- Anti bird/Hail nets
Eligible crops
- High Value Vegetables
- Capsicum
- Cucumber
- Tomato
- Cut Flowers only under Green House
- Carnation
- Chrysanthemum
- Gerbera
- Orchid
- Rose
Pattern of assistance:
| Components | Maximum project cost | Rate of subsidy% | Maximum amount in lakh |
| All areas | Rs 112.00 lakh per project covering area above 2500 Sq.mt. | 50% | 56.00 |