National Horticulture Mission - Production of Planting Material

The National Horticulture Mission aims to enhance the production capacity and quality of planting material through grants for establishing high-tech and small nurseries. For high-tech nurseries, the cost is set at ₹25 lakh per hectare, with a maximum grant of ₹40 lakh for up to 4 hectares, covering 40% of the cost. High-tech nurseries must produce 50,000 high-quality fruit plants per hectare annually using vegetative propagation methods. Facilities required include appropriate fencing, mother tree blocks of improved varieties, net houses, irrigation facilities, and high-tech greenhouses equipped with fogging and spraying systems. Small nurseries have a cost of ₹15 lakh per hectare, with a maximum grant of ₹7.5 lakh for up to 1 hectare, covering 50% of the cost, and must produce 25,000 high-quality fruit plants per hectare annually. The mission also supports the establishment of tissue culture units, providing grants for both new and existing units.

• Grants for establishing high-tech nurseries up to ₹40 lakh
• Grants for small nurseries up to ₹7.5 lakh
• Support for tissue culture units
• Development of high-quality planting material
• Infrastructure development for nurseries

Farmers, farmer groups, and government institutions can apply for the scheme.

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1. Applicants must submit a detailed project proposal to the District Horticulture Development Society, including land ownership documents, facility details, cost estimates, and financial analysis.
2. A bank loan is mandatory, covering approximately 70-75% of the project cost.
3. Upon receiving the project proposal, the Rajasthan Horticulture Development Society will issue administrative approval.
4. The applicant must complete the nursery development within 6 months and inform the Rajasthan Horticulture Development Society.
5. Joint inspections will be conducted to verify the physical progress before transferring the grant amount to the applicant's bank account.
6. The grant will be adjusted after a 3-year lock-in period.