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Arup Bora 9435361907 Nodal Officer, Technology Mission.

Scheme Subsidy
State Name:ASSAM
Sr.N Scheme Scheme
o.
Code
Name

Other
Scheme

Creation of
Central
Water
Scheme
Sources

Central Creation of
Scheme Water
Sources

Programm GOI
e Name
Subsidy
Creation of
Water
Sources
Community
tank / On
farm pond /
On farm
water
reservoir
with use of
plastic /
RCC lining
Water
harvesting
system for
individuals
for storage
of water in
20mX20mX
3m pond /
tube wells /

State
Subsid
y

100% of
the cost for
10 hectare
of
command
area
75% of the cost (Rs.
1.03 lakh
per
beneficiary)

Central
Scheme

dug wells
Green
House
structure

50% of
cost

Central
Scheme

Plastic
Mulching

50% of cost
(limited to
2 hectare
per
beneficiary)

Central
Scheme

Shade Net
House

50% of
cost

Central
Scheme

Central
Scheme

Central
Scheme

10

Central
Scheme

11

Central
Scheme

12

Central
Scheme

13

Central

50% of cost
(maximum
of Rs.
1000.00
Promotion
per
of INM /
hectare)
IPM
(limited to
4 hectare
per
beneficiary)
50% of cost
(size of the
Vermicompo
unit
st Unit
30'X8'X2.5'
)
Pollination
support
50% of
through Bee cost
Keeping
Power
operated
machines /
50% of cost
Horticulture tools
(one set
Mechanizatio including
per
Power
Saw
n
beneficiary)
and Plant
Protection
Equipments
Power
50% of cost
Horticulture Machines
(upto 20
(one set
Mechanizatio BHP) with per
n
Rotavator / beneficiary)
equipment
Power
Machines
50% of cost
Horticulture (20 HP &
above)
(one set
Mechanizatio including
per
n
accessories beneficiary)
/
equipments
Model
50%
NMMP

subsidy
(maximum
Rs. 10.00
lakh)
50%
subsidy
(maximum
Rs. 2.00
lakh)
50%
subsidy
(maximum
Rs. 2.50
lakh)
50%
subsidy
(maximum
Rs. 2.50
lakh)
25%
subsidy
(maximum
Rs. 50.00
lakh)
30%
subsidy
(maximum
Rs. 30.00
lakh)
50%
subsidy on
Project
Cost

Scheme

Nursery (4
hectare)

14

Central
NMMP
Scheme

Small
Nursery (1
hectare)

15

Central
NMMP
Scheme

Drying
Shade

16

Central
NMMP
Scheme

Storage
Godown

17

Central
NMMP
Scheme

Processing
Unit

18

Central
NMMP
Scheme

Setting up
of Testing
laboratory

19

Central
NMMP
Scheme

Market
Promotion

20

Central
Scheme

21

Central
Scheme

22

Central
NFSM-Rice
Scheme

23

Central
NFSM-Rice
Scheme

24

Central NFSM-Rice

Special Jute
10%
NormsTech.
State
90:10%
Mission
Share
Support to
State
Extension
10%
NormsProgramme
State
90:10%
s for
Share
Extension
Reforms
Demonstrati Rs.
on on
2500.00
Improved
per
Package of demonstrati
Practices
on
Rs.
3000.00
Demonstrati
per
on on SRI
demonstrati
on
Demonstrati Rs.
on on
3000.00

25

Central
NFSM-Rice
Scheme

26

Central
NFSM-Rice
Scheme

27

Central
NFSM-Rice
Scheme

28

Central
NFSM-Rice
Scheme

29

Central
NFSM-Rice
Scheme

30

Central
NFSM-Rice
Scheme

31

Central
NFSM-Rice
Scheme

32

Central
NFSM-Rice
Scheme

33

Central
NFSM-Rice
Scheme

34

Central
NFSM-Rice
Scheme

35

Central
NFSM-Rice
Scheme

36

Central
NFSM-Rice
Scheme

37

Central
NFSM-Rice
Scheme

per
Hybrid Rice
demonstrati
Technology
on
Production Rs.
of Hybrid
1000.00
Seed
per quintal
Distribution Rs.
of Hybrid
2000.00
Seed
per quintal
Distribution
Rs. 500.00
of HYV
per quintal
Seed
Incentive
Rs. 500.00
for
per
Micronutrien
hectare
t
Rs. 500.00
Incentive
per
for Liming
hectare
Incentive
Rs. 500.00
for PP
per
chemicals &
hectare
bio-agents
Incentive
for
Rs. 300.00
Conoweeder per
& other
implement
implements
Rs.
Incentive
30000.00
for
per
Rotovator
machine
Rs.
Incentive
10000.00
for
per
Pumpset
machine
Incentive
for
Rs.
foundation
20000.00
seeds for
per
production
hectare
of certified
seeds
Rs.
Seed Bean 5500.00
per bean
Seed
Rs. 350.00
treatment per
container
container
Seed
Rs. 500.00
treating
per Kg.
chemicals

38

Central
NFSM-Rice
Scheme

Vermicompo Rs. 10.50

st
per Kg.

Scheme

Marker for
paddy
transplantat
ion
Production
of
NFSM-Pulses Foundation
Seed
Production
NFSM-Pulses of Certified
Seed
Distribution
NFSM-Pulses of Certified
Seeds

39

Central
NFSM-Rice
Scheme

Rs.
1500.00
each

40

Central
Scheme

Rs.
1000.00
per quintal

41

Central
Scheme

42

Central
Scheme

43

Central
Scheme

44

Central
Scheme

45

Central
Scheme

46

Central
Scheme

47

Central
Scheme

48

Central
Scheme

49

Central
Scheme

50

Central
Scheme

51

Central
Scheme

52

Central
Scheme

Rs.
1000.00
per quintal
Rs.
1200.00
per quintal
Rs.
Technology 2000.00
NFSM-Pulses Demonstrati per
on
demonstrati
on
Rs. 750.00
Incentive
NFSM-Pulses for Liming per
hectare
Incentive
Rs. 500.00
for
NFSM-Pulses Micronutrien per
hectare
t
Assistance
for
Rs. 100.00
Rhizobium
/
per
NFSM-Pulses
PSB
hectare
distribution
Integrated
Rs. 750.00
Pest
NFSM-Pulses Managemen per
hectare
t (IPM)
Assistance Rs. 500.00
per
NFSM-Pulses for PP
Chemicals hectare
Incentive
Rs.
for
3000.00
NFSM-Pulses Knapsack per
Sprayer
sprayer
Rs.
Incentive
30000.00
NFSM-Pulses for
per
Rotovator
machine
Rs.
Distribution
7500.00
NFSM-Pulses of Sprinkler per
Set
hectare
Rs.
Incentive
10000.00
NFSM-Pulses for
per
Pumpset
machine

53

54
55
56
57
58
59

Central
Scheme
Central
Scheme
Central
Scheme
Central
Scheme
Central
Scheme

Pipe for
carrying
Rs.
NFSM-Pulses irriagtion
15000.00
water (uoto
800 m)
100%
subsidy

Weed

100%
subsidy

Plastic

Rs. 250.00
each

Tarpaulin

100%

NFSM-Pulses scrapers
NFSM-Pulses container

NFSM-Pulses (25 sq. m) subsidy

Plastic
Central
NFSM-Pulses mulching
Scheme
material
Central
Manure
NFSM-Pulses Spreader
Scheme

Central HMNH-Area
Scheme expansion

61

Central HMNH-Area
Scheme expansion

62

Central HMNH-Area
Scheme expansion

63

Central HMNH-Area
Scheme expansion

64

Fork or

NFSM-Pulses Prongs

60

Central HMNH-Area
Scheme expansion

100%
subsidy

100%
subsidy

75% of the
cost
(maximum
of Rs.
75000.00
per
hectare)
75% of the
cost
Fruit crops
(maximum
like TC
of Rs.
Banana &
75000.00
Pineapple
per
hectare)
75% of the
cost
Fruit crops
(maximum
like Banana
of Rs.
sucker &
52500.00
Papaya
per
hectare)
High density
75% of the
planting
cost
(Apple,
(maximum
Pear, Peach,
of Rs.
mango,
60000.00
Guava,
per
Litchi, Ber
hectare)
etc.)
Fruit crops 75% of the other than cost
cost
(maximum
intensive
of Rs.
crops using 30000.00
normal
per
Fruit crops
like Grapes,
Strawberry,
Kiwi,
Passion
Fruits etc.

spacing

65

Central HMNH-Area
Scheme expansion

66

Central HMNH-Area
Scheme expansion

67

Central HMNH-Area
Scheme expansion

68

Central HMNH-Area
Scheme expansion

69

Central HMNH-Area
Scheme expansion

70

Central HMNH-Area
Scheme expansion

71

Central HMNH-Area
Scheme expansion

72

Central HMNH-Area
Scheme expansion

hectare)
75% of the
cost
Open
(maximum
polinated
of Rs.
vegetables 32500.00
per
hectare)
75% of the
cost
(maximum
Hybrid
of Rs.
vegetables
33750.00
per
hectare)
75% of the
cost
(maximum
Cut flowers of Rs.
52500.00
per
hectare)
75% of the
cost
(maximum
Bulbous
of Rs.
flowers
67500.00
per
hectare)
75% of the
cost
(maximum
Loose
of Rs.
flowers
18000.00
per
hectare)
75% of the
cost
Seed spices
(maximum
& and
of Rs.
Rhizomatic
18750.00
spices
per
hectare)
Perennial
75% of the
spices
cost
(Black
(maximum
Pepper,
of Rs.
Cinnamon, 30000.00
Clove,
per
Nutmeg)
hectare)
Cost
75% of the
intensive
cost
aromatic
(maximum
plants
of Rs.
(Patchouli, 56250.00

Geranium,
Rosemary
etc.)

73

Central HMNH-Area
Scheme expansion

74

Central
Scheme

75

76

77

78

79

80

Centrall
y
Sponsor MMA-FM
ed
Scheme
Centrall
y
Sponsor MMA-FM
ed
Scheme
Centrall
y
MMA-ICDPSponsor
Rice
ed
Scheme
Centrall
y
MMA-ICDPSponsor
Maize
ed
Scheme
Centrall
y
MMA-ICDPSponsor
Maize
ed
Scheme
Centrall MMA-ICDPy
Maize
Sponsor

per
hectare)

75% of the
cost
Other
(maximum
aromatic
of Rs.
plants
18750.00
per
hectare)
50% of the
cost
(maximum
Rejuvenatio of Rs.
n/
15000.00
Replacemen per
t of senile
hectare)
plantations (limited to
2 hectare
per
beneficiary)
Subsidy
Power Tiller 40% of the
with
Cost limited accessories to
Rs.45,000/Subsidy
Diesel/Elect 50% of the
rical Pump Cost limited Sets
to
10,000/Assistance
0.4 Ha.
@
Paddy
Rs.3000/Demonstrati per
on
Demonstrat
ion
Distribution
of Improved
variety of
Maize
Seeds

Assistance
@
Rs.1200/per Qtls.

Distribution
of Maize
Assistance
seed
@ 100%
Minikit

INM
Assistance
Demonstrati @
on of Maize Rs.1250/per Ha

81

82

83

84

85
86
87

88

89

90

91

ed
Scheme
Centrall
y
MMA-ICDPSponsor
Maize
ed
Scheme
Centrall
y
Sponsor MMA-INM
ed
Scheme
Centrall
y
Sponsor MMA-IPM
ed
Scheme
Centrall
y
Sponsor MMA-RDAS
ed
Scheme
State
RKVY
Scheme
State
RKVY
Scheme
State
RKVY
Scheme
Assam
Agricultural
State
Competitive
Scheme
ness Project
(AACP)
Assam
Agricultural
State
Competitive
Scheme
ness Project
(AACP)
Assam
Agricultural
State
Competitive
Scheme
ness Project
(AACP)
State
Assam

IPM
Assistance
Demonstrati @ Rs.750/- on of Maize per Ha

Supply of
Assistance
Micronutrien
@ Rs.
t to the
500/- per
deficient
Ha
Soil

Assistance
Popularizing
@ Rs.
use of Bio500/- per
Pesticide
Ha

Assistance
Distribution
@ Rs.
of Agril.
1000/- per
Lime
hectare
Shallow
Tube Wells

60%
subsidy

Low Lift
Pump

60%
subsidy

Micronutrien
ts (Borax /
Zinc
Sulphate)

50%
subsidy

Shallow
Tube Wells

50%
subsidy

Low Lift
Pump

50%
subsidy

Tractor

30%
subsidy

Power Tiller -

30%

Scheme

92

State
Scheme

93

State
Scheme

94

State
Scheme

95

State
Scheme

96

State
Scheme

97

State
Scheme

98

State
Scheme

Agricultural
Competitive
ness Project
(AACP)
Assam
Agricultural
Competitive
ness Project
(AACP)
Assam
Agricultural
Competitive
ness Project
(AACP)
Assam
Agricultural
Competitive
ness Project
(AACP)

subsidy

Drainage
Project

70%
subsidy

Flow
Irrigation
Project

70%
subsidy

Sprinkler
Irrigation

80%
subsidy

Distribution
of 20 Nos.
Power
Tillers to
each LAC
Financial
Assistance
@
Rs.3000/Each to the
Land less &
Marginal
Farmers of
the State
under CMs
Spl.
Programme.
Assistance
to Landless,
Small &
Marginal
Farmers:
Distribution
of Power
Tillers
Welfare of
Women
farmers :
Distribution of Tractors
& SSI
Units.

@ 75%
Subsidy

@
100%
Subsidy

@ 75%
Subsidy

Tractor
75%

99

100

State
Scheme

101

State
Scheme

102

SSI
Units
90%

State
Scheme

State
Scheme

Agril.
Mechanizati
on :
Distribution
of Tractos
Assam
Bikash
Yojana
(ABY):
Distribution
of Power
Tillers

C.Ms Grow
More
Vegetable: Potato
Cultivation

@ 50%
Subsidy

@ 75%
Subsidy

Norms:
70%:30
%. 70%
(Govt.
assistan
ce &
30%
Farmers
Share)

Exotic Vegetables Cultivation

Profile

Age: 40 years
Education: 8 std
Landholding: 3 ha
Farming experience: 25 years
Crops grown: Exotic vegetables
Livestock:Cows and buffaloes
Recognition:
Recipient of Prof. N G Ranga Award fromICAR for diversified farming
Member of SHG and Mahila Mandal

Mrs Vanita Murlidhar Gunjal

At/post Kandli, Taluq Junner, District Pune, Maharashtra
(Mobile : 09860226085)
Description of innovation
Mrs Vanita searching market for traditional vegetables got an idea of cultivating Chinese
Vegetable. She searched some literature on Chinese Vegetable and found demand of this
vegetable in Five Star Hotels in Mumbai. Based on the demand, she started cultivation of
different exotic vegetables parsley, red cabbage, broccoli, Leek, cherry tomato, etc. and
could achieved sustainable income from farming. She searched markets for these
vegetables, and sold produce very effectively.
Practical utility of innovation
Demand-driven exotic vegetables production is suitable for the farmers as they have
assured market through contract with consumers. Exotic vegetables market is growing at
the rate of 15 to 20% per annum is increasing day by day since India is importing more
than 85% exotic vegetables. The innovative woman farmer is growing 25 vegetable
varieties in 2.2 ha with an expenditure of Rs 6250/day/ha and obtained earnings Rs
8750/day/ha. Skilled labour is required for cultivation of these vegatbles. Presently, a
group of 100 farmers is cultivating these exotic vegetables from different villages in the
vicinity.

After a high, exotic vegetables fail to take off in Pune

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Lured by easy returns, farmers in every tehshil had gone for

cultivation of such vegetables
Written by Parthasarathi Biswas | Pune | Posted: August 24, 2014
2:05 am
Cultivation of exotic vegetables in Pune district, which had seen an
upward trend a few years back, seems to have failed to take off for
want of markets. Farmers who had taken up cultivation of avocado,
broccoli and other exotic vegetables, have gone back to normal
vegetables.
Mahesh Shelke, a farmer from Junnar, had taken up cultivation of
cherry tomatoes and yellow and red capsicum, four years back and
said he failed to get the desired price. Organised retailers had come
to our village and asked us to cultivate these vegetables, in a kind of

contract farming. Based on their assurances, we had cultivated such

vegetables, he said.
Lured by the easy returns, farmers in every tehshil had gone for
cultivation of such vegetables. Broccoli, red and yellow capsicum,
cherry tomatoes, and Thai bird chillies were popular.
The input cost is around 30-40 per cent more than for normal
vegetables, he said. When it came to marketing of such vegetables,
organised retailers refused to honour their word. When our crops
were ready, retailers refused to honour their commitment. For want of
markets, we had to take our produce to the Agricultural Produce
Market Committees (APMCs) in Mumbai and Pune. But there too, we
did not get a fair price, he said.
Shelke said that in APMC markets, traders refused to entertain
farmers as few had information about such vegetables. Officers from
the agriculture department say that five years back, every tehshil saw
around 1 per cent of the vegetables cultivated being exotic. Following
the setback, only 5-10 acres in some talukas like Junnar Ambegaon
are growing such vegetables. Organised retailers prefer vegetables
from APMCs instead of buying it from farmers. Want of market is
killing cultivation of such vegetables, said an agriculture officer.
Three years back, cultivation of exotic vegetables had seen a peak.
Shriram Gadve, president of the Vegetable Growers Association of
India (VGAI) said the price tempted many farmers to grow exotic
crops. The market for exotic vegetables is limited but it has to be
supplied consistently. At present hotels/restaurants require 10-15
types of such vegetables, consistently. Hotels prefer them from
retailers rather than farmers, he said. Gadve said prices had
plummeted, destroying the market in Pune.
Farmers stopped cultivating such vegetables and I do not think it will
see a revival, he said.
- See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/after-ahigh-exotic-vegetables-fail-to-take-off-inpune/#sthash.fFCMemNA.dpuf

India's global farming

With an increasing number of Indians exploring international cuisines,
the business of exotic vegetables is also growing.

Goutam Das

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On a sunny morning, peacocks, march in a procession across a

narrow path lined with mulberry trees. Nearby, cows lazily graze,
hens cackle, rabbits squeak and hop, swarming bees hum on a hive,
ducks waddle. In this idyllic 40-acre farm in Patan Kala, Rajasthan,
90 km from Delhi, some of the animals are for sale. The ducks are
not. "The ducks are my natural pest control," says Ayesha Grewal,
owner of the Organic Acres farm. In what way? The ducks feed on
mosquito pupae. They also feast on snails and other pests, protecting
the greens and other vegetables the farm produces - 13 varieties of
lettuce, including Boston, Bibb, Lola Rosa and Batavia, white turnips,
golden beetroots, Caribbean peppers such as Scotch Bonnet,
asparagus, artichokes, fennel, and Okahijiki, a Japanese land
seaweed.
In India, such produce is "exotic". Until recently, none of these would
have been cultivated here. High street restaurants imported
everything - from salad leaves to European vegetables - to dazzle
well-heeled customers who paid handsomely for their Arugula and
Baby Radish Salad or the Heirloom Tomato (non-hybrid tomato
whose seeds are typically passed down generations) Bruschetta.
Domestic production of exotic vegetables, however, has been growing
at a fast clip over the last three years. Farms catering to exotic greens
have mushroomed too - in Manesar, Haryana (near Delhi), Pune,
Bangalore, and Mysore. Their clientele are mostly restaurants in fivestar hotels. Some of the produce is finding their way into retail shops
as well.

Organic Acres grows 42 varieties of salad leaves, 13 of them lettuce, in

Rajasthan Photo: Shekhar Ghosh
Grewal, who started farming exotic greens in 2012, sells them
through The Altitude Store, her own retail outlet in Delhi and
Gurgaon. Exotics have been flying off her shelves. Her annual growth
rate is between 150 and 200 per cent. According to the Indian
Council of Agricultural Research, the market for exotic is growing at
15 to 20 per cent a year. But most growers, like Grewal, are clocking
far higher growth numbers because of the smaller base.
The reason is not hard to see. The restaurant industry is booming
because of the country's young population, their growing disposable
incomes, and a trend towards eating out. There is greater awareness
about international cuisine too. The food services market in India was
estimated at $48 billion in 2013 in a study by the National Restaurant
Association of India and Technopak. In five years, that could be
worth $78 billion - that is nearly what the Indian IT industry
currently exports.
While volumes are picking up, restaurant owners are looking to cut
import bills and chefs are exploring ways to reduce the carbon
footprint of the dishes they create. Air transport of food implies
higher energy consumption resulting in carbon emissions.
"Besides carbon footprint, what is becoming important is quality and
traceability," says Anupam Banerjee, Executive Chef at The RitzCarlton hotel in Bangalore. Banerjee is obsessed with freshness and
quality. "When you source domestically, you know it is not being
mass produced, so the quality tends to be good too," he says. His
team makes several trips to First Agro's 45-acre farm in Talakad, 130
km from Bangalore. Serpentine roads lead to the farm, past the river
Kaveri, a rocky terrain and the breathtaking vineyard of Alpine
Wineries. The farm is guarded by two Rottweilers, four German
Shepherds, six Labs and a Boxer.

First Agro, which started producing exotic greens in 2011, has

adopted 'codex standards' to ensure toxin- and pesticide-free
produce. Its exotics include 38 varieties of tomatoes of all shapes and
colours. A striking purple coloured 'Midnight Blue' tomato stands out
against a cloudy horizon. A pepper from Trinidad called Bishop's
Crown, Peruvian chilli called Aji Amarillo, Japanese greens such as
Mizuna and Mitsuba, wild rocket lettuce and Thai greens are some of
the farm's significant produce.

Rare pepper from Trinidad, Bishop's Crown, is crumb-fried with feta

cheese in Bangalore's City Bar. The dish is called UFO Poppers
"Talakad can be the gourmet destination of Karnataka," says M.
Nameet, First Agro's Co-founder. At dusk, as the lanky 37-year-old
relaxes with a glass of wine, he often talks to Raghavendra Gowda,
founder of Alpine Wineries, about his vision. The idea of agriculture
struck Nameet, a former pilot, when he was flying in Canada. "I had a
lot of free time. So, I started working with farmers and picked up
knowledge on zero pesticide farming," he says. He teamed up with his
brother M.V. Naveen and cousin K.N. Prasad to form the company.
While Naveen has worked with IGATE and HP, Prasad was with
Xerox and Wipro. The pilot-techie combo has worked well. The
company supplies to nearly all the five-star restaurants in Bangalore
and ships out daily orders worth around 2.5 tonne.
Similarly, there are other entrepreneurs in the exotic green business
who had little exposure to the agriculture sector before. Grewal of
Organic Acres has a finance background. Hamsa V., a techie, started
Growing Greens in Bangalore in 2013. The company produces micro
greens - plants that are in their nascent stages of growth and whose
size varies between half an inch and two inches. The company's
mustard, sunflower, radish, pea shoots, red beet and carrots are used
by chefs to enhance the visual appeal of their dishes as also their
flavour. Some hotels display it on their buffet counters.
All this domestic production means substantial cost savings for
restaurants. Exotic lettuce grown in India could be 30 per cent
cheaper than the imported ones. Imported cherry tomatoes can cost
Rs 1,000 a kg whereas the domestically produced ones could be
priced at Rs 200. While it will always be difficult to replicate the thick
and less acidic pulp produced by San Marzano tomatoes grown in
Italy's volcanic soil, economics and the case for sustainable
gastronomy is tilting the scale in favour of local sourcing.