Horticulture Development Program (State Sector) for Scheduled Caste/Tribe Farmers

Name of Scheme

Horticulture Development Program (State Sector) for Scheduled Caste/Tribe Farmers

Obectives of the scheme

• To encourage scheduled caste/tibe farmers of Uttar Pradesh for production of horticulture cash crops.
• To provide facility of necessary agriculture investments for production of horticulture crops.
• To provide advice/consultation regarding horticulture crops and to encourage bee keeping as a supplementary enterprise.
• Betterment of farmers through production of horticulture crops.

Districts covered under the scheme

All districts are covered under this scheme.

Name of Program

• Promotion of hybrid vegetabes viz; hybrid capsicum and vegetables of pumpkin category (Bottle gourd, pumpkin, bitter gourd, cucumber and taroi).
• Spice development program, viz; chilli, coriander and garlic farming.
• Expansion of floculture, viz; farming of rose and marigold.
• Integrated pesticide management.
• Bee farming program.

Permisible subsidy

Farming of Pumpkin family vegetabes

Unit cost Rs 50,000 per hectare(Amount in Rs)

Farming of hybrid capsicum

Unit cost Rs 50,000 per (Amount in Rs)

Garlic

Unit cost Rs 30,000 per hectare(Amount in Rs)

Hybrid Chillies

Unit cost Rs 30,000 per hectare (Amount in Rs)

Hybrid Coriander

Unit cost Rs 30,000 per hectare¡ % (Amount in Rs)

Cut Flower –

Rose farming: Unit cost Rs 1, 00,000 per hectare %

Marigold farming spacing 60 cmx30 cm(Amount in Rs)

Integrated pesticide management (I.P.M)

Unit cost Rs 4,000 per hectare (Amount in Rs)

Unit cost of complete set of per bee family/bee house and permissible subsidy : (Amount in Rs)

Eligibility of applicant

• Applicant should be of scheduled caste/tribe status
• Beneficiary should have land in his/her own name.
• Applicant should be ready to implement the program under the scheme through laid guideline with full diligence and honesty.
• Applicant should have identity proof by way of Voter I.D./Adhar Card/Passport/Ration Card and for land ownership should have copy of Khatauni. For transfer of subsidy amount directly to beneficiary’s bank account; photocopy of first page of bank passbook bearing name of account holder, account number, branch name, and IFSC code should be provided.

Permissible land area

• Maximum 0.2 hectare per beneficiary for production of vegetables. Spices and flowers.
• Maximum 0.4 hectare per beneficiary for I.P.M.
• Five bee boxes (with bees) per beneficiary for bee keeping.

How to apply

Farmers interested to take benefit of the scheme may register online on the web site http://agriculture.up.nic.in

Details of the scheme are given on the website

http://agriculture.up.nic.in