Haryana farmers to receive subsidy for horticultural crops

For vegetable cultivation, a subsidy of ₹15,000 per acre will be provided to farmers of the general category and ₹25,500 per acre to farmers belonging to the scheduled caste category

Haryana government on Monday said that to promote horticulture and increase farmers’ income, a scheme ‘subsidy provision for cultivation of horticultural crops’ has been implemented for the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, flowers, spices and aromatic plants.

An official spokesperson said that farmers will receive subsidies ranging from ₹24,500 to ₹1,40,000 per acre for establishing new orchards. (HT File)

An official spokesperson said that farmers will receive subsidies ranging from ₹24,500 to ₹1,40,000 per acre for establishing new orchards. For vegetable cultivation, a subsidy of ₹15,000 per acre will be provided to farmers of the general category and ₹25,500 per acre to farmers belonging to the scheduled caste category. This subsidy will be admissible only on adoption of integrated models involving practices such as mulching, low tunnels, drip irrigation or bamboo staking.

Similarly, a subsidy ranging from ₹15,000 to ₹30,000 per acre is being provided for spice cultivation, ₹8,000 to ₹40,000 per acre for flower cultivation, and ₹8,000 per acre for aromatic plant cultivation. To ensure transparency, the entire subsidy amount will be transferred directly to the bank accounts of the beneficiary farmers.