VI.               Horticulture Development through Plasticulture Interventions  

Objectives:  

Ø            Promote horticultural development through applications like drip irrigation, green house construction, plastic mulching, low tunnels etc. in the farmer’s field.

Ø               Demonstrate various applications like drip irrigation, green house construction, plastic mulching at Government farms and farms belonging to ICAR Institutes, State Agricultural Universities, NGO’s and progressive farmers.

Ø               Conduct applied research, and organize training programme through Plasticulture Development Centres (PDCs). 

Pattern of Assistance

•           Use of micro-irrigation will be promoted through assistance with emphasis on fertigation.

•           Green house technology for the cultivation of vegetables, flower and nursery plant shall be encouraged.

•           Encouragement shall be given for the technical support for efficient functioning.

•           Farmer participatory demonstration for fertigation and    micro-irrigation will be encouraged.

•           Human resource development through training

•           Use of low tunnels, shading nets and artificial nets will be promoted as a part of improved technology for protected cultivation.

•           PDC shall be strengthened for making it viable and responsive

Pattern of Assistance under the Scheme
I.  Maximum ceiling for an area of 0.4 ha area
A.  SC/ST/S/M/Women Farmers (50% of total cost of system or following whichever is less) Amount in Rupees
State	Maximum permissible assistance for different spacing (metre) and State categories
Category	12 x 12	10 x 10	9 x 9	8 x 8	6 x 6	5 x 5	4 x 4	3 x 3	3 x 1.5	2.5 x 2.5	2 x 2	1.5 x 1.5	1 x 1
			oil palm
A	3800	4500	4200	4900	5700	5900	6300	7200	8100	8000	8500	10800	9800
B	4400	5200	4800	5700	6500	6800	7300	8200	9300	9200	9800	10400	10400
C	4800	5600	5200	6200	7100	7300	7900	8900	10100	10000	10700	11400	11400
B.  Other Category Farmers (35% of total cost of system or following whichever is less)
State	Maximum permissible assistance for different spacing (metre) and State categories
Category	12 x 12	10 x 10	9 x 9	8 x 8	6 x 6	5 x 5	4 x 4	3 x 3	3 x 1.5	2.5 x 2.5	2 x 2	1.5 x 1.5		1 x 1
			oil palm
A	2700	3200	2900	3500	4000	4100	4400	5000	5600	5600	6000	7600		6900
B	3100	3600	3300	4000	4500	5100	5100	5800	6500	6500	6900	8700		7900
C	3400	3900	3600	4300	5000	5500	5500	6300	7000	7000	7500	9500		8600
II.  Maximum ceiling for an area of one ha
A.  Sc/ST/S/M/Women Farmers (50% of total cost of system or following whichever is less)
State	Maximum permissible assistance for different spacing (metre) and State categories
Category	12 x 12	10 x 10	9 x 9	8 x 8	6 x 6	5 x 5	4 x 4	3 x 3	3 x 1.5	2.5 x 2.5	2 x 2	1.5 x 1.5		1 x 1
			oil palm
A	6500	7100	7400	8000	11400	12100	14800	13400	16200	15600	16200	22500		21300
B	7500	8200	8600	9200	13100	13900	17000	15400	18600	18000	18600	26000		24500
C	8100	8900	9300	10000	14300	15100	18600	16800	20200	19500	20200	28500		26600
Pattern of Assistance under the Scheme
B. Other category Farmers (35% of total cost of system or following whicever is less)
State	Maximum permissible assistance for different spacing (metre) and State categories
Category	12 x 12	10 x 10	9 x 9	8 x 8	6 x 6	5 x 5	4 x 4	3 x 3	3 x 1.5	2.5 x 2.5	2 x 2	1.5 x 1.5		1 x 1
			oil palm
A	4600	5000	5200	5600	8000	8500	10400	9400	11300	10900	11300	16000		14900
B	5200	5700	6000	6400	9200	9700	12000	10800	13000	12600	13000	18200		17200
C	5700	6200	6500	7000	10000	10600	13000	11700	14100	13700	14100	20000		18600
III. Maximum ceiling for an area for four ha
A. SC/ST/S/M/Women Farmers (50% of total cost of system or following whichever is less)
State	Maximum permissible assistance for different spacing (metre) and State categories
Category	12 x 12	10 x 10	9 x 9	8 x 8	6 x 6	5 x 5	4 x 4	3 x 3	3 x 1.5	2.5 x 2.5	2 x 2	1.5 x 1.5		1 x 1
			oil palm
A	21200	23800	29700	27600	37100	45900	57100	65400	69700	54800	67000	87400		74500
B	22400	27300	34100	31800	42700	52800	65700	75200	80200	63000	77100	100500		85700
C	26500	29700	37100	34600	46400	57400	71400	81800	87200	68500	83800	109200		93400
B. Other Category Farmers (35% of total cost of system or following whichever is less)
State	Maximum permissible assistance for different spacing (metre) and State categories
Category	12 x 12	10 x 10	9 x 9	8 x 8	6 x 6	5 x 5	4 x 4	3 x 3	3 x 1.5	2.5 x 2.5	2 x 2	1.5 x 1.5		1 x 1
			oil palm
A	14900	16600	20800	19400	26000	32100	40000	45800	48800	38400	46900	61200		52100
B	17100	19100	23900	22300	29900	37000	46000	52700	56100	44200	54000	70300		60000
C	18600	20800	26000	24200	32500	40200	50000	57200	61000	48000	58700	76400		65200

Development of Beekeeping for Improving Crop Productivity

Objectives:

Ø         To promote role of honey bee as agents of pollination for increasing crop productivity.

Ø         To develop newer strains of bees for evolving disease resistant types as well as for higher production of honey.

Ø         To encourage State/Regional level associations/cooperatives to undertake procurement, primary processing, storage, etc. of honey and its products on behalf of bee keepers to ensure maximum returns.

Ø         To impart training to unemployed and young entrepreneurs/farmers and SC/ST aspirants in handling and managing bee colonies.

Ø         To promote awareness and faster growth of bee keeping through mass media as well as awards at appropriate levels. 

Pattern of Assistance:

•           Commercial beekeeping will be promoted for the purpose of improving crop productivity, generating greater employment and enhancing honey production.

•           Strong institutional support for research in beekeeping.

•           Appropriate assistance may be provided for promoting migratory beekeeping, developing plans for migration based on the floral-maps and providing infrastructural support.

•           The project with function in mission mode through integration of research development and marketing will be encouraged.

•           Awareness campaign will be launched for educating the public on diverse uses of honey and its products to improve its demand and help in the expansion of beekeeping industry.

•           Consortium approach for overall development of beekeeping for improved productivity and enhanced income will receive greater emphasis.            

(i)         Promotion of Beekeeping Research

            Support would be provided for developing nucleus stock through the Research Institutes upto a total outlay of Rs 3 lakhs.  The assistance would be provided as grant-in-aid.  For private bodies, the assistance would be limited to 50 percent of the project cost with a ceiling of Rs 5 lakhs whichever is less.  Assistance will be released to the concerned Institutes directly by the DAC after the approval by the Project Approval Committee (PAC)    

(ii)        Production of Honey Bees. 

            The registered bee breeders shall be eligible for financial assistance in the form of grant in aid to a maximum of 50% of the cost of the additional facilities required limiting to Rs 2.50 lakhs per breeder mainly for strengthening infrastructure facilities.  This assistance will be provided once to any bee breeder during the Plan period. 

            The cost of superior quality queens and colonies is high, and, therefore, to encourage purchase of superior bee colonies, subsidy support would be provided at the rate of 50 per cent of the cost subject to a maximum of Rs 250/- per colony.  Each beneficiary will receive subsidy support for 20 colonies in total. 

            Standard bee hives are a prerequisite for the upkeep of bee colonies.  Therefore, with a view to ensure supply of quality hives and equipment’s, subsidy support would be provided at the rate of 50% of the cost of hives/equipment’s or Rs 350/- per set, which ever is less.