Integrated Post Harvest Management projects
National Horticulture Board (NHB) is an organization setup by Govt. of India under the Ministry of Agricultures and Farmers welfare. The main objective of this organization is to improve integrated development of Horticulture industry and to help in coordinating, sustaining the production and processing of fruits and vegetables. As a part of this mission, NHB has started the Integrated Post Harvest Management projects scheme
The components under this scheme will include
The Board will take up Integrated Post Harvest Management projects relating to Pack House, Ripening Chamber, Refer Van, Retail Outlets, Pre- cooling unit, Primary processing etc. NHB will also take up projects in component mode and for standalone projects of PHM components
Pattern of assistance:
- Credit linked back-ended subsidy @ 35% of the total project cost limited to Rs 50.75 lakh per project in general area
- Credit linked back-ended subsidy @ 50% of the total project cost limited to Rs 72.50 lakh per project in NE Region, Hilly States and Scheduled areas.
Plantations assisted under this scheme:
In case of primary processing, projects related to Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers, Aromatic plants and Cashew are only eligible for subsidy. Detailed Pattern of Assistance information:
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Sl. No. |
Item |
Rate of Assistance (General Areas) |
Maximum Cap (Rs.) |
Rate of Assistance (Difficult Areas) |
Maximum Cap (Rs.) |
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1 |
Integrated Post Harvest Management Projects e.g. Pack House, Ripening Chamber, Refer Van, Retail Outlets, Pre-cooling units, Primary Processing etc. |
35% |
50.75 Lakh |
50% |
72.50 Lakh |
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Pattern of Assistance for Standalone components |
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1 |
Pack house with size of 9Mx6M |
50% |
Rs. 2.00 lakh/unit |
50% |
Rs. 4.00 lakh/unit |
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Integrated pack house with facilities for conveyer belt, sorting, grading units, washing, drying and Weighing. with size of 9Mx18M |
35% |
Rs. 17.5 lakh per unit |
50% |
Rs. 25.00 lakh per unit |
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Pre-cooling unit (6 MT Capacity) |
35% |
Rs. 8.75 lakh / unit |
50% |
Rs. 12.50 lakh / unit |
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Cold room (staging) (30MT Capacity) |
35% |
Rs. 5.25 lakh / unit |
50% |
Rs. 7.50 lakh / unit |
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Mobile pre- cooling unit |
35% |
Rs. 8.75 lakh |
50% |
Rs.12.50 lakh |
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Ripening Chamber (Standard Model) |
35% |
Rs. 35,000 / MT |
50% |
Rs. 50,000 / MT |
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Ripening Chamber (Advanced Model) |
35% |
Rs. 38,500 / MT |
50% |
Rs. 55,000 / MT |
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Button Mushroom Production – Without Canning line |
35% |
Rs. 26,250 / MT |
50% |
Rs. 37,500 / MT |
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Button Mushroom Production – With Canning line |
35% |
Rs. 29,750 / MT |
50% |
Rs. 42,500 / MT |
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Primary Processing of Fruits, vegetables, Flowers, Aromatic plants (Distillation unit) and Cashew |
35% |
Rs. 8.75 lakh/ unit |
50% |
Rs. 12.50 lakh/ unit |
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Retail Outlets (Environmentally controlled) |
35% |
Rs. 5.25 lakh/ unit |
50% |
Rs. 7.50 lakh/ unit |
Important to remember:
- Project should strictly comply with the prescribed NCCD Technical standards and protocols, else the project is not eligible for any financial assistance.
- Detailed Project Reports, Technical Standards, Basic Data Sheet and Protocols should only be in the formats specified by the NHB.
- All the details specified in Detail Project Report, Bank Appraisal report and Application should be same. If there is any mismatch in the information the project is liable for rejection.
- Only one project per family or a legal entity is eligible for receiving the assistance under this scheme
- The applicant should have ‘clear land title’ or ‘registered lease hold right’ over the land.
- No work related to the project should be started before the approval from NHB
- The lending bank should first appraise the project and only then sanction the term loan
- The lending bank should not disburse the term loan before receiving approval from NHB
- A Joint Inspection Team (JIT) consisting of representative from NHB, bank, Crop & Post Harvest Expert, State Hort./Agri. Department , Technical Expert will conduct joint inspection of the project in the presence of Applicant to inspect the project for its compliance to NHB scheme guidelines and requirements.
- Competent committees constituted by NHB shall appraise the said project based on JIT report to decide subsidy claim and its amount with reasons/ grounds.
For more details about the scheme please contact us. We can help you with
- Making error free applications to NHB with accurate Detailed Project Reports, Technical Standards, Basic Data Sheet and Protocols.
- Reviewing Bank Appraisal Reports to check for any data inconsistencies
- Maintaining the progress of the project as per the recommendations NHB
- Assist you in the regular Joint Inspections and submission of follow-up documents to NHB
- Represent your case before NHB for any difficulties faced in implementation of the project.
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