Before you spend money: cost norms, rates and conditions can be changed by the Government. This page explains the April 2025 MIDH operational guidelines as written. Confirm the current position with your State Horticulture Department before committing to a project.
People planning a polyhouse often budget for the structure alone and miss that the crop inside it is a separately supported component.
The four crop categories
| What is grown | Cost norm | Assistance |
|---|---|---|
| High-value vegetables such as capsicum, cucumber, tomato, muskmelon, broccoli | ₹150 per m² | 50% |
| Orchid and anthurium | ₹700 per m² | 50% |
| Carnation and gerbera | ₹600 per m² | 50% |
| Rose, chrysanthemum and lilium | ₹450 per m² | 50% |
Why the spread is so wide
The norm reflects what it costs to plant and establish the crop, not what the crop earns. Orchid and anthurium planting material is expensive; vegetable seedlings are not. A ₹700 norm is not a signal that orchids are the better business.
How this changes a project plan
Consider 4,000 square metres of naturally ventilated polyhouse growing capsicum. The structure and the crop are assessed separately, each at 50% of its own norm. Leaving the crop component out of the plan understates both the supported cost and what you need to arrange yourself.
What to check
Whether your specific crop appears in the category you are claiming under, and what the department in your district treats as the applicable list. The guidelines name examples rather than an exhaustive catalogue.
