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Plain-language explanations of NHB and NHM subsidy schemes — what the guidelines cover, which conditions to check and which documents to gather. Every factual guide names the official document it stands on, the page it is on, and who checked it.

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What changed in the NHB schemes in August 2026

From 21 August 2026 National Horticulture Board assistance is 35% in general areas and 45% in the North Eastern and Himalayan States, Scheduled Areas and specified Union Territories. Cold st...

Source verified by our team 17 Oct 2026 6 min read

Nurseries and planting material under NHM

A large nursery of 1 to 2 hectares carries a cost norm up to ₹30 lakh per hectare at 40% for the private sector; a small nursery of 0.4 to 1 hectare carries ₹20 lakh per hectare at 50%. Both...

Source verified by our team 17 Oct 2026 2 min read

Integrated nutrient and pest management, and organic farming, under NHM

INM and IPM carry a cost norm of ₹5,000 per hectare at 30%, up to 2 hectares per beneficiary. That 30% is the lowest rate in the scheme. Organic farming has no NHM figure at all; the guideli...

Source verified by our team 17 Oct 2026 2 min read

Farm machinery under NHM, and why most of it says “as per SMAM norms”

Most machinery under NHM defers to SMAM norms rather than carrying its own figure. The clearest exception is a power tiller up to 8 BHP, costed at ₹1.0 lakh per unit with a maximum of ₹0.40...

Source verified by our team 17 Oct 2026 2 min read

Water sources and beekeeping under NHM

A community water harvesting structure is supported at a higher rate than an individual farm pond, and a tube-well is considered only when integrated with another component. Beekeeping is su...

Source verified by our team 17 Oct 2026 1 min read

Mushroom production and rejuvenating old orchards under NHM

Rejuvenation of old orchards is supported at 40% in general areas for up to 2 hectares, with removal of dead plants at ₹10,000 per hectare and inputs at ₹40,000 per hectare. Mushroom units a...

Source verified by our team 17 Oct 2026 2 min read

What NHB supports, and how it differs from NHM

NHB backs larger, bank-financed commercial projects: open-field horticulture above 2 hectares, protected cultivation above 4,000 square metres, and cold storage from 5,001 to 20,000 MT. NHM...

Source verified by our team 17 Oct 2026 3 min read

NHB commercial horticulture projects: open field and large-scale hi-tech

An open-field commercial horticulture project above 2 hectares is costed at ₹100.00 lakh per project with credit-linked back-ended subsidy at 35% in general areas. A large-scale hi-tech proj...

Source verified by our team 17 Oct 2026 3 min read

NHB protected cultivation: per-acre cost norms above 4,000 square metres

Above 4,000 square metres, protected cultivation becomes an NHB project at 35% of eligible cost with subsidy capped at ₹100 lakh. NHB states its norms per acre: a polyhouse with drip and fog...

Source verified by our team 17 Oct 2026 3 min read