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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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NHB cold storage: capacity bands, rates and the 35% pattern

NHB takes cold storage projects above 5,000 MT and up to 20,000 MT. Rates fall as capacity rises, from ₹9,120 per MT in civil construction at the smallest band to ₹4,080 per MT at the larges...

Source verified by our team 17 Oct 2026 4 min read

NHB mushroom units and refrigerated transport

An integrated mushroom unit above 50 MT and up to 300 MT installed capacity carries 35% credit-linked subsidy in general areas. Refrigerated vehicles of 15 MT and above are costed up to ₹80....

Source verified by our team 14 Oct 2026 2 min read

MIDH, NHM and SHM: what the three names actually mean

MIDH is the umbrella horticulture mission. NHM is the sub-scheme of MIDH that covers most States and Union Territories. SHM is the State-level machinery that implements it. They are not thre...

Source verified by our team 17 Oct 2026 2 min read

Shade net houses, tunnels and protective nets under NHM

A tubular shade net house carries a cost norm of ₹710 per square metre and a bamboo one ₹450, both assisted at 50% up to 4,000 square metres. Tunnels and anti-bird or anti-hail nets are sepa...

Source verified by our team 17 Oct 2026 2 min read

Growing crops inside a polyhouse: the cost norm you probably missed

Planting material and cultivation inside a protected structure is a separate component from the structure. High-value vegetables carry ₹150 per square metre, orchid and anthurium ₹700, carna...

Source verified by our team 17 Oct 2026 2 min read

Polyhouse add-ons under NHM: hydroponics, fans, fertigation, mulching and fencing

Add-ons are separate components with their own norms and their own ceilings: hydroponics at ₹350 per square metre, circulation fans at ₹5,000 per fan for up to 6 fans, mulching at ₹40,000 pe...

Source verified by our team 17 Oct 2026 2 min read

New orchards and area expansion under NHM: cost norms, 40% and the two-hectare limit

Most fruit area-expansion components are assisted at 40% in general areas, up to 2 hectares per beneficiary, against crop-specific cost norms. For several perennial crops the money comes in...

Source verified by our team 17 Oct 2026 2 min read

Vegetables, flowers and spices under NHM: what the cost norms are

Hybrid vegetables carry ₹60,000 per hectare and open-pollinated ones ₹50,000. Cut flowers carry ₹1.25 lakh, bulbous flowers ₹2.50 lakh and loose flowers ₹50,000. All are assisted at 40% in g...

Source verified by our team 17 Oct 2026 2 min read

Does NHM give 50% subsidy?

No single rate applies. Protected cultivation is generally 50%, most field crops 40%, INM and IPM 30%, and most large post-harvest projects 35%. The rate is set component by component, and a...

Source verified by our team 17 Oct 2026 2 min read