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National Horticulture Board (NHB)

Schemes administered by the National Horticulture Board under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.

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NHB's Technology Development and Transfer scheme

The scheme pays for mother-plant nurseries, imported technologies, demonstration machines, horti-fairs, study tours and seminars — at 100%, but only through government agencies, public-secto...

Awaiting verification 17 Oct 2026 6 min read

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

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

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