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National Horticulture Board — Public Circular of 3 September 2026: temporary suspension of fresh Grant of Clearance applications under Scheme No. 1 and Scheme No. 2

Issued by National Horticulture Board, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India.

  • NHB/CC/Guidelines/2026-27
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A one-page public circular of 3 September 2026. It records that the Board's scheme guidelines were revised with effect from 21 August 2026, and that to let the revised guidelines be implemented in an orderly way, including verification of pending cases and updating of the online application system, the receipt of fresh Grant of Clearance applications under Scheme No. 1 and Scheme No. 2 is suspended for one month from 4 September 2026.

The online facility for submitting fresh applications is stated to be unavailable during that period. Cases already submitted before the suspension continue to be dealt with. The date for resumption is to be notified separately.

Applicability

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Operational notice about when applications are accepted. It suspends fresh Grant of Clearance applications under NHB Scheme No. 1 and Scheme No. 2 for one month from 4 September 2026 and says the resumption date will be notified separately, so the end date is not fixed by this document. It does not change any entitlement, rate or cost norm.

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Circular as published on nhb.gov.in Current
Retrieved 07 Sep 2026 · effective from 04 Sep 2026
First version registered on this platform. One scanned page, read from the page image. Time-limited: this document should be re-checked on or after 4 October 2026 to see whether applications have reopened.
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