Annexure VI of the same guidelines covers National Horticulture Board components: commercial horticulture projects, protected cultivation above 4,000 square metres, cold storage from 5,001 to 20,000 MT, mushroom units and refrigerated transport. These are now on the platform with their own explanations.
Update · 6 September 2026
NHB components and cold storage norms added
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NHB subsidy guide
Commercial horticulture projects, protected cultivation above one acre, and cold storage from 5,001 MT.
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NHM subsidy guide
The scheme that covers most states and union territories, component by component.
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NHM by state
What we have verified for your state, and what is still an open question.
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Official documents
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The questions people ask us most
Myth versus rule
Does NHM give 50% subsidy?
Rates run from 30% to 50% depending on the component, and every one carries a ceiling.
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What a cost norm actually means
The upper limit used to calculate subsidy, not the price of your project. The single most misread number in the scheme.
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Protected cultivation
Polyhouse subsidy under NHM
Area-wise cost norms for both polyhouse types, and the 4,000 square metre ceiling that shapes the project.
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Choosing a route
NHB or NHM: which applies?
Project size usually decides. Where an NHM ceiling stops, the NHB route begins.
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