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In force since 4 September 2026. NHB is not accepting new applications right now

The National Horticulture Board suspended fresh Grant of Clearance applications under Scheme No. 1 and Scheme No. 2 with effect from 4 September 2026, and its online submission facility is unavailable while that lasts. The circular describes the pause as one month but says the reopening date will be notified separately, so treat it as open-ended and check the Board's own website before planning around it.

NHB public circular of 3 September 2026 What changed, and what it means for a pending application

In force since 21 August 2026. NHB assistance changed on 21 August 2026

Assistance is now 35% in general areas and 45% in the North Eastern and Himalayan States, Scheduled Areas and specified Union Territories. Cold storage subsidy is capped at ₹2.00 crore per project, the cost of land is no longer an eligible cost, and only one member of a family may ever claim.

NHB public circular of 21 August 2026 Read the full breakdown

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National Horticulture Board (NHB) Guide

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

National Horticulture Board (NHB) Guide

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

National Horticulture Board (NHB) · Commercial horticulture in open field (project mode) Guide

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

National Horticulture Board (NHB) · Commercial horticulture under protected conditions Guide

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

National Horticulture Board (NHB) · Cold storage above 5,000 MT Guide

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

National Horticulture Board (NHB) · Integrated mushroom production unit Guide

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

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National Horticulture Board (NHB) Update

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

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NHB subsidy guide Commercial horticulture projects, protected cultivation above one acre, and cold storage from 5,001 MT. Open NHM subsidy guide The scheme that covers most states and union territories, component by component. Open NHM by state What we have verified for your state, and what is still an open question. Open Official documents The guidelines and circulars behind every explanation, with the version we checked. Open Glossary Cost norm, back-ended, credit-linked and the rest, in everyday language. Open Ask a question Private by default. No account, no phone number, answered with the source attached. Open

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Myth versus rule Does NHM give 50% subsidy? Rates run from 30% to 50% depending on the component, and every one carries a ceiling. Read the answer Start here 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. Read the answer 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. Read the answer Choosing a route NHB or NHM: which applies? Project size usually decides. Where an NHM ceiling stops, the NHB route begins. Read the answer