Independent NHB & NHM subsidy guide

Understand horticulture subsidies
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Plain-language explanations of NHB and NHM schemes, every statement linked to the official document it comes from, so farmers and agri-entrepreneurs can plan with confidence.

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What has changed

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

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

Learning guides

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ED Editorial desk NHM · Protected cultivation Guide
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 always with a ceiling attached.

NHMprotected-cultivation
Source verified by our team 07 Sep 2026
ED Editorial desk NHM · Protected cultivation Guide
Polyhouse subsidy under NHM: fan and pad, naturally ventilated, and the 4,000 square metre ceiling

There is no single polyhouse subsidy. Fan and pad and naturally ventilated structures carry different cost norms, both fall as the area grows, both are assisted at 50%, and both are capped at 4,000 square metres per beneficiary.

NHMprotected-cultivation
Source verified by our team 07 Sep 2026
ED Editorial desk NHM · Protected cultivation Guide
Polyhouse and net house cost in India, and what you really pay after subsidy

Everyone quotes 50%. Worked at the 4,000 square metre limit against the April 2025 cost norms, the same rule returns about 50% on a net house, 35% on a naturally ventilated polyhouse and 16% on a fan and pad greenhouse — because subsidy is calculated on the cost norm, not on your bill.

NHMprotected-cultivation
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