Independent NHB & NHM subsidy guide

Understand horticulture subsidies
before you invest

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.

  • 134 sourced statements
  • 28 documents watched
  • 60 guides · 26 terms
Start with the NHM guide

Where is your project? NHM is run by the states, so the rules that reach you depend on it.

What are you planning, or trying to understand?

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

Everything Guides Answers Updates Sources
ED Editorial desk NHM · Shade net / agro textile net house Guide
Shade net houses, tunnels and protective nets under NHM

A tubular shade net house carries a cost norm of ₹710 per square metre and a bamboo one ₹450, both assisted at 50% up to 4,000 square metres. Tunnels and anti-bird or anti-hail nets are separate components with their own, much lower, norms.

NHMshade-net-house
Source verified by our team 07 Sep 2026
Independent platform · Every statement carries its source · Not a government website Source review and reader feedback are kept separate.