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MAJOR ACTIVITIES

AREA EXPANSION

Under this component, financial assistance is provided to the farmers for

establishment of new orchards. The maximum limit of financial assistance varies

with plantation density. Besides, Technical guidance is also provided for

establishment of both normal density and high density plantation of all fruit crops
including strawberry.

CREATION OF IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE
Under this component, assistance is provided for creating water sources

through construction of community tanks, farm ponds/reservoirs with poly

sheets/RCC, tube wells, dug wells to ensure life saving irrigation to Horticulture

crops. 100% assistance is provided for community and 50% of the cost for

individuals. For smaller size of the ponds/tube wells/dug wells, cost is admissible
on pro rata basis depending upon the capacity/ size of the unit.

For the successful establishment of Fruit Orchards in Kandi Areas,

Department of Horticulture successfully installed 200 Numbers of irrigation

sources in the current financial year 2020-21 under CSS like MIDH, PMDP &

PMKSY. Moreover keeping in view the public demand, an additional requirement

of 200 Number of Deep Bore-wells has also been projected under the NABARD

funded schemes for private sector which will also be having a long lasting effect

on the upliftment of rural masses through taking up Horticulture as a profession.

PROTECTED CULTIVATION

Activities like construction of green houses, shade net houses, plastic

mulching, plastic tunnels, anti-bird/hail nets are promoted under MIDH and

PMDP. Provision has been made for selecting a variety of construction material

for green houses and shade net houses. Preference is given to using locally

available material to minimize cost of construction of such structures. However,

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