A Program to Provide 90 Percent Assistance in Planting Material of Horticultural Fruit Crops

Farmers receive up to 90% financial assistance on the cost of planting materials.

Pre-fixed assistance rates per hectare for different crops:



Fruit Assistance

Mango ₹32,000/ha

Sapota (Chiku) ₹22,000/ha

Pomegranate ₹20,000/ha

Guava ₹16,650/ha

Aonla (Indian Gooseberry) ₹5,560/ha

Mandarin / Orange ₹5,560/ha

Ber ₹2,780/ha

Coconut ₹13,000/ha



Note:

Only saplings costing up to ₹250/- per unit are eligible for subsidy.

For fruit crops and cuttings: Planting material will have to be purchased from nurseries accredited by NHB/Agricultural University/Horticulture Department.

For coconut crops: seedlings prepared from seeds will have to be purchased from nurseries accredited by NHB/Agricultural University/Horticulture Department.

For tissue culture: Planting material (planting) will have to be purchased from tissue labs approved/accredited by DBT, GNFC, GSFC, Tissue Labs of Agricultural University, Government Public Institutions like

The applicant must be a farmer.

The applicant must be a resident of Gujarat.

The applicant must purchase planting materials from approved/accredited sources.

Online

Step 1: The applicant may visit and apply online at I-Khedut Portal: https://ikhedut.gujarat.gov.in/

Step 2: On the home page, click on ‘Schemes’ and then click on ‘Agricultural Schemes’.

Step 3: Now select the scheme, click on the ‘Apply’ button and an application page will open.

Step 4: Click on "Apply New" button and submit a new application.

Step 5: Click on the "Update Application" button to add corrections to the application.

Step 6: Once the application is done, confirm it.

Step 7: Take a print out of the confirmed application.

Step 8: Applicant can also check their Application Status/View/Print/Upload Application details from the below link: https://ikhedut.gujarat.gov.in/public/frm_Applicant_Corner.aspx

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7/12 Certificate (land ownership proof).

Aadhaar Card.

Bank Passbook or Cancelled Cheque.