Subsidy for Apple Orchards: There is a lot of emphasis on fruit horticulture in winter. This time is mostly considered favorable for transplanting fruit trees or setting up new orchards. In many states, grants are being given to farmers for setting up new orchards or for reviving old orchards. In this episode, the Uttarakhand Horticulture Department is also giving 80 percent subsidy to the farmers on the total cost of setting up new apple orchards. This is the Mission Apple Scheme of the Government of Uttarakhand, under which the target is to establish 500 apple orchards to increase the area under horticulture in the state. Recently, the Uttarakhand government has also increased the budget of the Mission Apple Scheme, so that the income of farmers can be increased through horticulture at low cost.
Which farmers will get benefit
According to media reports, the government of Uttarakhand is emphasizing on plantation of different fruits on a large scale in winter. Especially for apple horticulture, the government has run the Mission Apple Scheme, with the help of which farmers can get up to 80 percent subsidy, although the farmers who have 2 nali land, they can take advantage of this scheme of the state government on priority. Can increase your income. Meanwhile, farmers will be given the facility to buy good quality plants from their favorite nursery, firm or Himachal.
how to get benefit
Those farmers who want to set up apple orchards in the hilly areas of Uttarakhand can contact their district agriculture or horticulture department or Krishi Vigyan Kendra. To set up an apple orchard, farmers will have to enter into a tripartite agreement, under which the signatures of the agriculture or horticulture department as well as the registered firms will be taken. In this, the nursery or farm selling fruit plants to the farmers will have to give a guarantee of 3 years. During this period, if the quality of the plants is found to be substandard, then only the operators of the farm or nursery will be responsible, on whom action can also be taken.
What is the government’s plan
According to the latest report, Uttarakhand Horticulture Department, Industries Department and Cooperatives have a target of setting up 500 gardens through CSR funds with mutual coordination, in achieving which the apple mission and Chief Minister’s Agriculture Development will play an important role. Under these schemes, there is also a plan to increase the production of Kiwi in Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Pauri, Bageshwar, Champawat.
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