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NHB Schemes — Credit-Linked, Back-Ended Capital Subsidy

Fund horticulture, cold storage, pack houses and protected cultivation with National Horticulture Board support.

Horticulture and post-harvest infrastructure (NHB)
Overview

About the scheme

The National Horticulture Board (NHB), under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, supports commercial horticulture and post-harvest infrastructure through a credit-linked, back-ended capital subsidy.

NHB funds a family of projects — commercial horticulture production, cold storage, integrated pack houses, ripening chambers and protected cultivation. Explore the dedicated pages below for each.

Quick facts

  • BoardNational Horticulture Board (NHB)
  • MinistryAgriculture & Farmers Welfare
  • TypeCredit-linked, back-ended subsidy
  • General rate35% of eligible cost
  • NE / hilly / scheduled50% of eligible cost
  • FundingBank-linked term loan
Subsidy & Financial Assistance

How much you can get

NHB provides a credit-linked, back-ended capital subsidy — kept in the term-loan account and released after successful implementation and inspection. Typical rates are 35% in general areas and 50% in NE, hilly and scheduled areas, with component-specific ceilings. See the dedicated NHB pages for cold storage, pack house and protected cultivation.

Eligible Components

What the scheme funds

  • Commercial horticulture production projects
  • Cold storage & controlled-atmosphere (CA) storage
  • Integrated pack houses, pre-cooling & ripening chambers
  • Protected cultivation (polyhouse / net house)
Who Is Eligible

Eligibility

  • Individuals, growers, companies, FPOs and cooperatives
  • Projects meeting NHB technical & capacity norms
  • Sanctioned bank term loan (credit-linked)
  • Land and required approvals
Documents Required

What you'll need

  • Detailed Project Report (DPR)
  • Entity / KYC and land documents
  • Technical & capacity details
  • Bank term-loan sanction
  • In-principle approval (IPA) documents
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Application Process

How to apply — step by step

Assess & select

Choose the right NHB component.

Bankable DPR

Prepare DPR and model.

Bank sanction & IPA

Arrange loan sanction and in-principle approval.

Implement

Support execution and inspection.

Subsidy adjustment

Manage the back-ended release.

FAQs

NHB Schemes — questions

What is a back-ended subsidy?

The subsidy is parked in your loan account and released after the project is successfully implemented and verified.

What does NHB fund?

Commercial horticulture, cold storage, pack houses, ripening and protected cultivation.

Who can apply?

Growers, individuals, companies, FPOs and cooperatives with a credit-linked bank loan.

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