| Special
Purpose Fund for Replantation and Rejuvenation
of Cardamom Plantations |
The
objective of the scheme is to improve production
and productivity through replanting/rejuvenation
of the old and uneconomic plantations of
cardamom (small) in the states of Kerala,
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and cardamom (large)
in Sikkim and Darjeeling district of West
Bengal. Production and distribution of disease
free, healthy and quality planting materials
are also taken up through certified nurseries
opened in growers field with the technical
supervision of the officers of the Board
and Departmental Nurseries. Beneficiaries
selected under the scheme are given financial
assistance as cash subsidy on successful
completion of the following programmes in
their plantations: |
|
(i)Replanting |
|
This programme is intended
to encourage registered small and marginal
growers of cardamom to take up replantation
of old, senile and uneconomic plantations
of cardamom small in Kerala ,Tamilnadu and
Karnataka and in Sikkim and Darjeeling dist
of West Bengal in the case of cardamom large,
using disease free and healthy planting
materials. Subsidy will be provided in two
annual installments. |
| Eligibility
criteria and subsidy provided under replanting
are given below: |
| Cardamom
Small |
| |
|
1st
Installment |
2nd
Installment |
|
| Kerala
& Tamil Nadu |
| Up to 4 ha. |
33% |
17,780.00 |
17,036.00 |
34,816.00 |
| 4 to 8 ha. |
25% |
13,470.00 |
12,905.00 |
26,375.00 |
| Karnataka |
| Up to 4 ha. |
33% |
14,950.00 |
11,969.00 |
26,919.00 |
| 4 to 8 ha. |
25% |
11,350.00 |
9,066.00 |
20,416.00 |
|
|
Cardamom Large |
| |
|
1st Installment |
2nd Installment |
|
| Sikkim
& Darjeeling Dist. of West Bengal |
| Up to 4 ha. |
33% |
5900.00 |
6600.00 |
12,500.00 |
| 4 to 8 ha. |
25% |
4500.00 |
5000.00 |
9500.00 |
|
| (ii)
Rejuvenation |
|
Under rejuvenation programme,
poor yielding plants in the existing plantations
will be identified and removed and the gaps
thus formed will be filled with quality
planting material. In addition to this,
gap filling, scientific plant protection
operations, fertilizer application, inter-culture
operations, irrigation and other good agricultural
practices as per the recommended package
of practices will be adopted. This programme
is implemented in the States of Kerala and
Tamil Nadu for cardamom (small) and in the
state of Sikkim & Darjeeling dist. of
West Bengal for cardamom (large) for registered
small and marginal growers of cardamom having
holdings up to 4 ha. |
| Subsidy
provided under rejuvenation is given below: |
| (Eligibility
up to 4 ha. only) |
| Subsidy
paid in a single installment |
| Kerala & Tamil
Nadu |
33% |
13,300.00 |
| Sikkim & Darjeeling |
33% |
5,808.00 |
|
(iii) Planting Material Production
|
High yielding healthy
and quality planting material of cardamom
is mainly produced through certified nurseries
opened in growers field under the guidance
and supervision of Board’s technical
personnel. In Karnataka, in addition to
certified nurseries, production is taken
up through Departmental nurseries also from
where planting material is distributed to
growers at cost price.
Subsidy offered
per planting material produced through
certified nurseries is as follows:
|
| Cardamom
(Small) |
| Kerala &Tamilnadu
|
Rs. 1.75 ( Sucker) |
| Karnataka |
Rs. 1.25 (Bed/Polybagseedling/Sucker) |
| Cardamom(Large) |
| Sikkim & Darjeeling |
Rs.1.15 (Sucker) |
|
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