| Target per nursery |
10,000 |
| Seed requirement |
1.5 kg |
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1. |
In order
to generate planting materials required
for Large Cardamom expansion in North Eastern
States ( 1700 ha.) during the X Plan, Board
proposed to produce planting materials through
Large Cardamom Certified Nurseries. |
2. |
Interested farmers
will be selected by the Board’s Officials
with the help of State Horticulture / Agriculture
Department, NGOs etc. |
3. |
Applications are to
be submitted to the nearest Field Office
in the prescribed format by interested farmers.
|
4. |
Spices Board will arrange
required seeds and provide training to the
farmers in the maintenance of cardamom nursery.
|
5. |
First installment of
subsidy would be paid at the rate of Rs.
4,000/- immediately after the germination
is completed, provided there is a stand
of 15,000 primary seedlings. The cost of
seeds would be deducted from the first installment.
|
6. |
Payment will be proportionate
to the stand of primary seedlings in the
nursery. |
7. |
Second installment
at the rate of Rs. 6,000/- would be paid
provided there is a stand of 12,000 established
seedlings in the secondary nursery. Third
installment of Rs. 10,000/- would be paid
provided 10,000 nos. of standard seedlings
/ planting units are produced and supplied
to the Board or to the farmer / agency authorized
by the Board to receive the seedlings. If
the no. of seedlings produced and supplied
is less than 10,000 nos., proportionate
amount of subsidy, i.e Rs. 2/- per seedling
will be paid. |
8. |
If there are any excess
seedlings, he/she can use it for own use
or Board would procure at the rate of Rs.
2/- per seedlings per planting unit, in
case it is needed. |
9. |
The work in the nursery
should be carried out according to the standards
prescribed by the Spices Board and NSOP.
The farmer should fully co-operate with
the Spices Board and strictly follow the
instructions issued by the Board’s
Officials. |