Development Of Spices In North Eastern States
 
Working Procedure
Setting Up Of Vermi Compost Unit
 
It is proposed to set up 1000 vermi compost units during 2002-03 in the NE states in the following manner.
States
Units In Nos.
Grant In AidRs.In Lakhs
Assam
200
2.50
Meghalaya
100
1.25
Arunachal Pradesh
100
1.25
Nagaland
150
1.88
Manipur
150
1.88
Mizoram
100
1.25
Tripura
100
1.25
Sikkim
100
1.25
Total
1000
12.50
Capacity 1 ton per harvest.
Size of vermi compost pit 6 x 1 mts.
Eligibility individual farmers/members of NGOs
  With proper roofing.
The applications are to be submitted to the Field Officers of the Spices Board. As far as possible farmers selected from Villages where Board’s other schemes like large cardamom expansion, organic pepper cultivation, Lakadong Turmeric Ginger cultivation scheme etc. are being implemented so that the vermi compost produced locally could be an input to the organic cultivaion of various spices. Field Officer will issue permit order to eligible applicants. Training will be organised by the Board at different locations for educating the farmers on the method of vermi compost making. Universities/NGOs would be encouraged to set up seed worm production centres.
The Field Officers are to satisfy the construction and composting, and will recommend such cases to Asst. Directors, who inturn will sanction the eligible subsidy. The AD will also conduct by person test checking.