LIST OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Sl. No

Name of the Program

Area of operations

Eligibility Criteria

Scale of assistance

Citizens receiving service

Time frame(From the date of application )

A

SMALL CARDAMOM

1

Replanting

Kerala, Tamil Nadu

0.1- 8 Ha

General Category:

Rs.70000/- per ha in two equal installments of Rs.35,000/- each towards 33.33% of the cost of replanting and maintenance during gestation period.

SC/ST Category:

Rs.1,57,500/- per ha in two equal installments of Rs.78,750/- each towards 75% of the cost of replanting and maintenance during gestation period.

Growers

Within 9 months

Karnataka

0.1- 8 Ha

General Category:

Rs.50000/- per ha in two equal installments of Rs.25,000/- each towards

33.33% of the cost of replanting and maintenance during gestation period.

SC/ST Category:

Rs.1,12,500/ per ha in two equal installments of Rs.56,250/- each towards

75% of the cost of replanting and maintenance during gestation period.

Growers

Within 9 months

2

Planting materials production

Kerala, Tamil Nadu

Individual cardamom growers/farmers groups having suitable land and facility for irrigating the nursery are eligible to benefit under this scheme

General Category:

Rs.2.50/- per sucker

SC/ST Category:

Rs.5.50/- per sucker

Growers

12 months

Karnataka

Individual cardamom growers/farmers groups having suitable land and facility for irrigating the nursery are eligible to benefit under this scheme

General Category:

Rs.2/- per seedling

SC/ST Category:

Rs.5.50/- per sucker

Growers

12 months

Departmental Nursery

Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka

Planting materials of Cardamom, pepper etc. provided at Cost Price

Growers

12 months

3

IRRIGATION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT

a

IP sets

Kerala, Tamil Nadu & Karnataka

0.1- 8 Ha

General Category:

25% of actual cost or

Rs. 10000/- whichever is less

SC/ST Category:

75% of actual cost or Rs.30000/- whichever is less

Growers

6 months

b

Sprinkler/Drip/Micro sets

Kerala, Tamil Nadu & Karnataka

1.0 - 8 Ha

General Category:

25% of actual cost or

Rs.21175/- whichever is less

SC/ST Category:

75% of actual cost or Rs.63525/- whichever is less

Growers

6 months

c

Gravity irrigation

Kerala, Tamil Nadu & Karnataka

0.1- 8 Ha

General Category:

25% of actual cost or Rs.2500/- whichever is less

SC/ST Category:

75% of actual cost or Rs.7500/- whichever is less

Growers

6 months

d

Water storage structure

Kerala, Tamil Nadu & Karnataka

0.1- 8 Ha

minimum 25 cum capacity

General Category:

50% of actual cost or

Rs.20,000/- whichever is less

SC/ST Category:

75% of actual cost or

Rs.30,000/- whichever is less

Growers

6 months

e

Rain water harvesting structures

Kerala, Tamil Nadu & Karnataka

0.1- 8 Ha

minimum 200 cum capacity

General Category:

33.33% of actual cost limited to Rs.12,000/- is allowed for the construction of 200 cu.metre capacity tank.

SC/ST Category:

75% of actual cost limited to Rs.27,000/- is allowed for the construction of 200 cu.metre capacity tank.

Growers

6 months

4.

Improved cardamom curing devices

Kerala, Tamil Nadu & Karnataka

0.40 to 1 ha eligible for upto 500kg 1.1ha to 8 ha eligible for upto 1000kg

General Category:

33.33% of actual cost or a maximum subsidy of Rs. 1,00,000/- per unit

SC/ST Category:

75% of actual cost or a maximum subsidy of Rs. 2,25,000/- per unit

The total cost includes cost of dryer and furnace.   

Growers

3 months

B

LARGE CARDAMOM & NE

1

Replanting

Sikkim, Darjeeling district of West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh & Nagaland

0.1 to 8 ha in a financial year a grower can avail subsidy only up to 4.00 ha

General Category:

Rs.28000/- per ha payable in two equal annual installments of Rs.14,000/- each towards 33.33% of the cost of replanting and maintenance during gestation period

SC/ST Category:

Rs.63000/- per ha payable in two equal annual  installments of Rs.31,500/- each towards 75% of the cost of replanting and maintenance during gestation period

Growers

 Within 9 months

2

Planting material production

Sikkim, Darjeeling district of West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh & Nagaland

Individual cardamom growers/farmers groups having suitable land and facility for irrigating the nursery are eligible to benefit under this scheme.

General Category:

Rs.2/- per sucker/seedling

SC/ST Category:

Rs.4.50/- per sucker/seedling

Growers

12 months

3

Rain water harvesting

Sikkim, Darjeeling district of West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh & Nagaland

0.1 to 8 ha

33.33% of actual cost of construction of RWH device or Rs.12000/- whichever is less

Growers

6 months

4

Modified Bhatti/Sawo Drier

Sikkim, Darjeeling district of West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh & Nagaland

0.10 to 0.4 ha : 200 kg 

0.40 to 8 ha: 400kg

General Category: (Darjeeling, W.B)

33.33% of the cost of construction of  Modified bhatti as subsidy subject to a maximum of Rs.9,000/-  for 200kg capacity and Rs.12500/- for 400kg capacity

SC/ST Category:

75% of the cost of construction of  Modified bhatti as subsidy subject to a maximum of Rs.22,500/-  

Growers

3 months

5

Irrigation structures

Sikkim, Darjeeling district of West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh & Nagaland

0.1 to 8 ha minimum 25 cum capacity

50% of the actual cost or Rs.20,000/- whichever is less

Growers

6 months

6

Irrigation equipment’s

Sikkim, Darjeeling district of West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh & Nagaland

0.1 to 8 ha

50% of the actual cost or Rs.10,000/- whichever is less

Growers

6 months

D

POST HARVEST IMPROVEMENT OF OTHER SPICES

1

Seed spice threshers

Gujarat

0.4 to 8 ha Farmers groups [with Unique Id from NITI Aayog]

General Category:

50% of the cost of thresher subject to a maximum of Rs.60,000/- 

SC/ST Category:

75% of the cost of thresher subject to a maximum of Rs.90,000/- 

Growers/growers' group/NGOs

6 months

2

Pepper thresher

Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and NE states

0.4 to 8 ha [200 to 4300 yielding vines]

General Cateegory:

50% of the cost of pepper thresher or Rs.15,000/- whichever is less

SC/ST Category:

75% of the cost of pepper thresher or Rs.22,500/- whichever is less

Growers/growers' group/NGOs

6 months

3

Turmeric boilers

Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and NE region

0.4 to 8 ha Grower groups / Spice Producer Societies / Spice Farmer Producer Companies etc with a minimum cultivated turmeric area of 2 ha are eligible to benefit under the programme.

General Cateegory:

50% of the cost subject to a maximum of Rs.1.50 lakhs

SC/ST Category:

75% of the cost subject to a maximum of Rs.2.25 lakhs (NE Region)

Growers/growers' group/NGOs

6 months

4

Turmeric polishers

Tamil Nadu,Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and NE region

0.4 to 8 ha Grower groups/ associations/ SHGs/NGOs

General Category:

50% of the cost subject to a maximum of Rs.75,000/-

SC/ST Category:

75% of the cost subject to a maximum of Rs.1,12,5000/-

(NE Region)

Growers/growers' group/NGOs

6 months

5

Mint distillation units

Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh 

Individual/ groups 0.4 ha

to 8 ha

Rs. 1.5 lakhs per unit or 50% of the cost of the unit

Growers/growers' group/NGOs

6 months

6

Nutmeg driers

Kerala &Tamil Nadu 

Individual growers of

0.10 ha to 8 ha (20-1600 nos. of yielding trees) under Nutmeg or Clove Farmers Groups/SHGs/ NGOs/Spice producers societies

General Category:

50% of cost of the drier subject to a maximum of Rs. 30000/- as subsidy

SC/ST Category:

75% of the cost of the drier subject to a maximum of Rs. 45000/- as subsidy

Growers/growers' group/NGOs

6 months

E

ORGANIC FARMING

1

Organic inputs (Vermicompost unit)

Sikkim, Darjeeling & NE Region

Growers of

0.10 - 8 ha 0.1- 4ha:2 units

4-8ha:3units

General Category:

33.33% of the cost of construction subject to a maximum of Rs. 3000/- per unit of size 2.7m x 0.9m x 0.9m

SC/ST Category:

 75% subject to a maximum of Rs. 6750/-.

Individual farmers and groups

9 months

F

SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAM

1

Spices Producer's Societies

Kerala, J&K 

General Category:

50% assistance subject to a maximum Rs. 6 lakhs per society

Farmer groups

8 months

G

Training of officers and farmers

1.

Training of officers and farmers

All states and UT 

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Farmers 

and officers

Within 4 months from nomination