Government Schemes

Commodity Boards

Spices Board

Subsidy Linked Schemes

Small Cardamom

Rain Water Harvesting Devices in Cardamom and Vanilla Plantations (Description / Working Procedure)          

• To popularise the cheap method of harvesting rain water for irrigation purpose in the Cardamom and Vanilla plantations
• Eligible groups are registered small and marginal growers of Cardamom and growers of Vanilla holding not more than 4 ha and not less than 0.10 ha under Cardamom or Vanilla

Departmental Nursery Scheme

• Seedlings produced in the nurseries are supplied to the growers on a ‘no profit no loss’ basis

Certified Nursery Scheme

• To support growers for raising cardamom nurseries in their own fields

Cardamom Replanting Scheme

• To encourage small and marginal growers to take up replantation of old, senile and uneconomic plantations
• A subsidy of Rs.9,000/- per ha is offered to small and marginal growers

Irrigation & Land Development Scheme

• To develop water resources such as farm ponds, check dams, weirs and open wells in cardamom plantations
• It also covers installation of irrigation equipments, soil & water conservation works and afforestation programme
• Eligibility and scale of assistance varies among States

Vanilla

New Planting

• Planting material would be provided at 50% of the cost to small farmers

Vanilla Curing Units

• To maximize the revenue to the growers, Board promotes on-farm curing of vanilla beans
• Board offers 25% of the cost of curing units subject to a maximum of Rs.2,500/- per unit 

Post Harvest Improvement of Spices

        
Scheme for Improved Cardamom Curing Devices for Small Cardamom (Description/ Working Procedure)

• To popularise the cardamom drying systems using LPG/ Diesel as fuel among the small growers
• Growers are provided by 33.3 % of the actual cost of drier as subsidy subject to a maximum of Rs. 1.00 lakh.
• Eligible group are registered small cardamom growers owning a minimum of area of 0.40 ha and maximum area of 4 ha

Drying Yards

• Board offers 25% of the cost of construction of drying yards subject to a maximum of Rs.125/- per sq.m for general category of growers and 50% subject to a maximum of Rs.250/- per sq.m for growers belong to Scheduled Caste and 90% of the cost subject to a maximum of Rs.450/- per sq.m for Scheduled Tribe growers

Polythene Sheets

• To enable small and marginal farmers to dry spices under hygienic conditions
• Board supplies polythene sheets (of size 8 x 6 mtrs. 250 gsm. 5 layered) at 50% subsidy to tribal growers and 33% to other growers

For more details:
http://www.indianspices.com

 

Last updated: 19-12-2007