1. What is meant by State Horticulture
Mission/ MIDH?
A.
The main objective of State Horticulture
Mission is to provide holistic growth in
horticulture through research, technology,
promotion, extension, post harvest
management, processing and marketing.
2. What are the districts where the SHM
schemes are implemented in Telangana State?
A. State Horticulture
Mission is implemented in all districts
except Hyderabad.
3. What are the activities of state
horticulture mission and how are the farmers
benefited by this scheme?
A.
The main activity of SHM is to give
assistance to the Horticulture farmers in
different components and to support them
financially. The details are given in the
operational guidelines.
4. What is the subsidy pattern?
A.
The subsidy ranges from 25% to 100% of the
total cost based on the components. For some
components like Nurseries, Post Harvest
Management, establishment of bio control
labs, leaf analysis lab ,tissue culture
labs, credit linked back ended subsidy is
given.
5. What is meant by credit linked back ended
subsidy?
A.
The beneficiary should avail a loan from a
nationalized bank. After completion of
Project and inspection by the officers the
subsidy portion will be released to the
bank.
6. Where can a farmer get the information
about State Horticulture Mission schemes?
A.
The farmer can visit office of District
Horticulture & Sericulture officer of his
district to get the complete information on
SHM schemes. Or else he can contact the
horticulture officer of his Mandal for
information.
7. What is the procedure to avail assistance
under State Horticulture Mission.?
A.
Farmer can get the application form from DH
& SO office of his district for the
respective component. The filled in
application forms along with required
documents can be submitted in the DH & SO
office or given to Horticulture Officer of
the respective Mandal.
8. What are the crops covered under the
scheme?
A.
Assistance is given for Fruit crops like
Mango, Sweet orange, Sapota, Pomegranate,,
Guava, Acid lime, Plantation crops like
Cashew, Cocoa, and Flower crops like
Chrysanthemum, Crossandra, Tube rose.
9. What is the assistance pattern for the
establishing nurseries?
A. Assistance is given to
establish model nursery and small nursery as
100% for public sector and 50% for
private sector.
10. How to avail assistance under nurseries
component?
A. The beneficiary has to
submit a project report of the nursery to
the District officer from there it is
forwarded to Head Office for the approval at
State Level Executive Committee. After the
approval construction will be commenced.
Then inspection is done and then subsidy is
released to the bank.
11. How to prepare a project report?
A. The details are given in
the implementation guidelines.
12. Is there a buy - back arrangement for
the saplings produced in the nursery?
A.
State Horticulture Mission does not provide
buy-back arrangement for the saplings. But
guidance will be given for effective
marketing of the produce.
13. What is the role of NGO’s in organic
farming ?
A. Organic farming is
implemented as cluster based approach of
minimum 50 ha per cluster by the NGO’S.
Guidance is given to the farmers in the
methods of farming.
14. Where should the vermicompost units
constructed ?
A. Vermicompost units must
be constructed in orchards owned by the
beneficiary and where sufficient land and
irrigation sources are available duly owned
by the beneficiary.
The area of the pit should be 600cft.
15. How can be assistance availed under PHM
?
A. Assistance is given as
credit linked back ended subsidy for the
item under Post Harvest Management. First
project report must be submitted. After the
approval, construction will be commenced.
After successful completion of the project
inspection will be done by the concerned
officials. After approval of the inspection
report subsidy will be released.
16. What are the trainings conducted to the
farmers?
Trainings are conducted to the farmers at
District Level as well as State Level on
crop specific Technologies.
Exposure visits are conducted to other States for creating awareness on latest technologies.
17.How does a farmer get aware about the
Programmes of State Horticulture Mission
Schemes ? A. To create
awareness on different schemes of SHM shows/
workshops are conducted. Pamphlets,
Brochures, Leaflets containing information
of SHM schemes are distributed to the
farmers time to time.