Chandigarh (Balwinder Singh) — In a significant move aimed at promoting crop diversification and enhancing agricultural earnings across the state, the Haryana government has implemented a comprehensive financial assistance scheme for farmers cultivating horticulture crops. Under the initiative titled ‘Subsidy Provision for Cultivation of Horticulture Crops’, growers will receive substantial subsidies for cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers, spices, and aromatic plants, an official spokesperson for the Haryana Horticulture Department announced on Monday.
The department has established clear acreage limits and subsidy slabs to ensure broad access. Farmers establishing new fruit orchards or cultivating spices can avail of assistance for up to five acres. For vegetable cultivation, general category growers are eligible for subsidies covering up to five acres, while Scheduled Caste farmers can claim benefits for up to one acre. Cultivation of flowering and aromatic plants carries an eligibility cap of five acres per beneficiary.
Financial assistance for establishing new fruit orchards ranges between ₹24,500 and ₹1,40,000 per acre. Vegetable growers from the general category will receive ₹15,000 per acre, while Scheduled Caste cultivators will get ₹25,500 per acre, subject to adopting integrated farming methods such as mulching, low tunnels, drip irrigation, or bamboo staking. Additionally, subsidies range from ₹15,000 to ₹30,000 per acre for spices, ₹8,000 to ₹40,000 per acre for floriculture, and ₹8,000 per acre for aromatic plants. To ensure administrative transparency, all disbursements will be credited directly into verified bank accounts of eligible farmers.
To access the benefits, mandatory registration on both the ‘Meri Fasal-Mera Byora’ and ‘Hortnet’ online portals is required. Applicants must provide their Parivar Pehchan Patra, personal details, complete bank account credentials including IFSC codes, and caste certificates where applicable. The department has urged growers across Haryana to leverage the scheme, noting that farmers can seek guidance via the departmental website, email, the state toll-free helpline, or by contacting their respective District Horticulture Officers.
