Fruit cold storage ripening chamber subsidy MIDH NHB pack house post harvest infrastructure
How much subsidy and what process for cold storage and ripening chamber for fruits under MIDH?
🌾Farmer.in Krishi TeamExpert ✓6mo ago · 224 views
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🌾Farmer.in Krishi TeamExpert ✓5mo ago
Post-harvest infrastructure for fruits such as pack-houses, cold storage, ripening chambers, and reefer transport is supported under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) and through schemes implemented by the National Horticulture Board and state horticulture departments. Support is usually a percentage of project cost as a credit-linked back-ended subsidy, with the rate and ceiling varying by component, project size, and category of beneficiary, so you should not rely on a fixed figure. The typical process is to prepare a project report, apply through the designated portal or office with land, bank, and quotation documents, get approval before starting work, and claim subsidy after inspection. Ethylene-based ripening chambers are encouraged over unsafe artificial ripening. For the current rates, eligible components, and application portal for your state, confirm with your district horticulture office, NHB, or local KVK.
PPrakash Patil5mo ago
The most important thing we learned is that it is a credit-linked back-ended subsidy, meaning you arrange a bank loan and build first, and the subsidy comes to your loan account after the inspection. So do not expect money upfront, plan your finance for the full project cost. A good detailed project report from the start made our bank process much smoother.
RRamesh Chandra Sahoo5mo ago
Get the approval before you start any construction, because a friend started building his pack-house first and then applied, and the work done before sanction was not eligible. Apply through the proper portal with the land, bank, and quotation papers ready, and wait for the sanction in writing. The sequence matters as much as the documents.
MMukesh Bhati5mo ago
We went for the ethylene-based ripening chamber because the safe ripening is what the markets and the scheme both encourage, and the artificial ripening agents are banned and risky. The chamber gave us uniform ripening and a better price than the old uneven heap ripening. Visit your district horticulture office in person, they guided us on which components were eligible that year and the current ceiling, because it does change.
SSarita Sahoo5mo ago
Keep every quotation, the land papers, and the bank sanction ready before you apply, because a missing document held up a neighbour's file for months. The project report has to be detailed and realistic or the bank and the department both push back. Visit the district horticulture office in person, they walked us through the current eligible components and the ceiling for that year.