How do I apply for horticulture subsidy under MIDH and what all does it cover?

MIDH, the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture, is the umbrella programme for almost everything horticulture related: new orchard and plantation establishment, protected cultivation like polyhouse and shade net, micro irrigation in horticulture, nurseries, beekeeping, post harvest infrastructure like pack houses, cold storage and ripening chambers, and more. Assistance is given as a percentage of a fixed cost norm for each item, and it is often released in instalments for multi year items like orchards, where the second instalment depends on the plants surviving. You apply through your state horticulture department, which runs MIDH at the ground level, usually on the same state portal you use for other schemes or on a dedicated horticulture portal. The core documents are land record, Aadhaar, bank passbook, your planting plan or quotation, and category certificate where a higher slab applies. Like other schemes it is back ended and verified on field. Because each state fixes its own cost norms and may add components, confirm the exact item list, percentage and current rates with your district horticulture officer or the state horticulture portal before you commit money.