Blue Berry Project

1. Subsidy Structure
a. Land Acquisition
b. Green House Machinery
c. Laboratory Equipment
d. Plantation Subsidy
e. Blue-Berry Tissue development Lab Subsidy
f. Irrigation + Fertilizer + Pesticides machinery Subsidy
g. Solar Plant subsidy for Captive Plant
h. Any subsidy from National Horticulture Board ?

2. Import Duty Structure

a. Import duty on Blue-Berry Tissue
b. Import duty on Green House Machinery
c. Import duty on Irrigation + Fertilizer + Pesticides machinery
d. Import duty on Laboratory equipment
e.

3. Duty-draw back
a. On export of Blue-Berry

4. Loan Availability
a. Loan Assistance at Regular Rate or It may be available at
concessional rate from NABARD / SIDBI etc
 BLUE BERRY PROJECT

1. Subsidy Structure:
a. Land Acquisition, Plantation: NHM
Item Cost Norms Pattern of Assistance
Hi-tech nursery (4 ha) Rs. 25.00 lakh/ha. 100% to public sector limited to
Rs 100 lakh/unit and in case of
private sector, credit linked
back-ended subsidy @ 40% of
cost, subject to a maximum of
Rs. 40 lakh/unit, for a
maximum of 4 ha. as project-
based activity on prorata basis.
Each nursery will produce a
minimum of 50,000 numbers
per hectare of mandated
perennial fruit crops/ tree
spices/ aromatic
trees/plantation crops per year,
duly certified for its quality.
ii)Small Nursery (1 ha) Rs. 15.00 lakh/ha 100% to public sector and in
case of private sector, credit
linked back-ended subsidy of
cost, subject to a maximum of
Rs. 7.50 lakh/unit, as project-
based activity. Each nursery
will produce a minimum of
25,000 numbers of mandated
perennial vegetatively
propagated fruit plants/tree
spices/plantation crops per year,
aromatic plants, duly certified
for its quality

NHB:
1) Development of commercial horticulture
Item Cost Norms Pattern of Assistance
Commercial Horticulture Rs. 75.00 lakh /per project (Rs Credit linked back ended
Development in open field 125.00 lakh for date palm, subsidy @ 40% of project cost
conditions, including olive and saffron) for projects limited to Rs.30.00 lakh per
components viz planting covering area over 2 ha. project in general area and @
material, plantation, irrigation, 50% of project cost limited to
fertigation, precision farming, Rs. 37.50 lakh for NE and
GAP etc Hilly and scheduled areas.
Commercial Horticulture Rs 112.00 lakh per project Credit linked back-ended
Development in protected covering area above 2500 subsidy @ 50% of cost limited
cover. Sq.mt to Rs.56.00 lakh per project.
Integrated Post Harvest Rs. 145.00 lakh per project. Credit linked back ended
Management Projects e.g. Pack The add-on components of pre- subsidy @ 35% of cost limited
House, Ripening Chamber, cooling, pack house, grading, to Rs.50.75 lakh per project in
Refer Van, Retail Outlets, Pre- packing, cold room can be general areas and @ 50% of
cooling units, Primary taken up as individual project cost limited to Rs.
processing, etc. components. 72.50 lakh per project in NE,
Hilly and scheduled Areas,
ensuring backward and forward
linkage. For standalone
projects, NHM norms will be
adopted.

2) Technology development and transfer for promotion of horticulture

Item Cost Norms Pattern of Assistance
Setting up of block / mother Rs. 100.00 Lakh / ha including Project based – 100% and only
plant and root stock nursery virus indexing, tissue culture through govt. agency. The
(Area above 4 ha) lab etc. component includes mother
block of scion and root stock,
infrastructure for production of
disease free planting material,
creation of poly house, green
house, net house, screen house,
mist chamber, hot beds
sterilization of media, working
shed, tissue culture lab, referred
lab, virus indexing facility,
quality control lab, weather
station, water supply, irrigation
facility, fertigation unit, electric
supply with generator, ETP,
farm equipment/farm
mechanization, tools, portrays,
root trainer, container,
computer system for data
management and analysis etc.
Acquisition of technologies Rs. 50.00 lakh/project Project based – 100% and only
including import of planting through govt. agency
material from other countries
for evaluation and mass
multiplication in order to
increase production &
productivity of horticulture
crops
Import/procurement of Rs. 50.00 lakh/ machine 100% of total cost and only
machines and Tools for through govt. agency
horticulture for demonstration
purpose (Public sector)
Development & Transfer of Rs. 25.00 lakh/ project 100% of total cost and only
Technology through govt. agency
 b. Green House Machinery:
NHM:
Item Cost Norm Pattern of assistance
a.) Fand & Pad system Rs. 1650/Sq.m (up to area 500 50% of cost for a maximum
Sq. m) Rs. 1465/Sq. m (>500 area of 4000 sq. m per
Sq.m up to 1008 Sqm) Rs. beneficiary
1420/Sq. m (>1008 Sq. m up to
2080 Sq.m) Rs. 1400/Sq. m
(>2080 Sq. m upto 4000 Sq.m)
Above rates will be 15% higher
for hilly areas.
b.) Naturally ventilated
system
1) Tubular structure Rs.1060/Sq.m (up to area 500 50% of cost limited 4000 sq.
Sq. m) Rs. 935/Sq.m (>500 Sq. m. per beneficiary.
m up to 1008 Sq. m) Rs.
890/Sq. m (>1008 Sqm up to
2080 Sq. m) Rs. 844/ Sq. m
(>2080 Sq. m up to 4000 Sq.
m) Above rate will be 15%
higher for hilly areas.
2) Wooden structure Rs. 540/Sq. m and Rs. 621/Sq.50% of the cost limited to 20
m for hilly areas units per beneficiary (each unit
not to exceed 200 sq.m).
3) Bamboo structure Rs. 450/Sq. m and Rs. 518/Sq. 50% of the cost limited to 20
m for hilly areas units per beneficiary (each unit
should not exceed 200 sq.m).

c. Laboratory Equipment
 d. Blue-Berry Tissue development Lab Subsidy:

Under NHM:
Item Cost Norms Pattern of Assistance
Strengthening of existing Rs. 20.00 lakh /unit 100% of cost to public sector
Tissue Culture (TC) units and in case of private sector,
credit linked back ended
subsidy @ 50% of cost
Setting up of new TC Units. Rs. 250.00 lakh/unit 100% of total cost to public
sector and in case of private
sector, credit linked back ended
subsidy @ 40% of cost. Each
TC unit will produce a
minimum of 25 lakh
plants/year of mandated crops,
duly hardened, for which
protocols are available for
commercial use
 e. Irrigation + Fertilizer + Pesticides machinery Subsidy:
Under NHM:
Item Cost Norms Pattern of Assistance

i) Tractor (upto 20 PTO HP) 3.00 lakh/unit 25% of cost, subject to a

maximum of Rs. 0.75 lakh/unit
for general category farmers,
and in the case if SC, ST, Small
& Marginal famers, women
farmers and beneficiaries in NE
states, 35% of cost, subject to a
maximum of Rs. 1.00 lakh per
unit.
ii) Power Tiller
a) Power tiller (below 8 BHP) 1.00 lakh per unit Subject to a maximum of
Rs.0.40 lakh/unit for general
category farmers, and in the
case if SC, ST, Small &
Marginal farmers, women
farmers and beneficiaries in NE
states, subject of a maximum of
Rs. 0.50 lakh/unit.
b) Power tiller (8 BHP & 1.50 lakh per unit Subject to a maximum of
above) Rs.0.60 lakh/unit for general
category farmers, and in the
case if SC, ST, Small &
Marginal farmers, women
farmers and beneficiaries in NE
states, subject of a maximum of
Rs. 0.75 lakh/unit.
iii) Tractor/Power tiller (below
20 BHP) driven equipments
a) Land Development, tillage 0.30 lakh per unit Subject to a maximum of
and seed bed preparation Rs.0.12 lakh/unit for general
equipments category farmers, and in the
case if SC, ST, Small &
Marginal farmers, women
farmers and beneficiaries in NE
states, subject of a maximum of
Rs. 0.15 lakh/unit
b) Sowing, planting reaping and 0.30 lakh per unit Subject to a maximum of
digging equipments Rs.0.12 lakh/unit for general
category farmers, and in the
case if SC, ST, Small &
Marginal farmers, women
farmers and beneficiaries in NE
states, subject of a maximum of
Rs. 0.15 lakh/unit.
c) Plastic mulch laying machine 0.70 lakh per unit Subject to a maximum of
Rs.0.28 lakh/unit for general
category farmers, and in the
case if SC, ST, Small &
Marginal farmers, women
farmers and beneficiaries in NE
 states, subject of a maximum of
Rs. 0.35 lakh/unit.
iv) Self-propelled Horticulture 2.50 lakh per unit Subject to a maximum of Rs.
Machinery 1.00 lakh/unit for general
category farmers, and in the
case if SC, ST, Small &
Marginal farmers, women
farmers and beneficiaries in NE
states, subject of a maximum of
Rs. 1.25 lakh/unit
v) Plant Protection equipments
(a) Manual sprayer: (i) Rs. 0.012 lakh/unit Subject to a maximum of
Knapsack/foot operated Rs.0.005 lakh/unit for general
sprayer. category farmers, and in the
case if SC, ST, Small &
Marginal farmers, women
farmers and beneficiaries in NE
states, subject of a maximum of
Rs. 0.006 lakh/unit.
(b) Powered Knapsack Rs. 0.062 lakh/unit Subject to a maximum of
sprayer/Power Operated Taiwan Rs.0.025 lakh/unit for general
sprayer (capacity 8 - 12 lts): category farmers, and in the
case if SC, ST, Small &
Marginal farmers, women
farmers and beneficiaries in NE
states, subject of a maximum of
Rs. 0.031 lakh/unit
(c) Powered Knapsack Rs. 0.076 lakh/unit Subject to a maximum of
sprayer/Power Operated Taiwan Rs.0.03 lakh/unit for general
sprayer (capacity above 12- 16 category farmers, and in the
lts): case if SC, ST, Small &
Marginal farmers, women
farmers and beneficiaries in NE
states, subject of a maximum of
Rs. 0.038 lakh/unit
(d) Powered Knapsack Rs. 0.20 lakh/unit Subject to a maximum of
sprayer/Power Operated Taiwan Rs.0.08 lakh/unit for general
sprayer (capacity above 16/lts category farmers, and in the
case if SC, ST, Small &
Marginal farmers, women
farmers and beneficiaries in NE
states, subject of a maximum of
Rs. 0.10 lakh/unit
(e) Tractor mounted /Operated Rs. 0.20 lakh/unit Subject to a maximum of
Sprayer (below 20 BHP ): Rs.0.08 lakh/unit for general
category farmers, and in the
case if SC, ST, Small &
Marginal farmers, women
farmers and beneficiaries in NE
states, subject of a maximum of
Rs. 0.10 lakh/unit
(f) Tractor mounted / Operated Rs. 1.26 lakh/unit 40% of cost, subject to a
Sprayer (above 35 maximum of Rs. 0.50 lakh/unit
BHP)/Electrostatic Sprayer for general category farmers,
and in the case if SC, ST, Small
 & Marginal famers, women
farmers and beneficiaries in NE
states, 50% of cost, subject to a
maximum of Rs. 0.63 lakh per
unit
(g) Eco Friendly Light Trap Rs. 0.028 lakh/unit Subject to a maximum of
Rs.0.012 lakh/unit for general
category farmers, and in the
case if SC, ST, Small &
Marginal farmers, women
farmers and beneficiaries in NE
states, subject of a maximum of
Rs. 0.014 lakh/unit
vi) Import of new machines & Rs. 50.00 lakh per unit 100% of the total cost.
tools for horticulture for
demonstration purpose (Public
sector)

f. Solar Plant subsidy for Captive Plant: (Technology induction in cold chain, add-on for
a CA and modernization) Admissible cost for solar PV panels/ solar thermal system is
100% of cost as per invoice, maximum of Rs. 35 lakhs/project. Maximum permissible
subsidy shall be subject to original invoices and in no case more than Rs.750 lakhs,
whichever is lower. For add on technology, credit linked back ended subsidy shall be
provided @35/50% of admissible cost.
2. Import Duty Structure
a. Import duty on Blue-Berry Tissue: import duty on fruits under HS code 08104000
(cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of genus vaccinium) is 30%.
https://www.eximguru.com/indian-customs-duty/0810-other-fruit-fresh.aspx
b. Import duty on Irrigation + Fertilizer + Pesticides machinery, greenhouse machinery:
The import duty on irrigation equipment for agriculture and horticulture under HS code
84248100 is 7.73%, that on fertilizers is from 5-7.5%, and that on pesticides is 29.8%
https://www.zauba.com/customs-import-duty/IRRIGATION-EQUIPMENT/india.html
https://connect2india.com/import-duty-for-Agricultural-Pesticides

c. Import duty on Laboratory equipment: import duty on lab equipment under HS code
90279090 is 25.85%, under HS codes 84198990 and 84799090 is 18.80%.
https://www.zauba.com/customs-import-duty/lab-equipment-/india.html

3. Duty-draw back
a. On export of Blue-Berry: the duty drawback on export of fruits under HS code 08104000
(cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of genus vaccinium) is 1.00%.

4. Loan Availability
a. Loan Assistance at Regular Rate or It may be available at concessional rate from
NABARD / SIDBI etc: the loan assistance is to be availed at regular rate.