Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture

Sub-schemes within MIDH

• NHM — National Horticulture Mission for non-NE states.
• HMNEH — Horticulture Mission for NE & Himalayan states (90:10 funding).
• NHB — National Horticulture Board (project credit-linked subsidies).
• CDB — Coconut Development Board.
• CIH (Nagaland) — Central Institute of Horticulture.

Component-wise subsidies (indicative)

• Tissue culture banana: 40 % on ₹125,000/ha.
• Area expansion mango: 50 % on ₹50,000/ha.
• Senile orchard rejuvenation: 50 % on ₹40,000/ha.
• Polyhouse (fan-pad): 50 % on ₹935-₹1,650/m².
• Shade-net (≥1,000 m²): 50 % on ₹710/m².
• Plastic mulching, drip & sprinkler: 50 % (convergent with PMKSY-PDMC).
• Beekeeping colonies + boxes: 40 % on standard cost.
• PHM: pack houses, cold rooms, reefer vans, ripening chambers, pre-cooling units.
• Marketing: terminal markets, mobile vending units, FPO collection centres.

How to apply

Application goes through your State Horticulture Mission; portals differ by state (e.g., horticulture.bihar.gov.in for Bihar, shm.kerala.gov.in for Kerala). DPR + land record + soil test + bank account + Aadhaar are universal requirements. Vendor procurement is typically through an empanelled list.

Operational Guidelines 2025

MIDH OG 2025 introduced (a) higher subsidy ceilings for protected cultivation in NE/Himalayan states, (b) explicit coverage for hi-tech nurseries and Cannabis-medicinal plants (under licence), and (c) GIS-based monitoring of area-expansion plots to prevent ghost-claim duplication.

Latest changes (2024 — 2026)

• March 2024: MIDH OG revised with updated cost benchmarks for polyhouse, shade-net, tissue-culture banana and senile-orchard rejuvenation reflecting input-cost inflation.
• September 2024: National Horticulture Board (NHB) credit-linked subsidy window expanded for cold-chain and pack-house projects; ceiling harmonised with AIF 3 % interest subvention layer.
• January 2025: MIDH OG 2025 issued; protected-cultivation subsidy ceiling raised for NE/Himalayan states; hi-tech nurseries and medicinal- plant components added; GIS monitoring activated.
• May 2025: Convergence with PMKSY- PDMC formalised — micro-irrigation funded through PDMC inside MIDH-supported orchards/protected structures.
• 2025-26 Budget: MIDH outlay continued at ~₹2,300 crore; FPO-led MIDH projects (cold-storage, reefer vans, pack-houses) prioritised.

Step-by-step application

1. Identify the appropriate sub-scheme (NHM, HMNEH, NHB, CDB, CIH) and component (area expansion, polyhouse, micro-irrigation, PHM, marketing).
2. Get baseline soil test (Soil Health Card) and confirm crop suitability with the State Horticulture Mission/Department; the SHM publishes annual calendars per crop and per agro-climatic zone.
3. Prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for higher- value components (polyhouse, pack-house, cold storage) with cost estimates against the OG benchmark; DPR is mandatory for NHB credit-linked projects.
4. File application on the state horticulture portal (e.g., horticulture.bihar.gov.in, shm.kerala.gov.in, mphorticulture.gov.in) with Aadhaar, land record, bank passbook, DPR/quotation.
5. On in-principle approval, procure plants/material/ equipment from an empanelled vendor; pay beneficiary share.
6. Joint inspection by SHM officer and bank (where credit-linked); subsidy is released to vendor or beneficiary loan account on commissioning. Area- expansion plots are GIS-tagged.

Common rejection reasons

• Crop not in district perspective plan: states publish district perspective plans; crops outside the plan are not subsidised.
• DPR cost above OG benchmark: quotations exceeding cost-benchmark are reduced to benchmark; excess is at farmer's cost.
• Land-record issue: disputed or unmutated land disqualifies area-expansion claims.
• Aadhaar — bank seeding failure: DBT/subsidy credit fails on NPCI side.
• Vendor not empanelled: protected cultivation requires empanelled fabricators; informal installations disqualified.
• GIS audit mismatch: ghost-claims (area-expansion plot not matching geo-tag) are rejected and may trigger recovery.

Grievance: District Horticulture Officer → State Mission Director → MIDH Mission Directorate at MoA&FW. midh.gov.in routes complaints through CPGRAMS.

Coverage and outlay statistics

Per MoA&FW data tabled in Lok Sabha during the 2024 Winter Session, MIDH covers around 28 — 30 lakh hectares of additional area expansion, rejuvenation and protected cultivation across the mission cycle. Cumulative central outlay against MIDH since the 2014 consolidation exceeds ₹20,000 crore. India produced ~352 million tonnes of horticulture in 2023-24, ahead of foodgrain output, with MIDH being a major enabling scheme. Live progress dashboards on midh.gov.in track state-wise area, production and subsidy disbursement.

How MIDH stacks with other schemes

MIDH is the umbrella horticulture instrument; downstream layers add depth. PMKSY-PDMC funds drip/sprinkler micro-irrigation in MIDH orchards. AIF provides 3 % interest subvention on cold-chain, pack- house and ripening-chamber loans up to ₹2 crore. PMFME adds 35 % capital subsidy on micro food-processing units that downstream horticulture produce. NBHM provides specialised beekeeping support. RWBCIS provides weather-indexed insurance for orchard crops. KCC short-term credit at MISS rate finances beneficiary share; PM-KUSUM solar pumps lift-irrigate micro-irrigation infrastructure.

Related

• PMKSY-PDMC (drip/sprinkler convergence).
• NBHM (beekeeping component).