Under the Agroforestry scheme, the Union Ministry of Agriculture gives a huge grant of up to Rs 20 lakh for setting up Hi-Tech nurseries. Please inform that this scheme is being run from the year 2016-17.
Under this scheme, the tree planting process is promoted. Under this, plantations of trees like Sheesham, Teak, Safeda, Malabar, Neem, Ardu, Sandalwood and Poplar have been included.
At present this scheme is being run in states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Odisha, Punjab. Under the scheme, for setting up small and big and hi-tech nurseries, government agencies get 100% grant and farmers and private agencies get 50% grant.
Source: Krishak Jagat
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