Due to the lack of a proper storage system, farmers are not able to get the right price for their crops. In this episode, the Madhya Pradesh government is providing grants for pack houses, integrated warehouses and onion warehouses for production management, so that even economically weak farmers can store their crops without any difficulty. For this, the state government is giving separate grants to the farmers for pack houses, integrated storage and onion warehouse.
Grant on Packhouse
The cost of construction of a pack house (9M*6M) has been fixed by the government at Rs.4 lakh. In this, Rs 2 lakh is being given as a grant. That is, the farmers will have to spend only 50% of the cost on the construction of the pack house. Farmers of 26 districts can apply for this scheme.
Grant on Consolidated Storage
The cost of construction of Integrated Storage (9M*18M) has been fixed by the Government at Rs.50 lakh. In this, 35% of the cost is being given to the farmers as a subsidy. That is, 17 lakh 50 thousand rupees will be available to the farmers by the government. Farmers of 5 districts can apply for this scheme.
Grant on Onion warehouse
The cost of a low-cost onion warehouse (25 MT) has been fixed by the government at Rs 1.75 lakh per unit. On which 50% subsidy of the cost is being given to the farmers. In this, a maximum grant of Rs 87,500 per unit is being provided to the farmers. Farmers of 40 districts can apply for this scheme.
Apply Online Here
The process of applying started on 16 August 2022. Interested farmers can apply online on the official website of the state government https://mpfsts.mp.gov.in/mphd. All the information related to the scheme can also be found on this website. If you also want to take advantage of this scheme, then apply soon without delay.
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