EGS LINKED HORTICULTURE PROGRAMME
With effect from 21 June 1990, Government has launched a
Horticulture Programme linked with EGS. The salient features
of this programme are as follows:
1. Horticulture Programme can be taken up on the land of any
farmer irrespective of his caste and holdings.
2. Plantation can be taken up on the minimum land of 0.2 Ha
and maximum 4 Ha land of a beneficiary. (in case of Konkan and
Western Ghat area, minimum limit is 0.1 Ha).
3. The programme will be executed at 100% Government cost in
the lands of SC/ST/NT/Small farmers as per NABARD definition.
On the lands of others, expenditure on unskilled portion of
the work will be fully borne by the Government and 75%
expenditure of skilled portion, i.e. cost of material, etc
will be borne by the Government and remaining 25% cost of
these items will be borne by beneficiaries (big farmers).
4. This programme can also be taken up on the lands of
co-operative societies, Trusts, etc.
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