Sarkari Yojana
Fruit Area Expansion
About Fruit Area Expansion
Uttarakhand’s Department of Horticulture implements the “Fruit Area Expansion” scheme to raise fruit output by motivating farmers to plant new orchards. Fruit plants are supplied at a 50% subsidy so that fruit growing can spread across Uttarakhand.
Scheme Overview
State Government
Individual
Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for Fruit Area Expansion, applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
Applicants must live in Uttarakhand
Applicants must live in Uttarakhand.
Applicants must be farmers who hold a Udhyan…
Applicants must be farmers who hold a Udhyan Card.
The farmer must own agricultural land or hold…
The farmer must own agricultural land or hold land on lease.
For farmers who own land, each beneficiary may…
For farmers who own land, each beneficiary may have at most 4 hectares and at least 0.02 hectares.
The scheme permits a maximum land area of…
The scheme permits a maximum land area of 4 hectares.
Benefits Provided
Fruit Area Expansion provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
Output is boosted by setting up new orchards
Output is boosted by setting up new orchards.
Half (50%) of the total cost of fruit…
Half (50%) of the total cost of fruit plants is subsidised.
Farmers receive fruit plants such as mango, guava,…
Farmers receive fruit plants such as mango, guava, pomegranate, apple, litchi, plum, peach, apricot, walnut, citrus, malta, kiwi, dragon fruit and others to develop orchards. (To illustrate: a walnut plant priced at ₹400/- requires the farmer to pay ₹200/- at the relevant Horticulture Mobile team Centre, while the government covers the other ₹200/- as subsidy, so the farmer gets the plant for ₹200/-.)
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
Records of the land such as Khasra and…
Records of the land such as Khasra and Khatauni (or the lease certificate where land is leased)
The farmer's Aadhaar card
The farmer's Aadhaar card
The farmer's PAN card
The farmer's PAN card
A valid Udhyan Card
A valid Udhyan Card
Particulars of the bank account
Particulars of the bank account
An active mobile number
An active mobile number
Any additional supporting documents required
Any additional supporting documents required
How to Apply
Offline Application
Applicants can apply for Fruit Area Expansion through the offline application process outlined below.
Application Process
Officers or staff at the Horticulture Mobile team Centre provide the application forms, which can also be downloaded from the department's website:
https://shm.uk.gov.in
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Applications for winter planting are accepted from September to October, and those for rainy season planting from April to June. Land records such as Khasra and Khatauni must accompany the form. Where land is leased, the lease certificate, Aadhaar card, PAN card, Udhyan Card, bank account details and mobile number must also be provided.
At present, applications are taken offline only. Farmers hand in the completed form and documents at their Horticulture Mobile team Centre, and the form doubles as a proposal. Staff at each centre must help any farmer who has trouble filling it in.
Under centrally-sponsored schemes, the Horticulture Mobile team Centre sends the submitted proposal to the district level, which forwards it to the state level and then to the Government of India. When the Government of India approves the action plan, targets are passed back down to the district level via the Directorate.
Under state-sponsored schemes, the Horticulture Mobile team Centre sends applications to the district level and on to the Directorate. When the Directorate approves the farmers' proposals, approvals or work orders go out to the districts according to the Government Order.
Once a proposal is cleared, the district officer sends the farmer an acceptance letter and also calls to inform them. The farmer can then buy fruit saplings at a 50% subsidy from the relevant Horticulture Mobile team Centre. Beneficiaries are chosen on a first-come, first-served basis, depending on the budget available.
Official Application & Website
Verify the latest eligibility, dates and instructions before applying.