INTEGRATED SCHEME FOR EXPORT PROMOTION & QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN SPICES AND RESEARCH &
DEVELOPMENT OF CARDAMOM
Last updated on 31-10-2019, 12:22
As per the Modalities and Scheme Guidelines approved by the Competent Authority for Implementation of "Integrated Scheme for Export Promotion & Quality Improvement in Spices and Research and Development of Cardamom" during the 15th Finance Commission Period (2021-22 to 2025-26).
COMPONENT: EXPORT ORIENTED PRODUCTION
General Guidelines for Implementation
1. Applications along with requisite copies of documents are received in Field Offices across
the major spice growing regions of the country and entered in GMS. The applications are
scruitinised for eligibility based on eligibility criteria.
2. In addition to the documents prescribed in the working procedure, any other document felt
to be verified by the officer
concerned such as SC/ST certificate, legal heirship certificate, NoC from other Depts., MoU in
the prescribed format etc.
need to be submitted by the applicant for processing the application.
3) Farmers Groups seeking assistance need to be a legal entity such as Reg.
Society/FPC/FPO/SHG/SPS etc. and an
agreement has to be executed with the Board in the prescribed format in Rs.200/- stamp paper
and release of assistance
will be subject to conditions laid down by NITI Aayog.
4) On receipt of application and documents proving eligibility from the beneficiary, Officer
concerned will issue a conditional
permit order after preliminary inspection wherever applicable. Officer in charge will conduct
final inspection, subject to a
written communication regarding successful completion of the activity component/purchase of
equipment. The date of
receipt of this communication on completion at the concerned office will be treated as the
criteria for “first-come-first serve”
for inspecting and recommending eligible cases by the inspecting/recommending officer for
sanction of eligible amount.
Recommending Officer will recommend the eligible cases to Divisional Assistant Director /
Regional Deputy Director as the
case may be for sanction. Cases which require sanction from Director (Dev.)/Secretary will be
forwarded for their sanction
by the Officer concerned. Announced/unannounced checks will be conducted by the superior
officers as per hierarchy or as
delegated by Divisional Asst. Director/Regional Dy. Director and Director (Dev.) at random and
the percentage will be
decided by the Board.
5). Eligible assistance will be paid to the beneficiaries through DBT except in the case of
QGBG, weather based insurance
for cardamom(small) and distribution of polythene sheets.
6). In the case of QGBG the farmers group will pay 10% of the cost of post-harvest equipment
to the vendors empaneled by
the Board and 90% of the cost which is eligible as 90% assistance to the group for
establishing post-harvest equipment
Bank will be paid by the Board to the empaneled vendor on successful installation of the
equipment/device in the identified
premises of the group, for ease of procuring the machines/equipment by group. If any
unforeseen technical glitches are
faced to place the above arrangement in place by Spices Board, the group will have to pay 100%
amount to the empaneled
vendor and the eligible assistance to the group will be reimbursed from Spices Board through
DBT.
7). Documents prescribed for applying under various components of the assistance program may
be changed/modified
depending upon the statutory requirements of Centre/State/LSG from time to time.
8). If any changes that may be required for modalities and area of operation of the activity
components given in the working
procedure that may arise due to unforeseen circumstantial demands and policy of Govt., such
changes will be effected with
the approval of the Board, without making any changes in rate of assistance and eligibility
which are approved by the EFC.
9) The assistance will be available to a beneficiary only once, except in components where it
is specifically mentioned about
further assistance in the working procedure. In special circumstances which is beyond the
control of the beneficiary and on
valid reasons, one-time relaxation can be done with the approval of the competent authority of
Spices Board for a second
time benefit.
10) If the beneficiary applies for assistance and submit bills/document in a component which
is higher than the prescribed
assistance, the quantum of assistance will be limited as per eligibility.
11) Submission of application and qualifying eligibility criteria does not warranty sanction
of assistance. Sanction and
payment of assistance will be as per availability of funds and allocation of funds to the
component.
ACTIVITY WISE WORKING PROCEDURE
| Sl No | Component/Objective & Unit | Documents required | Assistance & Eligibility | 1.Area of Operation & 2. Modalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Large cardamom Certified Nursery (Unit)
To promote farmers to produce quality and disease free planting materials in their own fields for taking up replanting |
a) Parcha copy / Possession certificate b) Aadhar card c) Copy of SC/ST certificate (if applicable) d) Copy of Bank Passbook e) No Objection Certificate from panchayats if the Land is not in the beneficiary’s name. |
33.33% of cost of production of planting material of subject to a maximum of Rs 3 per seedling for General Category and 75% of cost of production of planting material @ Rs 6.75 per seedling for SC/ST. Individual growers’/farmers groups having suitable land and facility for irrigating the nursery. | 1.Sikkim, Darjeeling & Kalimpong district of West Bengal & other NE States
2. Allotment of units will be multiples of 500 with minimum 1000 nos. to maximum of 5000 nos. per beneficiary Farmers will start nursery and follow up visits will be conducted by the Field Staff and necessary technical guidance will be rendered for successful production of planting materials. Planting materials produced in the nurseries will be used for replanting / gap filling by the applicants and balance will be supplied to the neighboring/needy farmers at an optimum price not exceeding the market price. Designated Officials will conduct final inspection and recommend the eligible cases. Payment of subsidy will be in the succeeding year of planting the mother suckers/ seeds for multiplication in the nursery and satisfactory production of suckers/seedlings. |
| 2 | Large Cardamom Replanting/New planting (Ha) To motivate the growers to adopt replanting in a systematic way to increase the productivity using high yielding, disease-free planting materials. |
a. Parcha copy / Possession certificate b. Survey plan/ self-attested map c. Aadhar card d. Copy of SC/ST certificate (if applicable) e. Copy of Bank Passbook f. No Objection |
33.33% of cost of cultivation of large cardamom subject to a maximum of Rs 33,600/-
per Ha for General Category and 75% of cost of cultivation Rs 75,000/- per Ha for SC/ST
payable in
two annual installments of Rs 16,800/- and 37,500/-, respectively. Small and marginal growers owing up to 8.00 Ha. The minimum area to be replanted / new planted contiguously under the scheme is 0.10 Ha Maximum area eligibility per grower is 8.00 Ha but at a time i.e., in a financial year a grower can avail subsidy only up to 4.00 Ha as replanting has to be carried out in a phased manner. |
1. Sikkim, Darjeeling & Kalimpong district of West Bengal & other NE States
2.Designated Officials will conduct final inspection and recommend the eligible cases. A second time benefit for the same area replanted will be available only on completion of 8 years except specific situation like natural calamities. The minimum plant population in the replanted area must be 4000 number per Ha at a spacing of 5x5 feet. |
| Large cardamom Irrigation Land Development | ||||
| 3 | Irrigation / water storage structures(nos) To motivate the growers to bring more area under irrigation by constructing water storage structures, rain water harvesting structures and installation of irrigation equipments for increasing the productivity and improving quality of large cardamom |
a) Document of ownership or legal possession of land / Parcha b) Aadhaar card c) Bank Pass Book d) No Objection Certificate from panchayats if the Land is not in the beneficiary’s name. e) a plan and estimate of the proposed structure from the qualified registered/licensed or Govt. civil engineer following Govt. approved rates for construction. |
50 % of cost of construction subject to a maximum of Rs 30,000 per unit for General
Category and 75% subject to maximum of Rs 45,000/- per unit for SC/ST. The minimum capacity of irrigation structure should be 25 cubic meter for availing maximum subsidy under the program. Any farmer who has availed this benefit earlier is not eligible to avail the benefit. Large cardamom growers having land holding size of 0.10 Ha to 8 Ha are eligible to avail this scheme. |
1.Sikkim, Darjeeling & Kalimpong district of West Bengal & other NE States
2.Designated Officials will conduct final inspection and recommend the eligible cases. Constructions blocking natural flow of water including streams and are of objectionable nature either from the local community or from the concerned authorities will not be considered for recommending assistance. Inspecting Officer has to ensure that the above condition is not violated by the applicant before recommending the case for sanction. |
| 4 | Irrigation equipment (nos) To motivate the growers to bring more area under irrigation by constructing water storage structures, rain water harvesting structures and installation of irrigation equipments for increasing the productivity and improving quality of large cardamom |
a) Document of ownership or legal possession of land / Parcha b) Aadhaar card c) Bank Pass Book d) No Objection Certificate from panchayats if the Land is not in the beneficiary’s name. e) quotation from authorized dealer or three competitive quotations if there is no authorized dealer. |
50 % of cost of equipment subject to a maximum of Rs 15,000 for General and 75%
subject to maximum of Rs 20,000/- for SC/ST Large cardamom growers having land holding size of 0.10 Ha to 8 Ha |
1. Sikkim, Darjeeling & Kalimpong district of West Bengal & other NE States
2. Designated Officials will conduct final inspection and recommend the eligible cases. |
| 5 | Rainwater harvesting structure(nos) To motivate the growers to bring more area under irrigation by constructing water storage structures, rain water harvesting structures and installation of irrigation equipments for increasing the productivity and improving quality of large cardamom |
a) Document of ownership or legal possession of land / Parcha b) Aadhaar card c) Bank Pass Book d) No Objection Certificate from panchayats if the Land is not in the beneficiary’s name. |
33.33 % of cost of construction subject to a maximum of Rs 18,000 per structure for
General and 75% subject to maximum of Rs 40,000 /- per
structure for SC/ST The above assistance will be for a structure of 200 cu. Mt. capacity lined with silpauline sheet. For lesser capacity the assistance will be limited proportionate to the water holding capacity. Large cardamom growers having land holding size of 0.10 Ha to 8 Ha Devices can be for harvesting water from direct rainfall as well as surface run off without blocking the natural flow of water including streams. |
1.Sikkim, Darjeeling & Kalimpong district of West
Bengal & other NE States 2.Designated Officials will conduct final inspection and recommend the eligible cases. Constructions blocking natural flow of water including streams and are of objectionable nature either from the local community or from the concerned authorities will not be considered for recommending assistance. Inspecting Officer has to ensure that the above condition is not violated by the applicant before recommending the case for sanction. |
| Promotion of Exportable surplus of identified spices in NE | ||||
| 6 | Cultivation of Lakadong turmeric (Ha) To promote the cultivation of Lakadong turmeric for exports | a. Parcha copy / Possession certificate b. self-attested land sketch map c. Aadhar card d. Copy of Bank Passbook e. No Objection Certificate from panchayats if the Land is not in the beneficiary’s name |
50% of cost of planting material subject to maximum of Rs 30,000 per Ha Turmeric growers of NE having land holding size of 0.10 Ha to 8 Ha |
1.Sikkim, Darjeeling & Kalimpong district of West Bengal & other NE States
2. Designated Officials will conduct final inspection and recommend the eligible cases. |
| 7 | Cultivation of NE ginger (Ha) To promote the cultivation of NE ginger for exports |
a. Parcha copy/Possession certificate b. self-attested land sketch map c. Aadhar card d. Copy of Bank Passbook e. No Objection Certificate from panchayats if the Land is not in the beneficiary’s name |
50% of cost of planting material subject to maximum of Rs 30,000 per Ha Ginger growers of NE having land holding size of 0.10 Ha to 8 Ha |
1.Sikkim, Darjeeling & Kalimpong district of West Bengal & other NE States
2. Designated Officials will conduct final inspection and recommend the eligible cases. |
| Small Cardamom | ||||
| 8 | Small Cardamom Certified Nursery (units) To produce quality and disease free planting materials in the farmers' fields for taking up replanting with the technical supervision of Board's officials |
a) Aadhaar Card b) Current year land tax receipt /chitta adangal/RTC c) Copy of Bank Pass book d) CR/ACR (for Kerala) |
33.33% of cost of production of planting material of subject to a maximum of Rs 3 per
sucker/ seedling for General Category and 75% of cost of
production of planting material @ Rs 6 per sucker/ seedling for SC/ST Individual cardamom growers/farmers groups having suitable land and facility for irrigating the nursery |
1.Kerala, Tamilnadu & Karnataka 2. Allotment of units will be multiples of 500 with minimum 1000 nos to maximum of 5000 nos per beneficiary Farmers will start nursery and follow up visits will be conducted by the Field Staff and necessary technical guidance will be rendered for successful production of planting materials. Planting materials produced in the nurseries will be used for replanting /new planting/ gap filling by the applicants and balance will be supplied to the neighboring/needy farmers at an optimum price not exceeding the market price. Designated Officials will conduct final inspection and recommend the eligible cases. Payment of subsidy will be in the succeeding year of planting the mother suckers/ seeds for multiplication in the nursery and satisfactory production of suckers/seedlings. |
| Small Cardamom Replanting/New Planting | ||||
| 9.i | For Kerala & Tamilnadu To motivate the growers to improve production and productivity through systematic replanting of the diseased, old and senile plantations and to take up area expansion |
a) Document of ownership or legal possession of land viz. patta b) Current year land tax receipt / chitta adangal/RTC c) CR/ACR/CRC endorsement d) Aadhar card e) Copy of Bank Pass book f) Survey plan issued by V.O./registered surveyor |
33.33% of cost of cultivation of subject to a maximum of Rs 1,00,000/- per Ha for
General Category and 75% of cost of
cultivation Rs 2,10,000/- per Ha for SC/ST payable in two annual installments of Rs
50,000/- and 1,05,000/- each year respectively. Individual registered cardamom growers having a land holding size of 0.10 Ha to 8 Ha. Minimum area to be replanted under the programme is 0.10 Ha in a continuous block and the maximum area is limited to 2 Ha per beneficiary per year and a maximum of 8 Ha. in block year of 5 years from 2021-2026. The plant population is minimum 1100 Nos. per ha. Replanting cycle is considered as 8 years and a second time benefit for the same area replanted by a beneficiary will be available only on completion of 8 years except on exclusive circumstances like natural calamities, devastating pest and disease attacks certified by a committee constituted by the Board. |
1.Kerala & Tamilnadu 2. Designated Officials will conduct final inspection and recommend the eligible cases. |
| ii | Karnataka (Ha.) and other States To motivate the growers to improve production and productivity through systematic replanting of the diseased, old and senile plantations and to take up area expansion |
a) Document of ownership or legal possession of land b) Current year land tax receipt /RTC c) CRC endorsement d) Aadhar card e) Copy of Bank Pass book f) Survey plan issued by V.O/registered surveyor g)For other States, land documents prescribed by the State Govt. |
33.33% of cost of cultivation of subject to a maximum of Rs 75,000/- per Ha for
General Category and 75% of cost of cultivation Rs 1,68,000/- per Ha for
SC/ST payable in two annual installments of Rs 37,500/- and 84,000/- each year
respectively. Individual registered cardamom growers having a land holding size of 0.10 Ha to 8 Ha. Minimum area to be replanted under the programme is 0.10 Ha in a continuous block and the maximum area is limited to 2 Ha per beneficiary per year and a maximum of 8 Ha. in block year of 5 years from 2021-2026.The plant population is minimum 3000 Nos. per ha for closer planting [pure crop] and 1500 Nos in intercropped plantations. Replanting cycle is considered as 8 years and a second time benefit for the same area replanted by a beneficiary will be available only on completion of 8 years except on exclusive circumstances like natural calamities, devastating pest and disease attacks as jointly certified by a committee constituted by Board. |
1.Karnataka and other States with potential area 2. Designated Officials will conduct final inspection and recommend the eligible cases. Preference will be given for replanting/new planting as pure crop with suckers. |
| Small Cardamom Irrigation Land Development | ||||
| 10 | Irrigation / Water Storage Structure (nos) To motivate the growers to bring more area under irrigation and land development by constructing water storage structures for increasing the productivity and improving quality of small cardamom. |
a) Document of ownership or legal possession of land viz. patta b) Current year land tax receipt / RTC /Chitta adangal c) CR /ACR /CDRC endorsement d) Aadhaar card e) Bank Pass Book f) plan and estimate of the proposed structure from the qualified registered/licensed or Govt. civil engineer following Govt.approved rates for construction. |
50 % of cost of construction subject to a maximum of Rs 30,000 per unit for General
Category and 75% subject to maximum of Rs 45,000/- per unit for
SC/ST. The minimum capacity of irrigation structure should be 25 cubic metre for availing maximum subsidy under the programme. Any farmer who has availed this benefit earlier is not eligible to avail the benefit. Registered cardamom growers having land holding size of 0.10 Ha to 8 Ha are eligible to avail this scheme. |
1.Kerala, Tamil Nadu & Karnataka 2. Designated Officials will conduct final inspection and recommend the eligible cases. Constructions blocking natural flow of water including streams and are of objectionable nature either from the local community or from the concerned authorities will not be considered for recommending assistance. Inspecting Officer has to ensure that the above condition is not violated by the applicant before recommending the case for sanction |
| 11 | Irrigation equipment (Nos.) In order to motivate the growers to bring more area under irrigation and land development for increasing the productivity and improving quality of small cardamom by using different methods of irrigation the following installation of the following equipments are assisted a) Gravity Equipments b) Irrigation Pump Sets(IP Set) c)Sprinkler/drip/micro-sprinkler sets |
a) Document of ownership or legal possession of land viz. patta b) Current year land tax receipt / RTC /Chitta adangal c) CR /ACR /CDRC endorsement d) Aadhaar card e) Bank Pass Book f) a quotation from authorized dealer or three competitive quotations if there is no authorized dealer. |
50 % of cost of equipments subject to maximum of Rs 5000 (Gen) and, Rs 11250 (SC/ST)
for Gravity; Rs 15,000
(Gen) and Rs 45,000 (SC/ST) for IP set and Rs 32,000/- (Gen) and Rs 95,000/- (SC/ST) for
Sprinkler/ micro sprinkler sets. Registered cardamom growers having land holding size of 0.10 Ha to 8 Ha are eligible for Gravity and Irrigation pump set (IP Set). Registered cardamom growers having land holding size of 0.4 Ha to 8 Ha are eligible for Sprinklers / Drip / Microirrigation equipments. Any farmer who has availed this benefit earlier is not eligible to avail the benefit. |
1.Kerala, Tamil Nadu & Karnataka 2. Designated Officials will conduct final inspection and recommend the eligible cases. |
| 12 | Rain water harvesting structure (nos) To motivate the growers to bring more area under irrigation and land development by constructing rain water harvesting structures for increasing the productivity and improving quality of small cardamom. |
Kerala, Tamil Nadu & Karnataka a) Document of ownership or legal possession of land viz. patta b) Current year land tax receipt / RTC / Chitta adangal c) CR /ACR /CDRC endorsement d) Aadhaar card e) Bank Pass Book |
33.33 % of cost of construction subject to a maximum of Rs 18,000 per structure for
General and 75% subject to maximum of Rs 40,000 /- per
structure for SC/ST. The above assistance will be for a structure of 200 cu. Mt. capacity lined with silpauline sheet. For lesser capacity the assistance will be limited proportionate to the water holding capacity. Devices can be for harvesting water from direct rainfall as well as surface run off without blocking the natural flow of water including streams. Registered cardamom growers having land holding size of 0.10 Ha to 8 Ha |
Designated Officials will conduct inspection and recommend the eligible cases as per
delegation and random checking will be conducted by the respective controlling
officers. Constructions blocking natural flow of water including streams and are of objectionable nature either from the local community or from the concerned authorities will not be considered for recommending assistance. Inspecting Officer has to ensure that the above condition is not violated by the applicant before recommending the case for sanction |
| 13 | Department Nursery To supply of quality planting materials of Cardamom and other exportable spices for catering to the needs of Small and marginal growers to replant and rejuvenate the old and senile plantations. |
Application in the prescribed form | Distribution of planting materials on nominal rates fixed based on cost of production.
All Cardamom/spice growers/other agencies facilitating spice cultivation |
1.Karnataka 2. Applicants will be allotted planting material from the Dept. Nursery as per availability and on payment of cost of the same fixed by the Board from time to time. |
| Organic Farming | ||||
| 14 | Organic Certification Groups To support farmer groups/FPOs in acquiring organic certification for the farm which is a prerequisite for marketing of organic spices. |
a) Tariff of the Certification Body(CB) and estimation for certification b) Invoice/payment advice from CB c)Documents on payments effected such as bills/receipts etc. d)Copy of Scope certificate with annexures e) Approved farmers list of the CB |
50% subject to maximum of Rs 1,50,000/- for ONER groups and 90% subject to a maximum
of Rs 2,70,000/- for NER groups. Preference on eligibility/selection First: Group which produces organic spices Second: Above 50% of the farmers in the approved list of farmers producing organic spices adopting any cropping system. A group/FPO is eligible for assistance thrice in a block year of 5 years from 2021 to 2026 consecutively or in staggered manner as per availability of funds in the component. |
1.All spice growing States and regions/UTs in India 2. Board reserves the right to conduct any checks at any point in the chain of custody before or after providing the assistance. |
| 15 | Internal Control System (ICS) (nos) To support the grower groups / FPOs to establish grower group certification in order to prepare farmers on group formation, organic regulations, certification procedures, training, documentation, internal inspection etc. for organic certification and aggregation of the produce. |
a) Tariff of the Certification Body(CB) and estimation for certification b) Invoice/payment advice from CB c) Documents on payments effected such as bills/receipts etc. d)Copy of Scope certificate with annexures e) Approved farmers list of the CB f) Cost for organizing the ICS for the season with statement certified by the ICS Manager & countersigned by the Mandator or the competent person as the case may be with proof on expenditure such as bills, vouchers etc. |
50% subject to maximum of Rs 1,12,000/- for ONER groups and 75% subject to a maximum
of Rs 1,68,000/- for NER groups. An ICS is eligible for assistance thrice in a block year of 5 years from 2021 to 2026 consecutively or in staggered manner as per availability of funds in the component. Preference on eligibility/selection First: Group which produces organic spices Second: Above 50% of the farmers in the approved list of farmers producing organic spices adopting any cropping system. |
1.All spice growing States and regions/UTs in India 2. Board reserves the right to conduct any checks at any point in the chain of custody before or after providing the assistance. |
| 16 | Construction of vermicompost unit (nos) To promote the growers for on-farm production of vermicompost by constructing vermicompost units in the farm itself to produce quality vermicompost for maintaining soil fertility to promote organic production of spices |
a) Aadhaar Card b) Current year land tax receipt / parcha c) Bank Pass book first page |
33.33% of cost one-ton capacity of vermicompost unit @ Rs 4500/- for Gen and 75% @ Rs
10,000/- for SC/ST Spices growers having holdings from 0.10 ha to 8.00 ha. A grower having an area upto 4 ha will be eligible to avail a maximum of 1 unit and a grower having area above 4 ha and upto 8 ha will be eligible to avail a maximum of 2 units under the scheme. The size of the vermicompost unit construction will be 2.7 m x 0.9 m x 0.9 m with a capacity to produce one ton in two cycles. Locally available customized units with the above production capacity are also eligible for assistance with supporting bills and documents of purchase and the assistance will be limited to eligible % of assistance of actual cost. |
1.All the spice growing States and regions/UTs of India 2. Designated Officials will conduct final inspection and recommend the eligible cases. Preference will be given to farmers who are members of ICS and groups/FPOs |
| 17 | Organic Seed bank (Ha) To establish organic seed banks in the growers’ field for multiplication of planting materials of indigenous varieties of ginger and turmeric having rich intrinsic value and herbal spices to retain purity and serve as a source for quality planting materials |
a) Land documents of ownership / legal possession b) Current year land tax paid receipt / Chitta Adangal/NoC for NE c) Aadhar card d) Bank pass book first page e) Details of organic certification / ICS f)Contract/Agreement with farmer and ICS, if ICS is setting up the seed bank in farmers field. |
50% of cost of production @ Rs 37,500/- per Ha for ginger and turmeric and Rs
22,500/- for herbal spices whichever is less under Gen
category and 75% of the cost for SC/ST at a maximum of Rs 56,000 for Ginger and turmeric
and Rs 34,000/- per Ha for herbal spices of indigenous varieties
which are selected for organic cultivation. Individual growers of any of Indigenous varieties of spices viz., Cochin ginger of Kerala, Nadia Ginger of NE states, Alleppey finger turmeric of Kerala, Rajapuri turmeric of Maharastra, Lakadong / Megha Turmeric of Meghalaya and herbal spices of Tamil Nadu having holding size from 0.10 ha to 8 ha who are under organic certification are eligible to avail benefits under this component. A grower/group can avail assistance under the scheme for a maximum of 3 years at a maximum of 2 ha./beneficiary. An ICS without suitable land of its own can avail the assistance for establishing a seed bank in its name in a suitable land of a member in the group identified for the purpose, for distribution of seeds among its members on cost price, by entering into an agreement with the farmer identified for the purpose. The agreement can either be a part in the mandatory contract signed by the farmer with ICS for certification or a separate agreement with consent for sparing his/her land for the purpose and releasing the assistance from Spices Board to the ICS. |
1.Preference for Sikkim, other NE States and then Kerala, Tamilnadu & Maharashtra
and other states 2. Designated Officials will conduct final inspection and recommend the eligible cases. |
| Post-Harvest Improvement | ||||
| 18 | Mint distillation (nos) To motivate the Mint growers to set up modern field distillation units lined with Stainless steel in their fields to improve the efficiency of distillation unit as well as to improve the quality of oil for exports |
a) Land documents of ownership / legal possession b) Current year land tax paid receipt / Chitta Adangal c) Aadhar card d) Bank pass book first page e) Invoice and payment documents towards purchase from manufacturer of the equipment/device empaneled by Spices Board |
50 % of cost of unit, subject to a maximum of Rs 1,88,000 per unit for General
Category and 75% subject to maximum of Rs 2,80,000/- per unit for
SC/ST & 90% for Spice Producer's Groups in Identified Clusters subject to maximum of
Rs 3,38,000/-. Individual Growers owning a holding size of 0.4 ha to 8 ha and farmer’s groups/FPOs consisting of Mint growers as members. Assistance for groups/FPOs will be as in QGBG |
1.Preferably mint growing States and regions in India/UT 2. Designated Officials will conduct final inspection and recommend the eligible cases. |
| 19 | Nutmeg /clove drier (nos ) To popularize the drying of nutmeg / clove hygienically using mechanical dryers among the farmers to produce quality nutmeg, mace and clove for exports |
a) Land documents of ownership / legal possession b) Current year land tax paid receipt / Chitta Adangal c) Aadhar card d) Bank pass book first page e) Invoice and payment documents towards purchase from valid manufacturer of the equipment/device empaneled by Spices Board |
50 % of cost of unit, subject to a maximum of Rs 37,500/- per unit for General
Category and 75% subject to maximum of Rs 56,000/- per unit for
NE/SC/ST & 90% Spice Producer's Groups in Identified Clusters subject to maximum Rs
67,500/- Individual growers having a minimum of 0.10 ha [20 nos. nutmeg/clove trees] and up to 8 ha [1600 nos. nutmeg/clove tress] Assistance for groups/FPOs will be as in QGBG |
1.All spice growing states and regions in India/UT 2. Designated Officials will conduct final inspection and recommend the eligible cases. Since it is a multipurpose drier the facility can be used for drying other suitable spices also and for availing assistance necessary approval may be taken from Director(Dev.) Spices Board with recommendation of Regional Officer |
| 20 | Pepper thresher (nos) To motivate the pepper growers to produce good quality pepper for export by promoting installation of pepper threshers for hygienic separation of pepper berries from the spikes |
All States in India a) Land documents of ownership / legal possession b) Current tax paid receipt / Chitta Adangal / RTC c) Aadhar card d) Bank pass book first page e) Invoice and payment documents towards purchase from valid manufacturer of the equipment/device empaneled by Spices Board |
All pepper growers having minimum of 100 yielding vines. Assistance for groups/FPOs will be as in QGBG |
1.Preferably in all pepper growing states and regions in India/UT 2. Designated Officials will conduct inspection and recommend the eligible cases. |
| 21 | Seed spice thresher (nos) To motivate the farmers to adopt hygienic threshing practices for production of quality seed spices using mechanical seed spices threshers (power operated) |
a) Land documents of ownership / legal possession b) Current year land tax paid receipt c) Aadhar card d) Bank pass book first page e) Quotation from approved manufacturer |
50 % of cost of unit, subject to a maximum of Rs 75,000/- per unit for General
Category and 75% subject to maximum of Rs 1,12,000/- per unit for
NE/SC/ST & 90% Spice Producer's Groups in Identified Clusters subject to maximum of
Rs 1,35,000/- An individual grower having 0.40 ha and up to 8 ha is eligible to apply. Assistance for groups/FPOs will be as in QGBG |
1.Preferably in all seed spice growing states and regions in India/UT 2. Designated Officials will conduct final inspection and recommend the eligible cases. |
| 22 | Turmeric boiler ( nos) To motivate the growers to boil the turmeric hygienically using steam boiling unit and to produce quality turmeric suitable for exports |
a. Current year land tax receipt / Chitta Adangal / RTC / Parcha / Possession
Certificate b. Aadhar copy c. Bank pass book first page d) Invoice and payment documents towards purchase from valid manufacturer of the equipment/device empaneled by Spices Board |
50 % of cost of unit, subject to a maximum of Rs 1,88,000/- per unit for General
Category and 75% subject to maximum of Rs 2,28,000/- per unit for
NE/SC/ST & 90% Spice Producer's Groups in Identified Clusters subjected to maximum
of Rs 3,38,000/- Individual farmers having a minimum of 0.40 ha - 8 ha under turmeric are eligible to benefit under the scheme. Assistance for groups/FPOs will be as in QGBG |
1.All turmeric growing States and regions/UT in India 2. Designated Officials will conduct final inspection and recommend the eligible cases. |
| 23 | Polisher for Small Cardamom, Large Cardamom, Turmeric, etc (nos) To motivate the growers to adopt proper polishing methods of spices to improve the quality of spices suitable for exports |
a) Current year land tax receipt / Chitta Adangal / RTC / Percha / Possession
Certificate b) Aadhar copy c) Bank pass book first page d) Invoice and payment documents towards purchase from valid manufacturer of the equipment/device empaneled by Spices Board |
50 % of cost of unit, subject to a maximum of Rs 94,000/- per unit for General
Category and 75% subject to maximum of Rs 1,40,000 per unit for
NE/SC/ST & 90% Spice Producer's Groups in Identified Clusters subjected to maximum
of Rs 1,70,000/- Individual farmers having minimum of 0.40 ha - 8 ha of spices. Assistance for groups/FPOs will be as in QGBG |
1.All spice growing States and regions in India/UT 2.Designated Officials will conduct final inspection and recommend the eligible cases. The facility can be used for polishing other suitable spices also and for availing assistance necessary approval may be taken from Director(Dev.) Spices Board with recommendation of Regional Officer |
| 24 | ICCD for Small Cardamom (nos) (Improved Cardamom Curing Devices) To motivate the growers to adopt improved cardamom curing devices for drying cardamom to produce good quality cardamom for export |
a) Aadhaar Card b) Current year land tax receipt / chitta adangal c) Bank Pass book d) CR/ACR d) Invoice and payment documents towards purchase from valid manufacturer of the equipment/device empaneled by Spices Board |
33.33 % of cost of unit, subject to a maximum of Rs 1,50,000/- per unit for General
Category and 75% subject to maximum of Rs 3,37,500, per unit for
SC/ST & 90% Spice Producer's Groups in Identified Clusters subject to maximum of Rs
4,00,000/- Registered cardamom growers having a land holding size of 0.40 ha to 8 ha Assistance for groups/FPOs will be as in QGBG |
1.Kerala, Tamil Nadu & Karnataka 2. Designated Officials will conduct final inspection and recommend the eligible cases. |
| 25 | ICCD for Large Cardamom in NE, Kalimpong & Darjeeling District
(nos) To motivate the growers to adopt improved cardamom curing devices for drying cardamom to produce good quality cardamom for export |
a) Parcha copy/Possession certificate b) Aadhaar Card c) Bank Pass book d) Copy of SC/ST certificate (if applicable) e) No Objection Certificate from panchayats if the Land is not in the beneficiary’s name. f) Quotation from the approved manufacturers/fabric ators indicating the capacity and cost of dryer |
75% subject to maximum of Rs 3,75,000 per unit for NE/SC/ST & Kalimpong and
Darjeeling District of West Bengal & 90% Spice Producer's Groups in Identified
Clusters subject to
maximum of Rs 4,50,000/- The assistance includes cost of transportation from South India since fabricators are not available elsewhere Large cardamom growers having a land holding size of 0.40 ha to 8 ha Assistance for groups/FPOs will be as in QGBG |
1.Sikkim, Darjeeling & Kalimpong district of West Bengal & other NE States
2. Designated Officials will conduct final inspection and recommend the eligible cases. |
| 26 | Large Cardamom Driers (nos) To motivate farming community to adopt scientific curing methods for improving the quality of large cardamom |
a) Current year land tax receipt /Parcha copy / b) Aadhar card c) Bank Passbook First page – copy d) No Objection Certificate from panchayats if the Land is not in the beneficiary’s name. |
33.33 % of cost of unit, subject to a maximum of Rs 16,000/- per unit for General
Category and 75% subject to maximum of Rs 28,000/- per unit for
NE/SC/ST & Kalimpong and Darjeeling District of West Bengal & 90% Spice
Producer's Groups in Identified Clusters subjected to maximum Rs 43,000/- Marginal Cardamom growers having 0.10 ha to 0.40 ha can avail for 200 kg capacity bhatti or single door sawo / equivalent drier Small growers having 0.4 ha to 8 ha can avail 400 kg capacity bhatti or double door sawo / equivalent drier. Quantum of assistance limited to the capacity eligible for the applicant as above. Assistance for groups/FPOs will be as in QGBG |
1.Sikkim, Darjeeling & Kalimpong district of West Bengal & other NE States
2. Designated Officials will conduct final inspection and recommend the eligible cases. |
| 27 | Spice Cleaners / Graders/ Spiral gravity Separators (nos) To popularized the Spice Cleaners / Graders/ Spiral gravity Separators to increase profitability in production of spices by way of mechanization and to improve the quality of spices for export |
a) Aadhaar Card b) Current year land tax receipt / chitta adangal/Parcha copy / Possession certificate indicating the total area /NoC for NE c) Bank Pass book d) CR /ACR if applicable e) Invoice and payment documents towards purchase from valid manufacturer of the equipment/device empaneled by Spices Board |
50 % of cost of unit, subject to a maximum of Rs 44,000 /- per unit for General
Category and 75% subject to maximum of Rs 66,000, per unit for
NE/SC/ST & 90% Spice Producer's Groups in Identified Clusters subject to maximum of
Rs 80,000/-. Spices growers having a land holding size of 0.40 ha to 8 ha. Assistance for groups/FPOs will be as in QGBG |
1.All spice growing States and regions in India/UT 2. Designated Officials will conduct inspection and recommend the eligible cases. |
| 28 | Spice Slicing machines ( nos) To mechanize the activity and to improve the quality of spices for export |
a) Aadhaar Card b) Current year land tax receipt / chitta adangal/Parcha copy / Possession certificate indicating the total area /NoC for NE c) Bank Pass book d) CR /ACR if applicable e) Invoice and payment documents towards purchase from valid manufacturer of the equipment/device empaneled by Spices Board |
50 % of cost of unit, subject to a maximum of Rs 9000/- per unit for General Category
and 75% subject to maximum of Rs 13,000/- per unit for
NE/SC/ST & 90% Spice Producer's Groups in Identified Clusters subject to maximum of
Rs 16,000/- Spices growers having a land holding size of 0.40 ha to 8 ha Assistance for groups/FPOs will be as in QGBG |
1.All spice growing States and regions in India/UT 2. Designated Officials will conduct final inspection and recommend the eligible cases. |
| 29 | Spice Washing Machines (nos ) To popularize the Spice washing machines to increase profitability in production of spices by way of mechanization and to improve the quality of spices for export |
All States in India a) Aadhaar Card b) Current year land tax receipt / chitta adangal/Parcha copy / Possession certificate indicating the total area /NoC for NE c) Bank Pass book d) CR /ACR if applicable e) Invoice and payment documents towards purchase from valid manufacturer of the equipment/device empaneled by Spices Board |
50 % of cost of unit, subject to a maximum of Rs 53,000 /- per unit for General
Category and 75% subject to maximum of Rs 80,000/- per unit for
NE/SC/ST & 90% Spice Producer's Groups in Identified Clusters subject to maximum of Rs
95,000/-. Spices growers having a land holding size of 0.40 ha to 8 ha Assistance for groups/FPOs will be as in QGBG |
1.All spice growing States and regions in India/UT 2. Designated Officials will conduct inspection and recommend the eligible cases. |
| 30 | QGBG (Quality Gap Bridging Group) - Spice Producer’s Groups in Identified Clusters
Capacitate the spices producers to produce spices with quality, safety and traceability through supporting identified groups. |
a) Documents to prove legal entity b) List of Office bearers. c) Document on the registered office and location of its function d) List of active members with their area under spices and estimated production of each spice for the season. e) Details on existing buy back arrange with aggregator/exporter if any f) Details of any earlier assistance received from any source for the assistance applied for from Spices Board. g) Invoice and payment documents towards purchase from valid manufacturer of the equipment/device empaneled by Spices Board |
Assistance subjected to a maximum of Rs 25 Lakhs per Spice Producer's Groups for the
following activities- 1. Post-harvest machine /equipment bank: Setting up of post-harvest machine/equipment bank availing the assistance under the Post-harvest improvement programme of the Board during next five years at a maximum of 90 % of the cost, limited to the cost ceiling of each programme/ programmes fixed for Spice Producer's Groups in this working procedure. Assistance for Spice Producer's Groups will be for only two machine/equipment under each component of the PHI programme for use among the members of the Spice Producer's Groups. The custodian of the machines/equipments availed under the Board’s programme will be the designated office bearer of the Spice Producer's Groups (Rs 15 Lakh / Spice Producer’s Groups) 2. IT support for joining online platform on traceability and improving quantum of sale by the Spice Producer's Groups (hardware +other required accessories and subscriptions) (Rs 1.28 lakhs/ Spice Producer’s Groups) 3. Establishment of plot for GAP ( Rs 1.50 lakhs/ Spice Producer's Groups )- Area 0.4ha. Assistance proposal based and on standard cost of cultivation, at maximum of Rs.0.50 lakh/plot/year for 3 consecutive years. 4. Support for technical manpower for maintenance of online platforms, GAP plot and office of Spice Producer's Groups ( Rs 0.20 lakh/person/month for 3 consecutive years) The above assistance will be provided to Spices Producers Group based on MoU with Spices Board Group need to be a legal entity such as registered FPO, FPC, SHG, SPS and other such entities which can enter into a legally binding agreement. Those entities which are restricted from receiving assistance other than promoting/sponsoring agencies are not eligible under the component. Assistance will be released based on terms and conditions by NITI Aayog. |
1.All spice growing States and regions in India preferably in the ODOP (One District
One
Product) and clusters of Spices under AEP of MoC and operational area of collaborative
national and international projects of Spices
Board 2.On receipt of application with documents, the Officer concerned will visit the Reg. Office of the group and evaluate the status, facility and arrangements available with the group for taking up the activity components successfully. Eligible application will be recommended to Divisional Officer/Regional Officer as the case may be for further scrutiny and issue of permission letter to the group to sign MoU with the Board. Recommending Officer will arrange signing of MoU and collection of documents proving purchase and physically verify the installation of the equipment/device and recommend Eligible case for sanction of assistance. Other assistance on IT support, establishment of GAP plot and support for technical manpower under the component will be extended based on the terms and conditions stipulated in the MoU. Number of members in a group will be a deciding factor for selection of the group and quantum of assistance. The subcomponents (1 to 4) will be implemented together in exemplary groups with good track record and singly or clubbing 2 components as decided by the Board. |
| HRD for implementation of the proposed program | ||||
| 31 | Engaging Spice Extension Trainees To assist the Board in implementation of programmes and to improve the employability of the unemployed youth under SC/ST and other categories who are technically qualified. |
a) Degree certificate to prove basic qualification, experience certificate and
certificates of other qualifications if any b) Adhar card c)Certificate to prove SC/ST category d) Passport size photograph |
Rs 20,000/- per personnel per month for training period of two years, as Spice
Extension Trainees. Selection will be minimum 70% from SC/ST category and remaining from General category. Stipend as above and TA/DA will be provided as per norms. |
1.All spice growing States and regions in India/UT 2. Selection process depends on COVID protocols and sourcing of candidates through media and Board’s website. Selection will be through walk-in-test. Selected candidates will undergo training as Spice Extension Trainee for assisting Board’s regular Officers on technical aspects and simultaneously getting trained on various aspects of spice cultivation, post-harvest improvement, export etc. Selected candidates have to enter into an agreement with Spices Board Training will be temporary, for a period of one year, likely to be extended for one more year depending on performance and getting automatically terminated on completion of two years or before as agreed in the prescribed MoU. |
| Reintroduced subcomponents | ||||
| 32 | Supply of Silpaulin Sheets (nos) To motivate the growers to adopt hygienic drying of spices for improving the quality. |
a) Application form b) Current year land tax receipt / RTC / Chitta adangal/parcha/ NoC c) Aadhaar card |
50 % (Gen) and 75% (SC/ST) at maximum of Rs 2000 (Gen) and Rs 3000/- (SC/ST), avg cost
per sheet estimated at Rs 4000/-. Spices growers having land holdings from 0.20 to 8 ha are eligible to avail assistance. |
1. All spice growing States and regions in India with preference for Chilli/turmeric
crops. 2. Spices Board will arrange centralized purchase and supply to the farmers by collecting the non- assistance portion from the farmers and subsequent payment to the approved supplier. |
| New Subcomponents | ||||
| 33 | FRESH-IT (Farmer’s Research & Enterprise in Spice Holdings for Innovative
Technology) To motivate the spices farmers for taking up innovations / improvisations in their farms to bring out promising spices varieties and new post-harvest improvement machineries/equipme nts for the spices farming community of the country, at affordable cost which will increase the production, productivity and quality of the spices. |
a) Adhar b) Bank details c)MoU in prescribed form |
Grant-in-aid subject to a maximum of Rs 7, 50,000/- per innovation in two installments of Rs 3, 75,000/- in two phases based on the progress / completion of the innovation as recommended by the technical committee constituted for the purpose of evaluating the innovation by the farmer in development of new clones/ cultivars/ variety and machines/ post-harvest improvement equipments developed for improving quality of spices. | 1.All spice growing States and regions in India 2. Secretary Spices Board will constitute the Technical Committee with Director (Dev.) Spices Board as Chairperson of the Committee drawing members from ICRI, ICAR-IISR, identified SAUs of the State of reported innovation and concerned Regional Officer of Spices Board, on production aspects; and members of the Committee for evaluating innovations on post-harvest equipments will be the members of the already existing Regional Evaluation Committes constituted. Assistance will be extended based on MoU with Spices Board. Concerned Officer of the Board who identified the innovation will forward the case to Director (Dev.) through proper channel for a preliminary scrutiny by a team of Officers nominated by Director (Dev.) and qualified cases will be presented to the technical committee for consideration and evaluation. |
| 34 | Basic quality testing of spices On consultation with various R&D institutes /SAUs/ Entrepreneurs it is found that devices for instant basic quality testing like moisture content, curcumin content in turmeric etc., are developed and being used by some groups / institutions. Hence to get an awareness about the basic quality of the spices products brought by farmers for trading which will increase confidence of farmers to negotiate on the price and to get proportionate share for their effort on improving and maintaining the quality of the produce, such devices are required at field level. |
50% of the cost subject to a maximum of Rs 10.00 Lakh for basic quality testing at AMC/APMC yards and 75% for Spice Producer's Groups subjected to maximum of Rs 15.00 Lakh. Eligibility will be for spice trading centers legally existing spice producing or spice handling or spice trading groups. Assistance will be extended based on MoU with Spices Board. | 1.All spice growing States and regions in India 2. 1. All spice growing States and regions in India preferably in the ODOP (One District One Product) and clusters of Spices under AEP of MoC and operational area of collaborative national and international projects of Spices Board 2. On receipt of application with documents, the Officer concerned will visit the Reg. Office of the AMC/APMC/group and evaluate the status, facility and arrangements available with the group for taking up the activity component successfully. Eligible application will be recommended to Divisional Officer/Regional Officer as the case may be for further scrutiny and issue of permission letter to sign MoU with the Board. Recommending Officer will arrange signing of MoU and collection of documents proving purchase and physically verify the installation of the equipment/device and recommend Eligible case for sanction of assistance. The AMC/APMC/group also need to enter into MoU with the supplying firm on annual maintenance of device, training of man power for operating the device and collection of any software charges etc. which is to be ensured by the officers concerned of the Board before recommending the case. |
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| 35 | Weather Based Insurance Scheme for small cardamom To protect small cardamom growers against the adverse weather incidences such as deficit or excess rainfall, heat (temperature), relative humidity, etc. which are deemed to adversely affect the production. |
a) Document of ownership or legal possession of land viz. patta b) Current year land tax receipt c)CR/ACR d) Aadhar card e) Copy of Bank Pass book |
75% of premium by GoI, 15% by State Govt and 10% by Beneficiary. Board share will be Rs 16,040/ Ha. (including GST) Registered cardamom growers having land holding size of 0.10 Ha to 8 Ha. For a beneficiary the assistance will be available for 3 consecutive years only in the block year of five years from 2021-26 | 1.In Idukki district of Kerala on pilot basis 2. If the State Govt. is not sharing the premium of 10%, the same have to be compensated by the beneficiaries making their share of premium as 25%. Board as well as beneficiary farmers will pay their share of premium directly to the Insurance Company. The term sheet of insurance will be provided by Insurance Company at the time of application. Claims will be settled between the Insurance Company and the beneficiary and Spices Board will not have any direct involvement on such issues. |
