Under Capital investment Subsidy Scheme (CISS) of National Project on Organic Farming (NPOF), 100% assistance is provided to State Government / Government agencies for setting up of mechanized fruit/vegetable market Agro waste compost production unit up to a maximum limit of Rs.190.00 lakh /unit (for 3000 Total Per Annum (TPA) capacity). Similarly, for individuals/ private agencies assistance up to 33% of cost limit to Rs 63 lakh/unit as capital investment is provided. Under CISS until now, 12 Fruit and vegetable compost units have been established including 4 units in the State of Tamil Nadu and Rs. 148.332 lakh has been released to the State for this purpose.
Completed Projects of Production Units under CISS since 2012-13 till date (as per NABARD)
|
Sl. No. |
States |
Fruit Veg. Waste Compost Unit
|
|
|
No. of units/completed projects |
Funds released (in Rs lakh) |
||
|
|
Andhra Pradesh |
02 |
48.0
|
|
|
Haryana |
01 |
33.00
|
|
|
Karnataka |
03 |
139.234
|
|
|
Madhya Pradesh |
01 |
19.191
|
|
|
Manipur |
01 |
17.53
|
|
|
Tamil Nadu |
04 |
148.332
|
|
|
TOTAL |
12 |
405.287
|
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha today.
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