Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture
मिशन फॉर इंटीग्रेटेड डेवलपमेंट ऑफ हॉर्टिकल्चर (एकीकृत बागवानी विकास मिशन)
Capital subsidy for nurseries, new orchards, poly-houses, cold storage and more — commonly up to 50% of project cost — to grow India’s fruit, vegetable and flower sector, run through the States since 2014-15.
- Launched
- 2014-15
- Scheme status
- Active
- Ministry
- Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
- Category
- Umbrella horticulture scheme
- GoI funding share
- 60% / 90% / 100%
- Benefit type
- Capital subsidy, not cash
- Coverage
- All States & UTs
- Area added
- 15.66 lakh ha since 2014-15
Overview
Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme the Government of India has been running since 2014-15 to grow India’s fruit, vegetable, flower, spice and plantation-crop sector. It brought together several older schemes — the National Horticulture Mission, the Horticulture Mission for North East & Himalayan States, and horticulture-related activities of the National Horticulture Board, Coconut Development Board and Central Institute of Horticulture — into one umbrella mission covering all States and Union Territories.
Unlike a fixed cash-support scheme, MIDH pays a subsidy against what you actually invest — commonly up to 50% of cost for a poly-house, and 35-50% for cold storage and post-harvest units — through eight major components: nurseries and tissue culture, new orchards, rejuvenation of old orchards, protected cultivation, organic farming and certification, post-harvest management, mechanization, and training. Smaller, area-based support goes through your State Horticulture Mission; bigger commercial projects go through the National Horticulture Board (NHB) as a credit-linked, back-ended subsidy.
Since 2014-15, MIDH has brought an additional 15.66 lakh hectares under horticulture (up to July 2025), while productivity has risen from 12.10 to 12.56 tonnes per hectare. Because States pick their own Annual Action Plan each year, which components are active — and the exact subsidy amount — varies by State; check with your District Horticulture Office before applying.
Scheme highlights
A cafeteria of components
From nurseries and orchards to poly-houses and cold storage — MIDH funds eight major interventions, and you apply to the one that fits your plan, not to “MIDH” as a whole.
Subsidy against real investment
MIDH pays a share of what you actually spend — commonly up to 50% for a poly-house or shade-net house — not a fixed yearly amount.
Two application routes
Smaller, area-based support runs through your State Horticulture Mission; larger commercial projects go through the National Horticulture Board (NHB) as a credit-linked, back-ended subsidy.
58 Centres of Excellence, 55 clusters
As of July 2025, MIDH has approved 58 Centres of Excellence for demonstration and training, and identified 55 horticulture clusters under the Horticulture Cluster Development Programme.
A five-year post-harvest push
55,748 post-harvest facilities — pack houses, cold storages, ripening chambers — and 11,140 marketing infrastructures were set up under MIDH in the last five years.
Rising productivity
Horticulture productivity has grown from 12.10 tonnes/hectare in 2019-20 to 12.56 tonnes/hectare in 2024-25, as quality planting material and micro-irrigation spread.
Major components
States pick from these based on local priorities — each has its own eligibility and application process, detailed on its own page where one exists.
Nurseries & Tissue Culture Units
Financial and technical support to set up nurseries and tissue-culture labs that produce certified, disease-free saplings and planting material.
Farmers and entrepreneurs setting up a nursery, or needing certified planting material for a new orchard
New Orchards (Area Expansion)
Assistance to plant a new orchard or garden of fruit, vegetable or flower crops on land not currently under horticulture.
Farmers converting field-crop land to fruit, vegetable or flower cultivation
Rejuvenation of Old Orchards
Support to revive unproductive, old or senile orchards — top-working, canopy management and replacement planting — instead of replanting from scratch.
Farmers with an ageing orchard whose yields have started falling
Protected Cultivation
Capital assistance — commonly up to 50% of cost — for poly-houses, shade-net houses and green-houses that let you grow high-value or off-season vegetables and flowers.
Farmers wanting off-season vegetables, flowers or higher yields under cover
Organic Farming & Certification
Support for organic cultivation practices and NPOP/PGS-India certification of horticulture produce, so growers can sell as certified organic.
Horticulture growers switching to organic and wanting certification
See the organic farming hubPost-Harvest Management & Cold Chain
Assistance for pack houses, cold storages, ripening chambers, refrigerated transport and primary processing units — commonly 35% of cost in general areas and 50% in hilly/scheduled areas.
Farmers, FPOs and entrepreneurs building storage or processing infrastructure
Horticulture Mechanization
Subsidy on small tractors, power tillers and other horticulture-specific machinery and tools that reduce labour dependency.
Farmers and FPOs needing horticulture machinery
Human Resource Development
Training and demonstration through Centres of Excellence, Technical Support Groups, Precision Farming Development Centres and Krishi Vigyan Kendras.
Farmers wanting hands-on training in new horticulture technology
What you get
A subsidy, not a loan
The MIDH share is a grant against your project cost. It never has to be repaid — though for larger projects it is released only after you arrange the rest of the funding.
Who it is for
Individual farmers for area-based components like a new orchard or poly-house, and entrepreneurs, FPOs, cooperatives and Panchayats for larger project-mode support.
Almost every horticulture crop
Fruits, vegetables, root and tuber crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew, cocoa and bamboo are all covered.
Backed by technical support
Beyond money, MIDH connects you to State Horticulture Missions, Technical Support Groups, Centres of Excellence, ICAR institutes and Krishi Vigyan Kendras for advice.
Availability depends on your State
Because States choose their own MIDH Annual Action Plan, not every component is funded in every State every year — check with your District Horticulture Office.
Who is eligible
Both lists come from the notified operational guidelines — meeting the left column is not enough if anything in the right column applies to your family.
You qualify if
- You are an Indian farmer, entrepreneur, FPO, cooperative or Panchayat growing, or planning to grow, a horticulture crop covered under MIDH
- You have land — owned or on a valid, recorded lease — suitable for the activity you want support for
- The component you want (nursery, orchard, poly-house, cold storage, etc.) is included in your State’s current MIDH Annual Action Plan
- For planting-material assistance: you will source material from an NHB- or State-accredited nursery
- For larger, project-mode assistance: you can arrange the non-subsidy share of the project cost, from your own funds or a bank loan
Excluded — even with land
- Expecting a fixed yearly cash payment — MIDH pays a percentage of actual project cost, not an unconditional amount like PM-KISAN
- A crop or activity outside MIDH’s horticulture list — field crops like cereals, pulses and oilseeds are supported through other schemes
- Planting material bought from an unaccredited or unregistered nursery, for the area-expansion component
- A component your State has not chosen to fund in its current Annual Action Plan
- Applying to “MIDH” as one scheme — there is no single umbrella application; you apply for a specific component through your District Horticulture Office or NHB
Where this scheme applies
A central scheme with pan-India coverage — open to eligible farmers in every State and Union Territory.
Documents you need
Have these ready before you start — the online form takes ten minutes when nothing is missing.
Aadhaar card
Required for identity verification and Direct Benefit Transfer of the subsidy.
Land record
Khatauni / Record of Rights, or a registered lease deed, showing you can use the land for the activity applied for.
Bank account details
An active account for DBT (area-based route) or for the back-ended subsidy adjustment against a loan (NHB route).
Passport-size photo
Needed on most State Horticulture Mission application forms.
Project report / cost estimate
Required for larger, project-mode applications — commercial orchards, poly-houses or cold storage above the area/cost threshold.
PAN / firm registration
For entrepreneurs, FPOs or companies applying under the NHB back-ended subsidy route.
How to apply, step by step
The same six steps apply whether you register yourself online or sit down at a CSC.
- 1
Pick your component
Decide what you need — a nursery, a new orchard, a poly-house, cold storage or machinery — and check whether your State is currently funding it under MIDH.
- 2
Register and apply
Apply online through your State’s HORTNET-linked Horticulture Mission portal, or submit the form with documents to your District Horticulture Office. Larger projects apply to NHB with a project report.
- 3
Technical scrutiny
The State Horticulture Mission (or NHB, for project-mode cases) checks your documents and the site for the activity applied for.
- 4
Field verification
A horticulture officer or technical committee inspects the nursery, orchard, structure or unit before assistance is released.
- 5
Assistance released
Grant-based assistance is paid once work is verified; NHB project-mode assistance is released as a back-ended subsidy adjusted against your bank loan.
Important dates
MIDH launched
2014-15
Merged the National Horticulture Mission, Horticulture Mission for NE & Himalayan States, and NHB-, CDB- and CIH-run activities into one umbrella scheme
Additional area covered
15.66 lakh hectares
Since 2014-15, up to July 2025
Facts last checked
19 August 2026
Against the PIB backgrounder “Horticulture: Strengthening India’s Agri-Economy” (August 2025) and PIB press releases PRID 1842773, 2149705 and 2290632
Check your eligibility
Straight from the notified criteria. Nothing you enter leaves your phone.
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This checker applies the criteria in the official operational guidelines, but it is guidance — only the state government’s verification against the land records is final.
Downloads
Official documents only — everything below is hosted on the government's own servers.
MIDH Revised Operational Guidelines (2024-25)
The current rulebook — components, eligibility and funding pattern, as notified by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
NHB Cost Norms & Pattern of Assistance
Component-wise and crop-wise subsidy rates and cost ceilings for the NHB project-mode route.
PIB Backgrounder — Horticulture: Strengthening India’s Agri-Economy
August 2025 backgrounder with the latest MIDH achievement figures.
Official links & helpline
Bookmark the portal itself — no third-party site can release, block or speed up a payment.
- MIDH official sitemidh.gov.in — the mission’s official portal, run by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
- National Horticulture Boardnhb.gov.in — for the project-mode, credit-linked subsidy route
- Horticulture Division, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers WelfareThe nodal division overseeing MIDH
- PIB — Support to Farmers under MIDHOfficial press release on protected cultivation and post-harvest support
- Kisan Call CentreToll-free 1800-180-1551 — for MIDH and other farm-scheme queries
Helpline
24×7 IVRS and help desk, run by the ministry — the call is the fastest way to check a stuck payment.
Frequently asked questions
What is MIDH?
Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, running since 2014-15, that funds the holistic growth of India’s horticulture sector — fruits, vegetables, flowers, spices, plantation crops and more — through the State Governments.
What is the full form of MIDH?
Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture.
Which crops are covered under MIDH?
Fruits, vegetables, root and tuber crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew, cocoa and bamboo. Field crops such as cereals, pulses and oilseeds are not covered — they fall under separate schemes.
What is the funding pattern of MIDH?
The Central Government funds 60% of the outlay in general States, 90% in North Eastern and Himalayan States, and 100% in Union Territories; the State Government funds the remaining share.
What are the major components of MIDH?
Nurseries and tissue culture, new orchards, rejuvenation of old orchards, protected cultivation, organic farming and certification, post-harvest management and cold chain, horticulture mechanization, and human resource development.
How much subsidy is available for a poly-house under MIDH?
Assistance for protected cultivation structures — poly-houses, shade-net houses, green-houses — is commonly up to 50% of the notified cost, subject to a per-square-metre cost ceiling and the area limits your State applies.
What support does MIDH give for cold storage and post-harvest infrastructure?
Assistance is typically 35% of project cost in general areas and 50% in hilly, North Eastern and scheduled areas, for pack houses, cold storages, ripening chambers, refrigerated transport and processing units, released as a credit-linked, back-ended subsidy.
Does MIDH give cash support directly to every farmer, like PM-KISAN?
No. MIDH is not an unconditional annual payment. It reimburses a share of what you actually spend on an approved horticulture activity — a nursery, orchard, poly-house or storage unit — so the amount and eligibility depend on the component.
How do I apply for MIDH assistance?
For area-based support, apply through your State’s Horticulture Mission portal (often linked to HORTNET) or your District Horticulture Office. For larger, project-mode assistance, apply to the National Horticulture Board (NHB) with a project report.
What documents are needed for a MIDH application?
Aadhaar card, land record or lease deed, bank account details, and a passport-size photo for most applications; larger project-mode applications also need a project report/cost estimate and PAN or firm registration.
Who implements MIDH — the Centre or the States?
MIDH is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. The Centre sets the guidelines and funds its share; each State Government, through its State Horticulture Mission, decides which components to fund locally and implements the scheme on the ground.
What is the difference between the State Horticulture Mission route and the NHB route under MIDH?
The State Horticulture Mission route funds smaller, area-based activities like a nursery, new orchard or poly-house through the district Horticulture Office. The NHB route funds larger commercial project-mode proposals — bigger orchards, cold storages, integrated pack houses — as a credit-linked, back-ended subsidy through a bank loan.
Is organic farming covered under MIDH?
Yes. MIDH supports organic cultivation practices and certification under NPOP and PGS-India for horticulture produce. Cluster-based organic farming of field crops is separately covered under PKVY.
What is MIDH-SURAKSHA?
MIDH-SURAKSHA is the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare’s central MIS portal that States use to update MIDH implementation progress. It is an administrative monitoring system, not the farmer-facing application portal — farmers apply through their State Horticulture Mission or District Horticulture Office.
Is MIDH available in all States?
Yes, MIDH covers all States and Union Territories. However, since each State chooses its own Annual Action Plan, which specific components are funded and at what pace varies by State and year.
Still have questions?
The FAQs above cover the common ones. For anything about your specific application, the ministry helpline 1800-180-1551 is the authoritative answer — and we are happy to point you in the right direction.