The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has revised operational guidelines for the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) scheme in 2025, enhancing cost norms for various horticultural crops in response to increased input prices and stakeholder requests. The revision introduces higher subsidies for orange, kinnow, cumin, and isabgol cultivation with updated technology integration.
For fruit crops including orange and kinnow, the new guidelines establish differentiated support: regular spacing orchards now receive ₹1.25 lakh/ha (without drip), high-density plantations receive ₹2.00 lakh/ha, and ultra-high density plantations receive ₹3.00 lakh/ha - all maintaining the existing subsidy pattern of 40% for general areas and 50% for NE/hilly areas with a maximum area of 4 hectares per beneficiary.
Seed spices including cumin have seen cost norms revised upward from ₹30,000/ha to ₹50,000/ha for improved seed, Integrated Nutrient Management (INM), Integrated Pest Management (IPM), and scientific cultivation practices, while maintaining the same subsidy rates and area limits.
Medicinal & Aromatic Plants including isabgol, which were not included in the earlier 2014 guidelines, now receive support with cost norms of ₹1.50 lakh/ha for quality planting material, cultivation, and value-chain development with the standard 40-50% subsidy pattern based on region.
The document clarifies that disaster relief remains the primary responsibility of State Governments through the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for calamities of severe nature, while the MIDH subsidies are specifically for horticulture development purposes rather than compensation for losses.