The Haryana government is providing financial assistance for vegetable cultivation, mushroom farming, and agriculture based on modern technology to double farmers' income. For vegetable cultivation, an incentive of Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,500 per acre is being provided. 

Additionally, assistance ranging from Rs 31,250 to Rs 53,125 is being provided for bamboo-based vegetable production, and from Rs 70,500 to Rs 119,850 for iron stacking technology. A subsidy of Rs 2 per square metre is available for plastic mulching. 

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District Horticulture Officer Neha Yadav stated that to promote mushroom production, assistance ranging from Rs 22,500 to Rs 25,500 is being provided for the construction of mushroom sheds, and from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,500 per farmer for mushroom trays. 

Furthermore, a subsidy of 40 to 50 per cent of the cost is being provided for the purchase of horticultural machinery and equipment. Farmers are earning approximately Rs 400,000 per acre by adopting bamboo stacking technology, while carrot cultivation is yielding an income of around Rs 200,000 per acre. 

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To avail of the department's schemes, farmers must register their horticultural crops on the Meri Fasal Mera Byora portal. The subsidy will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis, based on online registration.


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