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Under the Anti Bird Net Birds will never leave your garden if they are used to pecking on certain trees and plants, but if you install anti-bird nets at the appropriate places, you can prevent them from coming again to peck your plants.

The Anti-Bird Net Scheme, an initiative by the Agriculture Department of the Rajasthan government, promotes protected cultivation practices among farmers by providing subsidies for installing low-cost plastic tunnels. The subsidy amount may be capped for each farmer, depending on the scheme's provisions and available funds.

> Important points

• The work can be started only after the administrative approval/work order is issued by the Horticulture Department.
• After establishment, verification can be done by the committee formed.
• The grant amount can be paid directly into the farmer's bank account or to the producing firm based on the written consent of the farmer.

• The applicant should be a native of Rajasthan.
• The applicant must have ownership of cultivable land, his own fruit orchard, and an irrigation source.

> 50 percent subsidy is payable for a maximum area of 5000 square meters.