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Assistance Program for the Cultivation of Lotus Fruit (Dragon Fruit)
GujaratIndividualState/ UTNo start date
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What this is

The scheme provides financial assistance to farmers to support the cultivation of dragon fruit (lotus fruit), with higher benefits for SC/ST and priority for small-scale and women farmers.

In detail

The scheme "Assistance Program for the Cultivation of Lotus Fruit (Dragon Fruit)" introduced by the Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Cooperation Department, Gujarat, aims to promote horticultural farming by supporting farmers with financial aid for the initial infrastructure and planting costs involved in dragon fruit cultivation.

Who qualifies

  • The applicant must be a farmer.
  • The applicant must be a resident of Gujarat.
  • The applicant must have a minimum land between 0.20 ha and 1 ha.
  • The applicant must procure quality planting materials from a nursery and start the plantation.

> Note: Preference will be given to small-scale and women farmers.

What you get

  • General category: 50% assistance or up to ₹3,00,000/- per hectare (whichever is less).- SC/ST category: 75% assistance or up to ₹4,50,000/- per hectare (whichever is less).

> First Year Assistance:

  • Cement pole/pipe: 1111 units at ₹300 each = ₹3,33,300/-- Planting material: 4444 units at ₹35 each = ₹1,55,540/-- Total: ₹4,88,840/-- Actual Assistance Provided: 50% or up to ₹2,44,420/-, whichever is less.

> Second Year Assistance:

  • Head ring or Trellising & wire (approx. 400 kg): ₹1,11,160/-- Actual Assistance Provided: 50% or up to ₹55,580/-, whichever is less.
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Eligibility published here330 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name188 characters
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Implementing agency published herefield absent from the record
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How to apply published hereno URL and no offline mode declared
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Start date published herenot published
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schemeNameAssistance Program for the Cultivation of Lotus Fruit (Dragon Fruit)myScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeFalsemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme