GSCAP

The scheme aims to encourage farmers to adopt the cultivation of commercially valuable aromatic crops such as lemongrass, citronella, palmarosa, khus, damask rose, mint (except Japanese mint), geranium, black cumin, rosemary, bay leaf, timur & sandalwood by providing financial assistance to them.

The “Grant Scheme for Cultivation of Aromatic Plants” scheme is implemented by the Centre for Aromatic Plants (CAP), Selaqui, Dehradun, under the Department of Horticulture, Government of Uttarakhand. The scheme aims to promote the cultivation and expansion of aromatic plant species across the state by providing financial assistance to farmers.

• The applicant must be a resident of Uttarakhand.
• The applicant must be a farmer.
• The farmer must either legally own agricultural land or have leased land for a minimum period of 10 years.
• The nine selected species eligible for the grant must have been cultivated by the farmer at their own expense.

• Under this scheme, the maximum grant limit for any individual farmer shall be ₹1.00 lakh or the grant amount admissible for the cultivation of up to 2 hectares of land (based on the survival rate of plants), whichever is less.
• The grant is provided for the cultivation of nine selected aromatic crops, namely aromatic grasses (lemongrass, citronella, palmarosa, khus, etc.), damask rose, mint (except Japanese mint), geranium, black cumin, rosemary, bay leaf, timur, and sandalwood, undertaken by the farmer at his or her own expense.