Procedure for filing applications

Detailed procedure for filing applications for financial assistance under all schemes, including on-line applications, cost of application, inspection of projects, scrutiny norms and procedure for scrutiny of project proposals, communication of various sanctions and approvals and record keeping shall be as prescribed by  the Board of Directors from time to time.

Procedure for in principle approval, appraisal of projects by NHB and sanction of financial assistance

Giving in-principle approval of Letter of Intent, appraisal of project proposals, finalizing normative cost of model projects and their components, sanction of financial assistance etc. shall be carried out as per the  procedure prescribed by the Board from time to time.

Date of coming in to force- The Scheme guidelines shall be effective from Ist May 2010. 

Eligible Organizations : Unless specified otherwise, organizations/promoters, such as NGO’s, Association of Growers, Individuals, Partnership/Proprietary Firms Companies, Corporations, Cooperatives, Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees, Marketing Boards/ Committees, Municipal Corporations/ Committees, Agro-Industries Corporations, SAU’s and other concerned R&D organizations are eligle to get assistance under all the NHB Schemes.

The details of components and pattern of assistance under various schemes are  given in their respective Chapters.  The schemes of NHM and NHB will be mutually exclusive and benefit can be claimed only from one scheme for one project. Components which are assisted under any other central scheme such as APEDA, MFPI, NMPB etc. shall not be eligible of NHB assistance.