Chai Vikas Yojana

The scheme covers the districts of Kishanganj, Araria, Supaul, Purnia, and Katihar.

Farmers with a minimum land area of 2 acres, cultivating tea in the specified districts and meeting the minimum landholding requirements are eligible to apply for the scheme.

The planting material subsidy is provided in two installments: 75% of the cost is paid in the first year, and 25% is paid in the second year if 90% of the plants from the previous year's plantation survive.

The minimum landholding requirements vary depending on the equipment: A minimum of 2 acres is required for pruning machines, mechanical harvesters, and plucking shears. A minimum of 10 acres is required for leaf carriage vehicles. A minimum of 5 acres is required for leaf collection sheds.

Farmers are eligible for a subsidy of 50% of the actual cost or [?]60,000/-, whichever is less, for purchasing a pruning machine.

Beneficiaries of new area expansion under "Chai Vikas Yojana" are not eligible for mechanized organ subsidies.

To receive the second installment of the planting material subsidy, at least 90% of the plants from the previous year must survive.

A farmer can receive subsidies for a maximum of 20 plucking shears under the scheme.

The maximum subsidy available for a mechanical harvester is 50% of the actual cost or [?]50,000, whichever is less.

Yes, the scheme provides subsidies for various horticultural machines to manage existing tea plantations.

Farmers cultivating tea on a minimum of 10 acres can receive a subsidy of 50% of the cost or [?]7,50,000, whichever is less, for leaf carriage vehicles.

The scheme provides a subsidy of 50% of the actual cost or [?]37,500, whichever is less, for constructing leaf collection sheds for farmers cultivating tea on at least 5 acres.

Small-scale tea farmers cultivating a minimum of 2 acres are eligible for subsidies on affordable equipment like plucking shears, pruning machines, and mechanical harvesters.