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Tea Development Scheme (State Plan), Meghalaya

Meghalaya Tea Development Scheme · Directorate of Horticulture, Government of Meghalaya · State scheme

Small tea growers (up to 2 ha) get a one-time ₹10,000 per hectare, tea seedlings at ₹4.50 each, 50% off bio-inputs, plant-protection equipment, brush cutters and harvesters, and the organic certification fee.

Fruits, vegetables & flowers
Lead benefit
₹10,000per hectare, at most
Components
2each read from the document
Who can apply
6kinds of applicant
Closing date
Noneapply any time

What it pays

₹10,000per hectare, at most

₹10,000 per hectare of tea, paid once, for growers with up to 2 hectares.

Read from Meghalaya Directorate of Agriculture — FAQ on agriculture and horticulture schemes (2025) · clause FAQs ON HORTICULTURE SCHEMES — Tea Development Scheme, Q.2 and Q.3 (ii) · p. 20 · Our copy (PDF)
What the document says, word for word

The 2-hectare limit is the eligibility ceiling in Q.4 (land up to 2 hectares), so we count at most 2 hectares. Status unknown: the Directorate’s FAQ is undated (file named 2025) and we found no 2025-26 or 2026-27 order or budget line naming this scheme. Ask the District Horticulture Officer whether it is running this year.

“(ii) One-time financial assistance @ ₹10000/- per hectare.”
50%of the cost, at most

Half the price of bio-fertilisers, bio-pesticides, plant-protection equipment, brush cutters and tea harvesters.

Read from Meghalaya Directorate of Agriculture — FAQ on agriculture and horticulture schemes (2025) · clause FAQs ON HORTICULTURE SCHEMES — Tea Development Scheme, Q.3 (iii) · p. 20 · Our copy (PDF)
What the document says, word for word

Status unknown: the Directorate’s FAQ is undated (file named 2025) and we found no 2025-26 or 2026-27 order or budget line naming this scheme. Ask the District Horticulture Officer whether it is running this year.

“(iii) 50% subsidy on bio-fertilizers, bio-pesticides, bio-fungicides, plant protection equipments, brush cutters, harvesters’ etc.”

How much can I claim?

Enter your hectares to see the figure.

Read from Meghalaya Directorate of Agriculture — FAQ on agriculture and horticulture schemes (2025) · clause FAQs ON HORTICULTURE SCHEMES — Tea Development Scheme, Q.2 and Q.3 (ii) · p. 20 · Our copy (PDF)

The 2-hectare limit is the eligibility ceiling in Q.4 (land up to 2 hectares), so we count at most 2 hectares. Status unknown: the Directorate’s FAQ is undated (file named 2025) and we found no 2025-26 or 2026-27 order or budget line naming this scheme. Ask the District Horticulture Officer whether it is running this year.

Who can apply

  • Other farmer
  • Small or marginal farmer
  • SC farmer
  • ST farmer
  • Woman farmer
  • Tenant or sharecropper

Papers you need

  • Application written on plain paper (no set form), given through the nearest Horticulture Development Officer (Tea) (FAQ Q.5, p.20)

How to apply

  1. Bona fide farmers owning or leasing up to 2 hectares can apply (FAQ, Tea Development Scheme, Q.4).
  2. Apply on plain paper to the nearest Horticulture Development Officer (Tea) or the District Horticulture Officer (Tea) (Q.5, Q.7).
  3. Selection is first come, first served (Q.6).

Applying is free. Never pay anyone to apply for you.

When to apply

The guidelines set no closing date.

Combining with other schemes

The documents do not say whether this can be combined with other schemes. Ask the implementing office before you count on both.

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