Anti-hail net scheme for Himachal's agri sector too

Tribune News Service

Shimla, March 22

The state government has extended the subsidy scheme on anti-hail nets to agriculture. Until now, the scheme was available only for horticulture. “Under this scheme, the farmers will get 80 per cent subsidy on hail nets for 5,000 square meter area,” said agriculture subject matter specialist KK Singh.

He said the farmers doing multi-cropping, including both horticulture and agriculture, too, could avail the scheme. In the absence of anti-hail nets, many crops such as peas, cabbage, tomatoes and cauliflower etc suffer huge losses in the event of inclement weather, said KK Singh.

The farmers would need to apply to the department along with documents related to land and their Aadhaar Card. “Farmers should not purchase the nets before getting the sanction. We will give sanction only according to our budget,” he said. “As many as 10 to 12 farmers have already applied and a few of them have received their subsidy,” he said.