**General category:** 50% assistance or up to โน3,00,000/- per hectare (whichever is less).- **SC/ST** **category:** 75% assistance or up to โน4,50,000/- per hectare (whichever is less).
> **First Year Assistance:**
**Cement pole/pipe:** 1111 units at โน300 each = โน3,33,300/-- **Planting material:** 4444 units at โน35 each = โน1,55,540/-- **Total:** โน4,88,840/-- **Actual Assistance Provided:** 50% or up to โน2,44,420/-, whichever is less.
> **Second Year Assistance:**
**Head ring or Trellising & wire (approx. 400 kg)**: โน1,11,160/-- **Actual Assistance Provided:** 50% or up to โน55,580/-, whichever is less.
Eligibility (who can apply)
The applicant must be a farmer.
The applicant must be a resident of Gujarat.
The applicant must have a minimum land between 0.20 ha and 1 ha.
The applicant must procure quality planting materials from a nursery and start the plantation.
> **Note:** Preference will be given to small-scale and women farmers.
How to Apply
**Online**
**Step 1:** The applicant may visit and apply online at I-Khedut Portal: [https://ikhedut.gujarat.gov.in/](https://ikhedut.gujarat.gov.in/)
**Step 2:** On the home page, click on โSchemesโ and then click on โAgricultural Schemesโ.
**Step 3:** Now select the scheme, click on the โApplyโ button and an application page will open.
**Step 4:** Click on "Apply New" button and submit a new application.
**Step 5:** Click on the "Update Application" button to add corrections to the application.
**Step 6:** Once the application is done, confirm it.
**Step 7:** Take a print out of the confirmed application.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible for Assistance Program for the Cultivation of Lotus Fruit (Dragon Fruit) / what is the eligibility?
- The applicant must be a farmer.
- The applicant must be a resident of Gujarat.
- The applicant must have a minimum land between 0.20 ha and 1 ha.
- The applicant must procure quality planting materials from a nursery and start the plantation.
> **Note:** Preference will be give...
What are the benefits of Assistance Program for the Cultivation of Lotus Fruit (Dragon Fruit)?
- **General category:** 50% assistance or up to โน3,00,000/- per hectare (whichever is less).- **SC/ST** **category:** 75% assistance or up to โน4,50,000/- per hectare (whichever is less).
> **First Year Assistance:**
- **Cement pole/pipe:** 1111 units at โน300 each = โน3,33,300/-- **Planti...
How to apply online for Assistance Program for the Cultivation of Lotus Fruit (Dragon Fruit)?
**Online**
**Step 1:** The applicant may visit and apply online at I-Khedut Portal: [https://ikhedut.gujarat.gov.in/](https://ikhedut.gujarat.gov.in/)
**Step 2:** On the home page, click on โSchemesโ and then click on โAgricultural Schemesโ.
**Step 3:** Now select the scheme, click on the...