Chandigarh: The Haryana Government has taken an important step towards increasing farmers’ income by providing them with improved and healthy seedlings. A spokesperson for the Horticulture Department, Haryana, said that the Vegetable Centre of Excellence, Gharaunda, under the department, has started preparing seedlings of Rabi-season vegetables, including watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber, capsicum and other cucurbit vegetables.
Under this initiative, farmers can bring seeds of the vegetables they intend to grow in their fields and contact the centre to get healthy seedlings prepared. The centre will provide the seedlings to farmers within the stipulated timeframe. Upon completion of the process, the subsidy amount, as per departmental norms, will be transferred directly to the farmers’ bank accounts through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
The spokesperson further informed that the High-Tech Greenhouse at the centre has a total area of 1,792 square metres. Keeping the available space in view, bookings for seedlings will be accepted on a ‘First Come, First Served’ basis.
The documents required for booking vegetable seedlings include Aadhaar Card, PAN Card, a copy of the bank passbook or cheque, Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP), Meri Fasal Mera Byora registration and a passport-size photograph.
