Title:

Human Resource Development in Horticulture

Type:

Central Sector

Objectives:

The objective of the scheme is to promote rapid growth of horticulture by bridging the gap of knowledge and skill both managerial and technical by training people to become entrepreneurs, or self-employed in the horticulture sector and to create skills for employability in the horticulture units/farms and upgrade the knowledge of departmental staff in the field of horticulture.

Salient Features:

The scheme has our components:

a)  Training of Supervisors

b)  Training of Gardeners

c)  Training of entrepreneurs

d)  Training of departmental staff.

Pattern of Assistance

The training institutes offering training courses for supervisors are given assistance @ Rs.18.00 lakhs for renovation of class rooms and hostel rooms, operational cost besides stipend @ Rs.1000/- per month for the trainees. For training institutes offering training programme to gardeners the assistance is limited to Rs.14.00 lakhs. Assistance is provided to the State Governments for meeting the TA/DA and training fee for specialised training of Departmental staff on horticulture related subjects.

Eligibility

Class XII Pass for Supervisor level training

Class VII PASS For other categories

Procedure to apply:

On the basis of advertisements issued by the training institutes

Person to be contacted:

The Horticulture Commissioner,

Department of Agriculture  & Cooperation

Krishi Bhawan, New Dlehi-110001.

Date of Start/duration:

1999-2000

Implementation status:

Continuing