Agri Clinics and Agri Business Centres Scheme (AC&ABC)

Open all year Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (training by MANAGE, subsidy via NABARD) All of India

Subsidy

36% of project cost (44% for women, SC/ST, North East and hill states) on projects up to ₹20 lakh individual or ₹1 crore group

What it funds: Training plus credit linked subsidy for agriculture graduates starting agri ventures
Who can apply: Graduate or diploma holder in agriculture or an allied subject
Completes the 45 day MANAGE training
Bank loan for the project; retired pensioners not eligible
When you can apply: Open all year
How to apply: Enrol at a MANAGE nodal training institute, prepare a project, get a bank loan; the bank claims the subsidy
Best for: Idea, Prototype, Early revenue stage
Sectors: AgriTech FoodTech
Run by: Government of India

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