In an effort to promote bamboo cultivation in non-forest areas in Tamil Nadu, 35 per cent of expenses borne by farmers will be provided as subsidy to them, state Agriculture Minister R Doraikkannu said today.
He said Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has ordered a subsidy of 35 per cent in the bamboo cultivation expenditure incurred by farmers under the National Agro-forestry policy and National Bamboo Mission.
The subsidy would be Rs 10,500 per hectare, he said adding that in the current year, the plan would cover 288 acres at an outlay of Rs 51 lakh.
Replying to the discussion on the Demand for grants to his department, he said importance was being given to cultivation of medicinal plants, including black night shade, tulsi, gooseberry and long pepper.
In the present fiscal, the plan was to undertake cultivation of medicinal plants at an outlay of Rs 4.10 crore over 1,731 acres under the Medicinal Crops Plan, he said.
In addition, inter cropping of cocoa in coconut, in 2,000 acre has been proposed, he added.
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