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Detailed Project Report (DPR)
for seeking financial assistance
from NHB
UNDER SCHEME 1:
Development of Commercial Horticulture through Production and
Postharvest Management of Horticulture Crops (The Litchi)
Developed with technical inputs from
ICAR-National Research Centre on Litchi
Mushahari Farm, Mushahari
Muzaffarpur – 842 002, Bihar
www.nrclitchi.org ; Email: nrclitchi@yahoo.co.in
http://www.nrclitchi.org/
mailto:nrclitchi@yahoo.co.in
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Detailed Project Report (DPR)
for NHB Scheme No.1
( Litchi )
Scheme.1 Development of Commercial Horticulture through Production and
Postharvest Management of Horticulture Crops (The Litchi)
1. Open field condition
2. Integrated Postharvest Management
Crop Tick mark
Scheme
components
1. Open field condition of NHB
specified crops
(The Litchi)
Within overall cost ceiling
+Farm Mechanisation
+Good Agri. Practices (GAP)
+Plastic Mulching
2. Integrated PHM (Litchi)
2.1.Integrated Pack House
2.2.Pack house
2.3.Pre-cooling unit
2.4. Cold Room (Staging)
2.5. Mobile Pre-cooling unit
2.7 Primary Processing
2.8.Reefer Van
2.9 Retail outlet
Detailed Project Report (DPR) duly to be signed by
the applicant (s) / authorised person ( in case of legal entity) on each page with date
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S.
No
Index Page
Project at a Glance
1 About the Applicant /Promoter and his/her entrepreneurship
2 Details of benefits availed by the Applicant / Promoter
3 About Project -Name, Rationale, Management and Description
1. Name of Project, Activity, Objectives and expected Outcomes
2. Rationale / Justification for the project
3. Site/ Land details- RoR / Ownership / Registration of lease/ Map etc.
4. Location of the Project- Identification
5. Current usage of land of proposed Project Area
6. Current infrastructure and assets possessed by the Applicant:
7. Lay out plan of the project
8. Conversion of Land Use (CLU)
9. Whether project site is part of production belt / cluster / hub
10. Rationale for the location of the project
11. Compliance of project site for food safety
12. Components / Activities of the Project with justification
13. Operations planning
14. Month wise operational chart / Implementation schedule
15. Backward and Forward linkages.
16. Manpower (Skilled & Unskilled labour etc.) availability
17. Employment generation
18. Infrastructure (Power, Fuel, Water, Plant and Machinery,
connectivity, Effluents treatment etc.)- Required, Already available,
Gaps and the management.
19. SWOT Analysis
20. Monitoring and evaluation
4 NHB Scheme under which the project is proposed with rationale /
justification.
5 Project details
5.1 Agro-climatic suitability / feasibility
1. Origin, introduction and distribution of crop in the said location,
India and in the world (briefly)
2. Agro-climatic / Horticultural zones and suitability of the crop (s)
3. Soil type and latest health-suitability for the crop
4. Water (irrigation) source, availability, Quality and suitability
5.2 Market viability
1. Commercial and Nutritive importance / significance, composition and
Uses
2. Target Market (s)
3. Statistics: India and State: Area, Production and Productivity in the
District, State and India for the last 5 years
4. Clusters of the project crop in the state.
5. Demand and Supply gap
6. Global producers- Country, Area, Production, Productivity and global
market share in the last available 5 years.
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7. International trade and potential (for export oriented projects)
8. Seasonality of crop / produce and its comparison with other
availablecrop/ produce
9. Price variation of commodity in the State and nearby markets
10. Balance sheet of commodity in the State
11. Transportation
12. Value Addition scope
13. Central and State Government policy
14. Value chain in the commodity
15. Proposed Business strategy for Market viability
5.3 Financial viability
1. Due diligence status
2. Project Cost
3. Means of Finance
4. Investment in Horticulture
5. Key financial Indicators
6. Project Financing
1. Rate of Interest
2. Percentage of Term loan against total project cost
3. Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
4. Cost of Production and Profitability
5. Yield and Sales Chart
6. Proposed Balance Sheet
7. Proposed Cash flow Statement for repayment period.
8. Proposed Profit & Loss Account
9. Proposed Repayment of Term loan and Schedule
10. Break Even Analysis
11. NPV (Net Present Value)
12. Economic Rate of Return
13. Depreciation
7. Risk Analysis and management
8. Statement of Assets and liabilities
9. Farm record keeping/ Maintenance proposed
5.4 Land development and Crop Husbandry
5.4.1.Land development
5.4.2.Selection of Quality Planting Material
1. Recommended and popular Cultivars- varieties/hybrids, their specific
characteristics, requirements and yields.
2. Cultivar/Hybrid/Variety selected and Criterion adopted for selection
3. Propagation methods.
4. Accredited / Good Nurseries in the area
5. Planting material-source, quality and suitability
5.4.3.Orchard / Site planning, Lay out and management
1. Planning, establishment and layout systems
2. Land preparation
3. Planting Season / time and density and transplanting
4. Water and Nutrientmanagement
5. Intercultural operations including Weed management
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6. Plant canopy architecture management/ training and pruning
7. Use of Pollinators & pollinisers
8. Use of Plant growth regulators
9. Flowering& fruiting
10. Integrated Pest and Disease Management and Food Safety
measures
11. Physiological disorders- causes, preventive and management
measures.
12. Special problems if any
5.4.5.Farm Structures and Mechanisation
1. Protective cover /structure/ Trellis ( if applicable)
2. Farm Mechanisation
5.4.6.Flower/Fruit care management and Harvesting
5.5 Postharvest Management
1. Post-Harvest infrastructure scenario in horticulture sector in the State
and specially for the proposed crop / component
2. Product/ Process Flow chart
3. Lay out / Floor Plan of postharvest operations
4. Post-harvest operations
1. Sorting / Grading
2. Cleaning / Washing
3. Pre-treatments
4. Packaging
5. Labelling
6. Cold storage
7. Transport
5. Postharvest infrastructure – Integrated Postharvest Management
1. Integrated Pack house
2. Pack House
3. Pre-cooling unit
4. Cold Room (Staging)
5. Mobile Pre-cooling unit
6. Primary Processing
7. Refer van
8. Retail outlet
9. Store room
5.6 Marketing
1. Connectivity
2. Aggregation & Assembling: Marketing infrastructure
3. Market Institutions and agents
4. Demand and Supply trends and forecast both in local and National
markets.
5. Traceability record
6. Proposed value chain / method of Marketing by the Applicant
5.7 Value addition / Processing
6 Technology providers
1. ICAR /CAU/ SAU/SHU / Research Stations and Experts names
2. Experts-whose services are availed
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3. Agri/Horti-Business incubators
7 Food Safety -With /Without GAP certification
1. GAP Certification if any
2. Food safety measures
1. Pre-planting
2. Crop husbandry
3. Harvestings
4. Post-harvest
8 Innovation if any
9 Profitability of the project (Horti-business): Critical observations of
Applicant
10 Checklist
11 Declaration from Crop Expert and Project Finance Expert
12 Self-declaration by the Applicant
Annexure
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Project at a Glance (To be filled by applicant)
1. Applicant (s)/ Legal entityName
2. Constitution / Applicant nature / beneficiary
3. NHB Scheme for which DPR is made
4. Project Activity
5. Nature of project- Green field/ pre-existing- expansion / component
specific
6. Products, By-products and services
7. Project Area and Survey /khasra/ Gat/Dag No.
8. Project Site Address with Postal Code and Police Station Name
9. Agro-climatic suitability
10. Research institution whose technology and package of practices are
proposed to be followed
11. Existence of similar project activity in the said District
12. Whether the project is located in the crop cluster/ hub/ belt Yes/No
13. Project economic period/ economic life
14. Total Project Cost
15. Open field condition
Integrated Post Harvest Management
Total
16. Project completion period ( in months)
Expected Implementation
timeline
Commencement
Completion
17. Total Eligible Project cost as assessed by the Applicant as per NHB
guidelines
18. Bank/ Financial Institution identified for Term loan
19. Proposed Means of
Finance
Promoters contribution (in Lakh Rs.)&%
Bank Term loan (in Lakh Rs.) &%
Un secured loan (in Lakh Rs.) &%
Total
20. Likely Employment generation (man days)
21. Security
22. Gestation period
23. Projected
Key
Financial
Parameters
Current Ratio other than export units
24. CR-Export units
IRR /BCR
DSCR*
Average DSCR
Debt to Equity Ratio i.e DER
TOL/TNW
Promoters Contribution
Break Even Point
Security Coverage Ratio
Repayment period
25. Productivity expected (in MT/quintal/kg/numbers)
26. Likely Gap in productivity compared to National /Global average
27. Potential Market (s)for produce and distance from the project site
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1.About the Applicant / Promoter and his/her entrepreneurship(To be filled by
applicant/promoter/legal entity/entrepreneur)
A. About Applicant / Promoter
1.1.In case of Individuals or Group of farmers (if applicable)
Individual
1. Name of Farmer /
Entrepreneur/Individual/ Proprietor
2. Parents or spouse name of Individual
Group of Farmer growers / SHG- Promoters
1. Name of Group
2. Names of all members of group with their
father, mother/husband/ wife name
1.2.In case of Legal entity (if applicable)
Name / Title
1. Incorporation / Registration number & date of registration
2. Act under which Registered
3. Registering authority
4. Name of Promoter / CEO/CMD/MD/
5. If it is FPO/ FPC/ Producers Co-op society / Growers Co-operative
Marketing federation- Please specify
6. If it is Reg. Society/ Company/ Corporation / Partnership firm /
Proprietary firm- Please specify
7. Name of Promoter
8. Status of the promoter / applicant in the legal entity-please specify
9. Whether the promoter / applicant is authorised by the Legal entity-
Yes/No
10. In case of Company/partnership firms / legal person
a. Certified copy of Company/Partnership incorporation/ registration
certificate issued by Competent Authority, as applicable
b. Certified copy of MoA/Bye Laws
c. Certified copy of Board of Directors Resolution duly passed and
authorizing signatory of application to apply for IPA
d. Certified copy of latest Audit Report, if applicable
i. (are to be made available in case the project and the
application is considered for processing.- State Yes/No
11. NGO- Specify
1.3.Government Institutions / Organisations-- Please specify (if applicable)
(i) Marketing Board / Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee APMC
(ii) Municipal Corporation
(iii) PSU/ Agro-Industries Corporation
(iv) ICAR/CAU/SAU/ Government R&D Institution
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1.4.Statutary registration
a. PAN No
b. Aadhaar No. Yes/No
1.5.Correspondence Address Postal Address with PIN code
Telephone
Mobile
Email id
Fax if any:
1.6.Project / Site Address
1.7.Social Category
( In case of legal entity the
CEO and Board of Directors
social category is to be
mentioned)
General / SC/ST
OBC
Minority
(Muslim/Christians/Sikhs/Buddhists/Parsis/Jains)
In case of SC/ST applicants a Certified copy of
Caste Certificate issued by Competent Authority
is to be enclosed. In case of others a self-
declaration is to be enclosed.
1.8.Location: TSP / NE Region
/ Hilly States
In case of TSP a self-attested copy of notification
is to be enclosed.
1.9.Gender Male / Female/Transgender
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B. Applicant/ Promoters’ Entrepreneurship:
1.10.CV / Biodata of Applicant (s) / Promoter (s) (Authorised by legal entity)in brief: ( If
applicants are more than one, all are to provide their CV / Biodata)
a. Name of Applicant/ Promoter:
b. Fathers’ name:
c. Date of Birth
d. Place of Birth (village/town/city, District and State)
e. Permanent Address:
f. Educational qualification (Higher Secondary, Under graduation Degree and above)
Education
Matric/
UG/PG)
Name of
education /
specialisation
Board /
College /
University/
Institute
Year of
Pass
Remarks
g. Current profession.
h. Previous profession during the last 5 Years.
i. Experience- General and Horticulture
a. General (Other than Horticulture)
b. Horticulture
1.11.Commitment by the applicant: In case the project is approved for pre-IPA, the
promoter / CEO/CMD should undergo a 2 Weeks (min.10 working days) project specific
training programme in case of Open field condition and protective cover (with or without
PHM component) and a minimum of 1 Week programme in case of standalone PHM
component in one of the ICAR/CAU/SAU/SHU/ Research Station/ Centres of Excellence/
related Central or State Government institution/ others as found appropriate / approved by
NHB.
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In case of a Partnership firm/ Company / Legal person
a. Objectives as per Memorandum of Association (MoA) / Rules:
b. Professional history of Legal entities Farmers Producer Organisations (FPOs), Self
Help Groups, Partnership/ Proprietary Firms, NGOs, Companies (as a Board of
Director), Corporations, Cooperatives, Co-operative Marketing federations/
Government Institutions.
c. Management structure if it is a company/ firm etc depicting the position of the
applicant.
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2.Details of benefits availed/ proposed to be availed by the applicant- Either individually
or as a member of Association of growers, Group of Farmer Growers/consumers, Farmers
Producer Organisations (FPOs), Self Help Groups, Partnership/ Proprietary Firms, NGOs,
Companies (as a Board of Director), Corporations, Cooperatives, Co-operative Marketing
Federations from (i) NHB and (ii) other Ministries/ organisations of Central Government
and (iii) State Governments including NHM for Horticulture related projects.
Note: The beneficiary should be truthful. In case any information is received later on at any
stage about his/her availing of benefit which is not disclosed hereunder will entitle NHB to
reject the current proposal and recover the funds if already released.
2.1. In this / proposed project and location:
1. Whether the proposed project proposal has been submitted for consideration under
any State Government or Central Government Scheme for financial grant? If yes give
details.
2. Whether any subsidy has been availed from the Board, other Central Govt.
organisation or State Government for the same activity on the same piece of land,
khasra/ Gat/Dag/ etceither in his / her own name individually or in the name of his/her
family members or through any legal entity in which he/she is the beneficiary either in
the same location, project. - Yes/ No. If Yes, Please provide details
Constitutio
n –
Individuall
y or in any
form
Ministr
y/
Organi
sation
Schem
e
Name
Project
/
Activit
y
Project
Locatio
n
Land
Surve
y No
Eligibl
e
Project
cost
( Rs.in
lakhs)
Total
subsid
y/
grant
( Rs.in
lakhs)
Current
status of
project-
Operational
/
underutilise
d / closed
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2.2. In earlier/ any other Project (s)
2.2.1. NHB : Either in his / her own name individually or in the name of his / her family
members or through any legal entity in which he / she is the beneficiary either in the current
proposed project location or any other location. Whether any assistance in the form of soft
loan and subsidy has been availed earlier from the National Horticulture Board? If yes, give
details thereof
Year Scheme
Name
Project /
Activity
Project
Location
Land
Survey
No
Eligible
Project
cost
Total
subsidy
/grant
availed
Current status
of project-
Operational /
underutilised /
closed
2.2.2. Central Government- Ministries / Organisations: Either in his / her own name
individually or in the name of his / her family members or through any legal entity in
which he / she is the beneficiary either in the current proposed project location or any
other location.
Year Scheme
Name
Project /
Activity
Project
Location
Land
Survey
No
Eligible
Project
cost
Total
subsidy /
grant
availed
Current status
of project-
Operational /
underutilised /
closed
2.2.3. State Governments: Either in his / her own name individually or in the name of his /
her family members or through any legal entity in which he / she is the beneficiary
either in the current proposed project location or any other location.
Year Scheme
Name
Project /
Activity
Project
Location
Land
Survey
No.
Eligible
Project
cost
Total
subsidy
/grant
availed
Current status
of project-
Operational /
underutilised /
closed
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2.3. Operational status of earlier Scheme under NHB and other Central Ministries and State
Government.
Year Organisation
/ Ministry
Activity Project
Operational
status
(Running or
completed)
Annual
Turnover
(previous
Year)
Exports
if any
Profitable
or loss
making
Remarks
/ Reasons
2.4. Please provide map of earlier / other subjects and this project- Key map of project
land showing project details and land boundary details
2.5. Provide the following details:
a. Have you ever been refused / denied subsidy claim from NHB, NHM, APEDA,
NCDC, MoFPI? If Yes, please provide details of (i) Project code, (ii) Name of
Applicant, (iii) Address (iv) Project activity etc. and the reason for such refusal /
denial:
b. If you were a recipient of Government subsidy, have you / your Bank/FI ever been
asked to refund the subsidy / call back ?If Yes please provide details of (i) Project
code, (ii) Name of Applicant, (iii) Address (iv) Project activity etc. and the reason for
such refusal / denial:
Attention:
In case the project application is considered for Pre-IPA, the applicant shall have to
enclose No Objection Certificate from State Government that there is no duplication of
funding for the project and the applicant shall also submit self-declaration that he/she is
not availing government subsidy / grant / assistance from any other ministry.
(This clause needs more clarity regarding the source of getting NOC from State
Government/District Authorities. Self-declaration in form of legal affidavit may be
more practical)
