Rural areas having more than 200 ha area
of orchards and farmers generally willing to avail of such
services in about 100 ha and a minimum plant population of
15000 trees / plants per annum.
3. Project Components :
Power sprayer, Foot sprayers,
Horticultural tool set.
4. Project Cost :
Sr. Particulars Units Total Cost (Rs.)
No.
A. Capital Cost
(i) Power Sprayers (3.5 H.P.) 1 No.
25,000
(ii) Tool kit including Gas Mask, 1 Set
3,000 Spraying Coat, Gum Boots Etc.
(iii) Foot Sprayers 2 Nos. 4,000
(iv) Tub, Bucket, Jug etc. 2 sets 3,000
(v) Horticultural Tool Kit. 5,000
Total (1) : 40,000
B. Recurring Cost :
(1) Rental Charges for clinic and 12
Months 12,000 store (12 months)
(ii) Petrol & Lubricants and cost 33,000
of maintenance
(iii) Misc. Contingencies 12 Months
41,000
(iv) Cost of fungicides / 200,000
insecticides for spraying
Total (2) 286,000
Grand Total (1+2) :- 326,000
(It is proposed to capitalise 25% of the
total recurring cost of Rs. 2,86,000 i.e., Rs. 71,500 and
this forms part of the loan amount. This amount will be
utilised as working capital to be revolved in a rotation of
three months during the year. Therefore,
total outlay will be Rs. 1,11,500/- say
Rs. 1,12,000/-).
5. Margin (10%)
: Rs. 0.11 lakhs
6. Bank Loan
: Rs. 1.01 lakhs
7. Rate of Interest
: 14% p.a.
8. Repayment Period
: 7 years including a grace period
of one year.
9. Income
:
Sr. No. Item Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
1 Spraying charges @ Rs. 1.50 per tree
for 81,000 101,250 135,000
six sprays per annum for 15,000/- fruit
trees
2 Sale of fungicide/Pesticide @ Rs. 2.50
per 135,000 168,750 225,000
tree for 15,000 trees for six sprays per
annum
3 Picking/grading, Packing etc. @ Rs. 5/-
per 12,000 15,000 20,000
box for 4,000 boxes.
4 Training/Pruning and Other Misc.
Activities 12,000 15,000 20,000
Total 240,000 300,000 400,000
It is assumed that :
i. Fifty percent of the pesticides
will be supplied by the centre and the rest by the
growers/orchardists.
ii. The income generation will be
60%, 75% and 100% during first year, second year and
third year respectively.
10. Economics of the Project :
Net Present Worth : Rs. 3.68 lakhs.
Benefit Cost Ratio : 1.34 : 1
Internal Rate of Return : > 50%
11. Other Information :
The activities to be taken up by the
Centre are -
