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The Hindu Bureau
COIMBATORE: The Tamil Nadu Horticulture Development Agency (TANHODA), the Cluster Development Agency (CDA) for the Rs. 250 crore Pollachi Coconut Cluster task with 40% subsidy component, has requested the National Horticulture Board (NHB) for a re-look astatine guidelines for deriving the desired outcome, according to authoritative sources.
The task announced during May 2025 could not advancement arsenic it warrants promoters to put ₹150 crore arsenic their stock for realising the 40% subsidy benefit.
The task astatine the outset does not look to beryllium practical, according to coconut farmers successful Pollachi-Anamalai belt.
Though the Horticulture Department had tried to enactment successful eligible entities: federations of husbandman shaper organisations, cooperatives/ societies, concern firms, proprietorship firms, companies, State agriculture and selling boards and federations and different nationalist assemblage entities of Central/State governments, nary had the capableness to put specified a immense amount, according to sources.
There was nary advancement though the section had besides tried to place promotors circumstantial to each of the 3 verticals: pre-production and production; post-harvest absorption and worth addition; and logistics, selling and branding, sources said.
According to authoritative circles, determination is scope for involution by the National Horticulture Board for fructification of the project. For instance, a proviso could beryllium successful the task to bring successful promoters for managing the sub-verticals, a elder authoritative pointed out.
Farmers raised the contented and sought an update connected the task during the monthly grievance redressal gathering recently.
The clump was envisaged for improvement arsenic a mega clump that warranted bringing 15,000 hectares of coconut plantations nether the ambit.
The Central Government had identified Pollachi Coconut Cluster among 12 specified projects for implementation connected a aviator basis, retired of 55 horticulture clusters planned for establishment.
