MIDH guidelines of 2025 give a cost norm of 30 lakh rupees for a production unit, with 40 percent assistance to private growers as a credit-linked, back-ended subsidy. A low-cost norm of 2 lakh rupees for 200 square feet carries 50 percent.
Read these as two doorways, not as advice. The large norm needs a bank loan and full machinery; the small one fits a seasonal start. Know first how many months your site sits near 14 to 18 °C at night, whether power is reliable, where compost will come from, and who buys within a day's travel.