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Financing Protected Cultivation Projects

Bank of Baroda offers financing options for a wide range of protected cultivation projects, including greenhouses, poly houses, shade net houses, plastic tunnels, hydroponics & more.

Loan amountNeed-based funding without a stated ceiling; term-loan facility.Interest rateUp to ₹3 lakh: one-year MCLR + SP; above ₹3 lakh to below ₹25 lakh: +1.25%; for ₹25 lakh and above, term loans above 3 to 5 years: +2.10%, and above 5 to 9 years: +2.15% (all spreads over one-year MCLR + SP). The page does not provide a protected-cultivation rate row for ₹25 lakh and above at 3 years or less.Customer typeFarmers, agricultural enterprises and eligible rural borrowers
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Financing Protected Cultivation Projects

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1Are you this type of customer: Individual farmers, SHGs, JLGs, farmer proprietorships, landless labourers, tenant farmers, oral lessees, sharecroppers, corporate farmers, FPO/FPC companies, partnerships and farmer cooperatives engaged in agriculture or allied activities?

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2Do you meet this requirement: quotation or invoice if available?

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3Do you meet this requirement: land records?

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4Do you meet this requirement: project report if available?

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5Do you meet this requirement: relevant statutory licences and permissions for the unit/project?

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Protected cultivation usesTerm-loan finance for greenhouses, polyhouses, shade-net houses, plastic and walk-in tunnels, anti-bird/anti-hail nets, plastic mulching, hydroponics, aquaponics, aeroponics and related components/equipment.View source
The official features section enumerates the protected-cultivation projects.
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Eligible applicantsIndividual farmers, SHGs, JLGs, farmer proprietorships, landless labourers, tenant farmers, oral lessees, sharecroppers, corporate farmers, FPO/FPC companies, partnerships and farmer cooperatives engaged in agriculture or allied activities.View source
The official eligibility section lists individual, group, corporate and tenancy categories.
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Loan amountNeed-based funding without a stated ceiling; term-loan facility.View source
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Tenor and moratorium3 to 9 years with a 3–12 month moratorium, based on purpose, asset life and project cash flow.View source
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Turnover requirementThe page requires the applicant to be directly engaged in agriculture or allied activities and, for project implementation, to have relevant experience or training. It publishes no annual turnover threshold.View source
The page specifies agriculture/allied activity and experience/training, but no turnover number.
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SecurityUp to the economic-unit cost or ₹1.60 lakh (₹1,60,000), whichever is lower: crop hypothecation and hypothecation of structure/equipment/machinery financed by the bank. Above ₹1.60 lakh: hypothecation of financed crops, livestock, equipment and machinery; mortgage of assets created from bank finance; mortgage/charge on land; and third-party guarantee if available.View source
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Processing, inspection and prepayment chargesProcessing and inspection charges are nil for aggregate loans up to ₹3 lakh (₹3,00,000). Above ₹3 lakh, processing is 1% of the sanctioned limit, capped at ₹100 lakh (₹1,00,00,000). Inspection is ₹250 above ₹3 lakh to ₹10 lakh, ₹1,000 above ₹10 lakh to ₹1 crore and ₹5,000 above ₹1 crore. Prepayment charges are nil.View source
The page publishes processing/inspection slabs and states nil prepayment charges.
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Required documents and permissionsKYC documents such as Aadhaar, voter ID, PAN card or driving licence; passport-size photograph; quotation or invoice if available; land records; project report if available; income-tax returns if available; relevant statutory licences and permissions for the unit/project; and evidence of relevant experience or training where applicable.View source
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Geographic availabilityThe scheme is presented for rural India. The page does not publish a state, district or branch-territory restriction; project permissions and local channel appraisal still apply.View source
The official banner positions the product for rural India but publishes no narrower territory.
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Published benefits and subsidyNeed-based term-loan funding without a ceiling, nil margin up to ₹1 lakh, nil processing and inspection charges up to ₹3 lakh, nil prepayment charges and potential subsidy under the National Horticulture Board's commercial horticulture and post-harvest-management programme.View source
Benefits and publish need-based funding, thresholds, nil prepayment and subsidy availability.
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Customer typeFarmers, agricultural enterprises and eligible rural borrowersView source
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Interest rateUp to ₹3 lakh: one-year MCLR + SP; above ₹3 lakh to below ₹25 lakh: +1.25%; for ₹25 lakh and above, term loans above 3 to 5 years: +2.10%, and above 5 to 9 years: +2.15% (all spreads over one-year MCLR + SP). The page does not provide a protected-cultivation rate row for ₹25 lakh and above at 3 years or less.View source
The official table specifies four limit/tenor bands and omits a ₹25 lakh-and-above band for terms of three years or less.
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Financing Protected Cultivations — limit and applicable table
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Benefits and features

  • Term-loan finance for greenhouses, polyhouses, shade-net houses, plastic and walk-in tunnels, anti-bird/anti-hail nets, plastic mulching, hydroponics, aquaponics, aeroponics and related components/equipment.

Eligibility

  • Individual farmers, , , farmer proprietorships, landless labourers, tenant farmers, oral lessees, sharecroppers, corporate farmers, / companies, partnerships and farmer cooperatives engaged in agriculture or allied activities.

Passing a listed condition does not mean the bank will approve an application.

Documents the bank lists

  • Aadhaar
  • voter
  • card
  • driving licence

Related official documents

Rural & Agri loan catalogue — Financing Irrigation entryofficial-product-catalogue · Targeted eligibility cross-check for Financing Irrigation · accessed 28 Sept 2026
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Priority Sector Loans Interest Rates — Farm Credit A.1 schedule and scope footnoteofficial-interest-rate-page · Targeted current A.1 comparison; product-page rate rows remain primary and tariff scope is explicitly qualified · accessed 28 Sept 2026
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Financing Protected Cultivation Projects — Bank of Baroda official product pageofficial-product-page · current · accessed 30 Aug 2026
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One monthly payment₹12,766twelve thousand seven hundred sixty-six rupees
Interest paid over the full loan₹5,63,797five lakh sixty-three thousand seven hundred ninety-seven rupees
Everything you repay₹30,63,797thirty lakh sixty-three thousand seven hundred ninety-seven rupees

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Projects · Published detailGreen/poly houses; shade-net houses; plastic and walk-in tunnels; anti-bird/anti-hail nets; plastic mulching; hydroponics; aquaponics; aeroponics; related components/equipment

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Source: Financing Protected Cultivation Projects · Benefits; Features; Eligibility; Document Required; Fees & Charges; ; Other Information Open official source ↗

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Table 1 · 21 rows · 2 columnsProtected cultivation projects — complete published termsStructured capture of every material project, eligibility, facility, charge, rate, security, tenure, moratorium, document and subsidy condition on the official page.View tableHide table

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Protected cultivation projects — complete published terms
TermPublished detail
ProjectsGreen/poly houses; shade-net houses; plastic and walk-in tunnels; anti-bird/anti-hail nets; plastic mulching; hydroponics; aquaponics; aeroponics; related components/equipment
Eligible individuals/groupsIndividual farmers; ; ; farmer proprietorships; landless labourers; tenant farmers; oral lessees; sharecroppers
Eligible entitiesCorporate farmers; / companies; partnerships; farmer cooperatives
Nature of facilityTerm loan
QuantumNeed-based funding without any ceiling
MarginNil up to ₹1 lakh; 15% above ₹1 lakh
Interest up to ₹3 lakhOne-year +
Interest above ₹3 lakh below ₹25 lakhOne-year + + 1.25%
Interest ₹25 lakh and above3–5 years: +2.10%; above 5–9 years: +2.15% over one-year +
Tenure3 to 9 years, based on purpose, asset economic life and project cash flow
Moratorium3 to 12 months, subject to project cash flow
Security up to ₹1.60 lakh or economic-unit cost (lower)Crop and financed structure/equipment/machinery hypothecation
Security above ₹1.60 lakhFinanced asset hypothecation; mortgage of financed asset; land mortgage/charge; third-party guarantee if available
ProcessingUp to ₹3 lakh nil; above ₹3 lakh 1% of sanctioned limit, maximum ₹100 lakh
InspectionUp to ₹3 lakh nil; above ₹3 lakh to ₹10 lakh ₹250; above ₹10 lakh to ₹1 crore ₹1,000; above ₹1 crore ₹5,000
PrepaymentNil
Documents; passport photo; quotation/invoice if available; land records; project report/ if available
Project conditionsRelevant experience or training; statutory licences and permissions
SubsidyPotential subsidy under Development of commercial Horticulture through Production and Post-Harvest Management
TurnoverNo annual turnover threshold published
GeographyRural India positioning; no narrower territorial restriction published
  • The page publishes no turnover threshold because eligibility is based on agriculture/allied activity, project viability and experience/training.
Financing Protected Cultivation Projects · Benefits; Features; Eligibility; Document Required; Fees & Charges; ; Other Information · accessed 30 Aug 2026Open official source ↗
Table 2 · 4 rows · 2 columnsProtected cultivation — rate by limit and term-loan periodThe page gives the following four bands and does not display a ₹25-lakh-and-above band for terms of three years or less.View tableHide table

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Protected cultivation — rate by limit and term-loan period
Limit and termRate over one-year +
Up to ₹3 lakhBase + ; no additional spread
Above ₹3 lakh to below ₹25 lakh+1.25%
₹25 lakh and above; term loan above 3 years to 5 years+2.10%
₹25 lakh and above; term loan above 5 years to 9 years+2.15%
Priority Sector Loans Interest Rates — Bank of Baroda · Financing Protected Cultivations — limit and applicable table · accessed 27 Sept 2026Open official source ↗

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