National Horticulture Board NHB has cleared a record 1278 subsidy applications for integrated development of hi-tech commercial horticulture in the country. This includes promotion of post-harvest and cold chain infrastructure during the last one year which were pending since long. During the last one year, the subsidy has been released to 357 beneficiaries while 921 new projects have been approved.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The NHB which is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, has also taken a lot of steps for ease of doing business by simplification of scheme guideline, documentation and processing process of new applications.</span><br />