Subsidy is payable for the certification of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Indian Standards Institution (ISI), World Health Organization (WHO), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Hallmark, etc.

The cost for certification will include:- Fees charged by certification agency (excluding travel, hotel & surveillance charges), Cost of testing equipment/machinery as required for certification, Calibration charges of equipment.

The cost of testing equipment and machinery includes equipment required for upgrading hygiene, Quality Control Testing facilities such as in-house food testing laboratories, etc.

Details of plant & machinery should be duly certified by the consultant and their relevance to BIS / ISO with full justification in support of cost claimed.

The testing equipment purchased after the issuance of Quality certificate shall not be eligible for assistance.

Expenditure incurred for renewal of certificate shall not be eligible for assistance under the Scheme.

Quality Certification Scheme will be supplementary to such Scheme to Government of India. However, in no case total assistance from this scheme and GOI should exceed more than actual expenditure incurred by the Enterprise for said purpose.

If a newly setup enterprise is sold or otherwise transferred to a new owner during the period of five years, the benefit of the incentive shall be available to such transferee or the new owner, only for the unexpired portion.

Expansion/Diversification means where an existing / New Enterprise increases its investment by at least 50% (out of which at least 60% of investment is made in plant and machinery for which expansion is carried out) of its existing Gross Fixed capital investment on the date of initiating expansion and compared with the date of commencing production during the operative period of the scheme. Only one Expansion / Diversification will be eligible for assistance during the operative period of the Scheme.

Enterprises need to apply for the subsidy along with the required documents to the designated authorities as per the guidelines provided by the concerned department or agency.

Strict guidelines, documentation requirements, and verification procedures are in place to ensure that subsidies are availed by eligible enterprises for genuine purposes only.

The operative period of scheme is from 20.05.2022 till 5 years that is 19.05.2027.

The enterprise can avail benefit commencing from date of production till 5 years even if that period falls beyond operative period.

The timeline to make application is within one year of first disbursement of loan or within one year of production whichever is later. the application submitted after one year will not be entitled to capital and interest subsidy.

The eligible unit can apply by visiting single window portal website which is “swp.dddgov.in”, and once page pops-up the user have to go to departments tab and select district industries tab under which the user have to click on apply for investment promotion scheme: 2022 to 2027.

Yes. The unit can select any one scheme to avail benefits if it comes under the eligibility of more than one scheme. However, units cannot apply for benefits for the similar subsidy in multiple schemes and can apply in schemes which are complementary in nature.

Dedicated industrial parks are mentioned in food processing incentives where an additional 10% will be accorded to food processing units setup in industrial parks having only food processing industries.

The Enterprise shall have to apply within one year from the date of issue of the Certificate.