| Sub Component |
Pattern of Assistance |
| A. Promotion of Quality and Quality Control |
| Sub-Component 1 |
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| Assistance for installing quality testing equipments |
50% of the cost subject to a ceiling of Rs 25 lakh per beneficiary. Quality standards should be adhered to for availing the subsidy |
| Sub-Component 2 |
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| Assistance of installing quality management, quality assurance and quality control systems such as ISO series, HACCP, BRC, GAP, etc. including consultancy, quality improvement and certification etc. |
50% of the cost subject to a ceiling of Rs 5 lakh per beneficiary |
| Sub-Component 3 |
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| Activities related to standardization and quality control such as preparation of quality assurance manuals, guidelines, documents, standards, upgradation and recognition of labs for export testing, certifying exporters as premium quality exporters etc. pesticide management program, national and international standardization activities |
100% for APEDA |
| Sub-Component 4 |
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| Upgradation of APEDA recognized labs for export testing |
- 50% of the cost for private labs;
- 75% for State Govt. /University lab; and
- 100% for the Central Government labs;
The above is subject to a ceiling of INR 75 lakh |
| Sub-Component 5 |
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| Testing of water, soil, residues of pesticide, veterinary drugs, hormones, toxins, heavy metal contaminants in agricultural produce/ products "including all fruits and vegetables, processed fruits and vegetables, other processed foods, floriculture, animal products, cereals etc. |
50% of the total cost subject to a ceiling of INR 5000/- per sample (pre-negotiated price with APEDA) in case where residue monitoring activity is proposed by APEDA. |
| Sub-Component 6 |
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Support for adoption of global standards for traceability
(A) Registration for Global Company Prefix Number (GCP) |
25% of the fee subject to a ceiling of INR 1 lakh per beneficiary |
| (B) Registration for Electronic Product Code (EPC/RFID) |
25% of the fee subject to a ceiling of INR 1 lakh per beneficiary |
| (C) Registration for GLN for farmer clusters/ (Internal Control System) ICS |
25% of the total cost incurred by exporter subject to a ceiling of INR 1.5 lakh per ICS. (The ICS is a cluster of farmers consisting up to 500 farmers for certification of organic cultivation). |
| (D) Procurement of equipment (specialized hand held devices) for capturing farm level peripheral coordinates |
25% of the cost of equipment incurred by exporter/certification body/ laboratory subject to ceiling of INR 2.50 lakh |
| Sub-Component 7 |
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| Setting up/upgradation/expansion of laboratories by APEDA or any other Government or Public Sector agency |
100% grant in aid |
| B. Capacity Building and Organisation Management |
| Sub-Component 1 |
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| (A) Assistance for upgradation of technical and managerial skills through on spot training in India/abroad |
1. 100% of cost of the programme organized by APEDA subject to a ceiling of Rs 1.5 lakh per representative from various organizations such as exporters, APEDA recognized laboratories, certification bodies and State agencies (not more than three from single organization).
2. 100% for farmers from identified clusters for export oriented production. |
| (B) Assistance for technical skill upgradation of personnel of exporters in India for export development |
INR 20,000 per personnel per residential training (not more than 5 personnel from single organization per year) in a recognized training institutes. Assistance will be limited to an average cost of INR 5000 per day per personnel
100% for APEDA representatives |
| Sub-Component 2 |
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| Assistance for organizing seminars/group activities including study tour within the country and for bringing out information literature |
50% of the total cost subject to a ceiling of Rs 1 lakh for national seminar and Rs 2 lakh for international seminar |
| Sub-Component 3 |
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| (A) Seminars organized by APEDA |
100% |
| (B) Seminar sponsored by APEDA |
50% of total cost subject to a ceiling of INR 5 lakh |
| Sub-Component 4
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Assistance programme for international study tour sponsored or organized by APEDA and association of exporters
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100% in case of APEDA sponsored activities only |
| Sub-Component 5
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Assistance to carry out relevant applied Research & Development activities for export enhancement
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100% by APEDA through ICAR institutions or State Agriculture Universities. In case of assistance to exporters associations in cooperative/private sector upto 50% of the total cost subject to a ceiling of Rs. 50 lakh per project. |