Highlights :
- Seeking
to address relevant concerns, aiming to spur investments in agri-
processing, agri-infrastructure and high-tech agriculture
- Aiming
to create a world class supply-chain, promotion of agri-infrastructure,
close interface between research, extension, industry and farmers.
- Assistance
to small scale agro-based units to improve their competitiveness in
the global markets and enhancing exports of value added agri-products.
- Tiny,
small, medium and large agro industrial units offered a 6% back ended
subsidy for five years on the interest on term loan upto a maximum
of Rs. 100 lakhs.
- Agri-infrastructure
projects offered a 6% back ended subsidy for five years on the interest
on term loan upto a maximum of Rs. 400 lakhs.
- Reimbursement
of 50 % expenditure of the cost of project report preparation to individuals/institutions
upto Rs. 5 lakhs.
- Assistance
upto 50% of the initial capital investment with a ceiling of Rs. 500
lakhs for specific crop development institute / center of excellence.
- Assistance
for quality certification mark to small and tiny units upto 50% of
the cost with a ceiling of Rs. 5 lakhs.
- Assistance
for patent registration upto 50% of the cost with a ceiling of Rs.
5 lakhs.
- 25%
subsidy provided on airfreight for export of edible products from
S P International Airport, Ahmedabad subject to a celing of Rs. 10
lakhs per beneficiary.
- 50%
subsidy provided on the cost of sending samples and the cost of getting
samples upto a limit Rs. 50,000/-
- 50%
subsidy on research and development for improvement in quality of
agriculture produce upto a ceiling of Rs. 20 lakhs.
- State
Government may also consider equity participation from 11% - 26% in
select projects to facilitate private sector investment.
- Government
provides government land including agriculture farms on long term
lease basis at concessional rates.
- Government
to create a venture fund in association with financial institutions/banks.
- Incentives
made available to new units as well as existing units undertaking
technology upgradation, modernization, expansion or diversification.
- Incentive
available to the units located in the entire state except in the areas
under the Municipal Corporations of Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot,
Jamnagar and Bhavnagar.
- Cold
chain projects and retail outlets for perishables offered incentives
in all the areas of the state.
- Gujarat
Agro Industries Corporation Ltd. is the nodal agency to implement
the policy.
Complete text of the Agro
industrial policy is available in easy print format. |
