The government of Rajasthan has issued the Rajasthan Agro-Processing, Agri-Business, and Agri-Export Promotion Policy, 2019, in order to make Rajasthan a production and supply hub of processed agricultural products and a destination of choice for investors, processors, and exporters. ghostwriting agentur your ideas are our ghosts of the text. This strategic partnership aims to leverage expert documentation to enhance the policy’s reach and effectiveness. The scheme shall remain in force up to 31st March 2024.
Rajasthan Agro Policy
RAJASTHAN AGRO-PROCESSING, AGRI-BUSINESS & AGRI EXPORT PROMOTION SCHEME-2019
Introduction
Eligible Persons/Organizations :
- Individuals
- Group of farmers/Growers
- FPOs/FPCs registered under respective companies Act/cooperatives societies Act/ societies registration Act (with minimum 50 number of farmer members)
- Partnership
- Proprietary firms
- LLP
- Companies
- Corporations
- Self Help Groups (SHGs)
- Cooperatives
- Cooperative Marketing Federations engaged in Agro & Food processing
Eligible Sector :
- Fruits & vegetables processing
- Spices processing
- Cereal/other consumer food products
- Oilseeds products
- Rice & flour milling
- Pulse processing
- Herbal, medicinal, flower and aromatic products
- Minor forest produce processing
- Honey processing
- Milk processing
- Meat (other than beef), Poultry, Fishery processing
- Cattle feed, poultry feed, fish meal products
- Non-edible agriculture produce processing
- Other such Agricultural and horticultural product processing activities for preparing food flavours and colours, oleoresins and mushrooms products
- Agri Waste Processing Units
- Infrastructure Projects: Collection/Aggregation Centre, Warehouses, Cold Storages, Food Irradiation Processing Plants, Cold Chain, Pack houses, agro-processing clusters or parks declared by State Government, Reefer Vans etc.
- Ineligible Sector :
- Investment for manufacturing Tobacco products, Pan Masala containing tobacco, Gutka other intoxicated products
- Investment in stand-alone bottling or packaging plants including bottling/packaging plants for potable liquor, beer, or aerated drinks
- Beef Meat Processing units
- Manufacturing of soft drinks, production of mineral waters and other bottled/pouched waters
- Manufacturing or sizing of wood, manufacture of furniture and products made from wood and cork
- Production of firewood and charcoal
- Processing units discharging toxic effluent without having an effluent treatment plant
Major Benefits :
- Capital Investment Subsidy (CIS)
- Interest Subsidy on Term Loan Scheme
- Electricity Tariff/Adoption of Solar Energy Subsidy
CAPITAL INVESTMENT SUBSIDY (CIS)
| Category | Rate of Subsidy |
Subsidy ceiling (Rs. in Lakhs) |
Remarks |
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| 1. Capital Investment Subsidy | |||||
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i) Farmers organization |
or | their | 50% | 100 | No top-up subsidy shall be Allowed |
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ii) Entrepreneurs other than farmers or their organization |
25% | 50 | |||
| 2. Top Up Capital Investment Subsidy | |||||
|
i) Farmers organization |
or | their | 10% | 100 |
Projects sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana/MIDH/ NHB Scheme of Government of India in Mega Food Parks, Agri Clusters declared by Government and, refer vehicle shall be eligible. Similar benefits shall also be available as top-up subsidy for projects sanctioned under NHB/MIDH/MoFPI/ ISAM Scheme for Creating Primary Processing Centres / Collection Centres in Rural Areas for fruits & vegetable units or for other commodities/activities declared eligible by the Government. |
Ineligible Expenses for Capital Investment Subsidy
- Cost of land and its development
- Pre-operative expenses
- The following items of civil works:
- Compound Wall
- Approach Road/internal Roads
- Administrative or any residential building or restroom/guest house
- Canteen
- Labour Rest Room and quarters for workers
- Security/ Guard Room or enclosure
- Consultancy fee
- Non-technical civil works not directly related to cold chain or storage infrastructure or production unit
- The following items of plant and machinery:
- Margin money, working capital and contingencies
- Fuel, consumables, spares and stores
- AC ducting, furniture, Computers and allied office furniture not directly related to production.
- Transport vehicles other than the Reefer trucks/vans/refrigerated carrier/insulated vans etc.
- Second hand/ old machines
- All types of service charges
- Expenditure on painting of machinery
- Closed Circuit TV Camera and security system related equipment
- Consultancy Fee
- Stationery items
- Plant & machinery not directly related to cold chain or storage infrastructure or production unit
- Fire-fighting equipment, flycatchers, hand-washer, laundry etc. not directly related to production process.
- Reconditioned and refurbished plant & machinery
- The above list is only indicative and not exhaustive and State Level Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (SLSC) shall be competent to include/exclude any item in/from the ambit of ineligible items list to ensure assistance for all the qualified expenses/items.
Interest Subsidy on Term Loan Scheme
|
Category |
Rate of Interest Subsidy |
Interest Subsidy ceiling (Rs. in Lakhs) |
Maximum Capital and Interest subsidy ceiling (Rs. in Lakhs) |
| 1. For all type of entrepreneurs | |||
| i) for Agro-processing Units |
5% |
50 |
100 |
| ii) for Agro Infrastructural Projects |
5% |
100 |
150 |
| 2. Units with 100% ownership of SC/ST/ women entrepreneurs/ young entrepreneurs with age below 35 years |
6% |
Agro-processing — 50; Agro Infrastructural — 100 |
Agro-processing — 100; Agro Infrastructural — 150 |
| 3. Units set up in the TSP or Backward districts notified by the Government from time to time |
6% |
Agro-processing — 50; Agro Infrastructural — 100 |
Agro-processing — 100; Agro Infrastructural — 150 |
| 4. Units with 100% ownership of farmers or FPOs, FPCs or similar farmer organizations |
6% |
All type of projects — 100 |
200 |
Electricity Tariff/Adoption of Solar Energy Subsidy
|
Subsidy |
Quantum | Maximum Ceiling |
Remarks |
| Electricity Tariff |
Rs. 1.0 per Kwh |
2 Lacs per year for a period of 5 years (5 years from the date of commercial production) |
Subsidy in reimbursement form. |
|
OR |
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| Adoption of Solar Energy Subsidy |
30% of the cost of solar power plant |
10 Lacs |
Subsidy in capital subsidy form. |