APEDA – Financial Assistance Scheme

APEDA – Financial Assistance Scheme

The Financial Assistance Scheme is an export promotion scheme run by APEDA. The scheme aims to facilitate the export of agri-products by providing assistance to exporters. Financial assistance is provided in the following three broad areas

1. Export infrastructure development
2. Quality development
3. Market Development

Component wise Financial Assistance for Export Infrastructure Development

Sub Components

1. Integrated Pack House and processing facilities
   1. Equipment for collection, cleaning, washing, sorting, grading, pre-cooling, packing
   2. Cold Storage
   3. Hand Held Near Infrared Spectroscopy instruments
   4. Hot water dip treatment facility
   5. Mobile Pack House / Post harvest handling equipment
   6. Waxing equipment
2. Food Processing facilities to enhance quality and value addition
   1. Primary processing Equipment
   2. X-ray
   3. Screening Equipments
   4. Sortex
   5. Individual Quick Freezing (IQF) machine
   6. Cooking / Blanching
   7. Filth / metal detectors
   8. Sensors
   9. Vibrators
   10. Any other technology or equipment for food safety and quality requirements
   11. Traceability system in supply chain like Block Chain or Artificial Intelligence

Important to Remember

Specific to Component 1: Integrated Pack House and processing facilities

1. Beneficiary should posses the land in his/her/company name or if leased the lease period should be for minimum 15 years from the time of application
2. All projects should adhere to NCCD guidelines wherever applicable
3. Requirements of importing countries have to be complied with, as per direction of APEDA from time to time
4. Technical Civil Work will be limited to only 25% of the total eligible assistance

Specific to Component 2: Insulated, Reefer Transport vehicles, Mobile Pre-Cooling Units and Livestock carries 

1. Quotation should be on letter head of OEM or their authorized distributor duly signed with validity mentioning the below information
   1. Chasis with Make & Model
   2. Container with Make & Model
   3. Refrigeration system with Make & Model
2. Merchant Exporters – Maximum 2 vehicles within policy period (2021-2026)
3. Manufacturer Exporters – Maximum 5 vehicles within policy period (2021-2026)

Specific to Component 4: Food processing facilities to enhance quality and value addition

1. The unit must have the food processing line already established and operational
2. The unit must have Food Safety Management System in place such as HACCP / ISO 22000
3. No Technical Civil Work will be included in this component. Assistance only available for machinery

Component wise Financial Assistance for Quality Development

Important to Remember

Specific to Component 1: Quality Certifications (New & Renewal)

1. Assistance available for systems such as HACCP, ISO-22000/FSSC-22000, BRC, ISO-14001, gap in quality control lab equipments only for manufacturers
2. ISO-9001 can be availed by both manufacturer and merchant exporters

Specific to Component 3: Training & Study Tours in India & Abroad

1. Assistance available for APEDA related activities only
2. Short term course up to 1 month relevant to agro, quality, marketing, management and doing business
3. Only course fee is reimbursed

Specific to Component 4: Testing samples

1. IPA is not required

Specific to Component 6 & 7: Food Testing Labs

1. Laboratory should be ISO 17025 accredited
2. For in house laboratory only equipment will be provided
3. Not applicable for in process quality control equipments, consumables, glassware, computers, general refrigerators, air conditioners or laboratory furniture and civil works
4. Assisted laboratories shall provide at least 10% rebated to APEDA registered exporters

Component wise Financial Assistance for Market Development

Generic points to remember for all components

1. Only APEDA registered members are eligible for assistance
2. Assistance will be applicable for all APEDA scheduled products
3. In Principle Approval is required for Assistance
4. The expenditure incurred prior to the date of submission of online application will not be eligible for assistance
5. Expenditure incurred between submission and issuance of IPA may or may not be considered for assistance
6. After online submission, physical submission should be made within 30 days
7. Land should be free from all incumbencies and should be in possession of applicant
8. Applicant has to comply with requirement of Registration / License with FSSAI and other regulatory authorities
9. Three quotations from the suppliers of Plant & Machinery. The assistance will be calculated on the least quote
10. In case the applicant is taking Term loan, a detailed Bank Appraisal is mandatory
11. In case the applicant is not availing term loan, a detailed appraisal note should be endorsed by a competent authority
12. Three quotations have to be taken from 3 different suppliers. The assistance will be based on the lowest quotation received
13. Technical Civil quotation should be duly certified by Chartered Engineer
14. Components for which grants have been received from other agencies are not eligible for assistance under this scheme
15. Declaration should be given that no financial assistance has availed from any state / central agency
16. APEDA will charge a processing fee on disbursed amount @5%+GST
17. If the project cannot take off or not implemented as per MoU, the beneficiary is liable to repay whole assistance amount along with interest @ 10% per annum and penalty upto 5%
18. APEDA may seek any clarification or documents or information at any stage of the project
19. Assets created by the grant may not be disposed off without prior approval of APEDA before 5 years of disbursement of Assistance
20. The applicant shall submit monthly and quarterly export performance on APEDA website regularly even if it is nil

Our Unique Services

1. Preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPR)
2. Layout Drawings
3. Facilitating various permissions required from various Govt. Departments
4. Error free application processing for various subsidies and incentives
5. Facilitating the arrangement of subsidies and incentives from Govt. Departments
6. Advisory on Purchase of Machinery / Technology and Civil works