The Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) is an export promotion scheme run by APEDA. The scheme aims to facilitate the export of agri-products by providing assistance to exporters. It achieves its objective through the following: Apeda Packhouse Subsidy
- Understanding the several challenges faced by agri-exporters.
- Acknowledging the need for assistance to successfully navigate through these challenges and achieve objectives of APEDA.
- Financial assistance is provided in three broad areas, namely: Development of Export Infrastructure, Quality Development and Market Development.
ASSISTANCE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCESSING AND SUPPLY CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE
| Integrated Pack House and processing facilities for addressing missing gaps Facilities include equipment for collection, cleaning, washing, sorting/ grading, pre- cooling, packing, cold storage, Hand held Near-infrared Spectroscopy (NIR) instrument (on preharvesting quality evaluation of Mango Fruits), Hot water dip treatment etc. and processing facilities for addressing missing gaps. | Improve compliance of Phyto-Sanitary requirements. | The assistance will be upto 40% subject to a ceiling of Rs 200 lakhs |
| Purchase of insulated, reefer transport /mobile pre-cooling units including special vehicle for livestock carriers | Cold Chain Strengthening | The assistance will be up to 40% of the total cost subject to a ceiling of Rs. 200 lakhs |
| Cable handling system for banana and other crops | Quality improvement of Banana and other crops. | The assistance will be up to 40% of the total cost subject to a ceiling of Rs. 200 lakhs |
| Food processing facilities for addressing missing gaps required for enhancing productivity/ efficiency or quality for value added products which may include facilities like x-ray, Screening equipments, Sortex, IQF, cooking/blanching line, filth / metal detector, sensors, vibrators or any new technology or equipment for food safety and quality requirements. | Enhancing productivity, efficiency, and quality for value added products. | The assistance shall be up to 40% of the total cost subject to a ceiling of Rs. 200 lakhs |
| Up-gradation of facilities mentioned at (a) to (d) above | Up-gradation and modernization of existing facilities of exporters to enhance the competitiveness | The assistance will be upto40% of the total cost subject to a ceiling of Rs. 200 lakhs per beneficiary per location |
II. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT
The applicant shall ensure compliance of the following specific requirements relevant to the subcomponents under the Development of Export Infrastructure:
1 (a). Integrated Pack House and processing facilities for addressing missing gaps
i. The proposals for Pack houses shall minimally to be based on National Council for Cold Chain
Development (NCCD) cold chain technical standards as available at the link http://nccd.gov.in
Further, the requirements of importing countries have to be complied with, as per directions
from APEDA from time to time.
ii. Beneficiary should possess either land in his name/his company name or Leased land in his/her
name or company name with minimum remaining period of 15 years.
ii. Waxing equipment/machine will be eligible under missing gap of pack-houses.
iii. Eligibility of Handheld Near-infrared Spectroscopy (NIR) instrument for measurement of
mango and other horticulture products.
iv. Mobile pack-house / post-harvest handling system will be covered under this sub-component
v. The financial assistance towards the technical civil work component of the project shall be
limited to a maximum of 25% of the total eligible financial assistance of that application
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