Modified guidelines for setting up of food testing laboratories- MoFPI : The Ministry of food processing industries vide its notification dated 22^nd September 2020 has modified guidelines for setting up or up gradation of Food testing laboratories of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) which has been extended up to 2020-21. subsidy for food testing laboratories

Key Highlights from the revised guidelines.

Setting up/ up-gradation of Food Testing Laboratories would benefit all stakeholders in ensuring safety and quality of food products. The objectives are:

• To analyse the samples received from food processing industry and other stakeholders.
• To reduce the time taken for analysis of samples by reducing transportation time of samples.
• To ensure compliance of domestic/international standards on food.
• To establish a surveillance system for monitoring the quality and composition of food.

Pattern of Assistance

All other implementing agencies/private sector organizations/ universities including deemed universities will be eligible for grant-in-aid of 50% of cost of laboratory equipment and 25% of the cost of Technical Civil Work and Furniture & Fixtures for General Areas and 70% of cost of lab equipment and 33% of technical civil work and furniture and fixtures for difficult areas.

The food testing facilities created will be accessible to the public and will be made available to the food processing units for testing their products.

SC / ST proposals will be treated at par with the difficult areas for the purpose of extending benefits under the scheme including the project period.

The application under the Scheme will be invited through Expression of Interest (EoI) and All complete proposals received for financial assistance will be placed before Techno Scrutiny Committee (TSC) constituted by MoFPI for examining such proposals from a technical angle.

Revised Guidline of setting up of food testing laboratories Click below

subsidy for food testing laboratories

Technical textile scheme is one of the fast-growing sector and major revenue-generating field in India. Technical textile includes medical textiles, agro textiles, protection textiles, geo textiles and materials for automotive applications. subsidy for textile sector

There are a high consumption and export  demand for technical textiles in the global market and is the major attraction for entrepreneurs. The global contribution in technical textile is about 27% whereas India’s contribution is of meagre 11%. In order to increase the production to meet the global demand and to strengthen the entrepreneurship in the country, the Ministry of Textiles has launched several Technical Textile schemes during the XI and XII Five Year Plan.

Objective of the Scheme

The primary goal of the scheme is to:

• Meet the increasing demand for technical textiles in the global market
• Educating entrepreneurs about the latest technologies
• Encourage entrepreneurs to establish more manufacturing units to produce technical textile materials
• Seek out for the profitable market opportunities in the textile industry
• Increase the operational spending for the entrepreneurs and incorporate advanced technologies in the end-to-end process
• Generate more employment opportunities in the textile industry
• Creating awareness about technical textile industry among the prospective entrepreneurs

Textile Technical Schemes

The Ministry of Textiles has launched several beneficial schemes to flourish the textile industry and support the new and established entrepreneurs in the country. Some of the major Central Government schemes that were implemented to promote the growth and development of the Technical Textile industry are as follows,

• Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS)

• Scheme for Growth and Development of Technical Textiles (SGDTT)
• Central Government offers concessional customs duty list of 5% for the coverage of major machinery for technical textile manufacturing
• Focus Product Scheme provides duty credit scrip for the export products up to 2% of FOB value
• Technology Mission on Technical Textiles (TMTT)
• Focus Incubation Centres (FIC)
• Scheme for promoting usage of Agro-textiles in India (excluding the North-East Region)
• Scheme for promoting usage of Agro-textiles in the North-East Region
• Scheme for promoting usage of Geotechnical textiles in the North-East Region
• Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP)

In addition to the above schemes, the Ministry offers several other incentives and support to the entrepreneurs for the prosperity of entrepreneurship in the country. The benefits include exemptions in electricity and stamp, grants on land registrations and single-window clearance system.

Scheme for promoting usage of Agro-textiles in the North-East Region

• The Ministry implemented the scheme in 2012 with a fund allocation of Rs.55 Crores.
• The scheme aims to promote and strengthen the utilisation of Agrotextiles in agriculture, sericulture, horticulture and other such allied activities in North Eastern Region.
• The objective of the scheme is achieved with the implementation of two major components under the scheme. They are:
  • Creating awareness, setting-up of Demonstration Centres and developing capacities and
  • Disbursement of Agro textile kits in the North Eastern States

Concessional Customs Duty on Machinery

The Ministry offers a concessional rate of 5% for the Customs Duty paid on the listed machineries used for the manufacturing of the technical textile products.

Scheme for Promoting Usage of Geo textiles in North Eastern Region

• The Scheme was launched the total fund allocation of Rs.427 Crores.
• The scheme targets to encourage the usage of geo textiles in the North-Eastern states by offering technical, advisory and financial support to the entrepreneurs.
• The incentives are disbursed to the entrepreneurs to incur any cost raised for the initiation and maintenance of new and existing projects such as road and hill protection, water reservoirs and riverbank erosion control etc.
• The objective of the scheme is achieved with the implementation of two major components, and they are:
  • Application of geo textiles solutions including the onsite installation for the estimation of Rs.374 cores
  • Conducting sensitization activities, market studies, onsite testing, training and capacity building for the estimation of Rs.4 Cores
  • The respective agencies and the State Government are the implementing agencies of the scheme

Scheme for Promoting Usage of Agro textiles in India (excluding North-Eastern states)

• The scheme was launched for a period of two years from 2015-2017 with a fund allocation of Rs.5 Crores.
• The scheme was launched as a subcomponent under the Technology Mission on Technical Textiles (TMTT) to promote the utilisation of Agro textile in all the states in India excluding North Eastern State.

Focus Product Scheme

• The scheme was implemented to boost the export of products that has high export and employment potentiality.
• A concessional Duty Credit scrip equivalent to 2% of FOB value is applicable for the export of 33 Technical textile products listed under the DGFTs Policy to compensate the infrastructure inadequacies and other costs involved marketing of the products.- technical textile scheme

Scheme for Growth and Development of Technical Textiles (SGDTT)

• The scheme was launched in the year 2007 with a fund allocation of 46.60 Cores to improve the investment in the technical textile industry.
• The three major components under the scheme are as follows:
  • Baseline Survey – The component targets on conducting surveys in the technical textile industry to generate proper database and information related to the industry to benefit the stakeholders in the country.
  •  Awareness Campaigns – Organizing awareness programmers, seminars and workshops in collaboration with the Textile Research Associations, CoEs and other Industry Associations in the country.
  • Creation of Centers of Excellence (CoE) – Setting up of Centre of Excellence for thrust segments in the technical textile industry to provide infrastructure facility for testing, training, information etc., at a single location for the benefit of the technical textile scheme manufacturers and other stakeholder. technical textile scheme

Technology Mission on Technical Textiles (TMTT)

The scheme was launched in the year 2010 for the duration of five years with an outlay of200 Crore and with two mini-missions.

• Mini Mission – I

The mission aims at building infrastructures such as standardisation, creation of common testing facilities with national and international accreditation and prototype development.

• Mini Mission -II

The mission aims at offering support for the development of national and international markets for the technical textile industry. The activities include:

• offering end-to-end support for the entrepreneurs such as product selection, technology definition and procurement, market assessment, commercialization and marketing assistance
• Offering financial support to conduct organizational workshops where insights about the latest technologies, international practices, market details, global scenario etc. are being shared
• Incorporation of standardization and regulatory measures
• Organizing fairs in the various parts of the country for the sellers to market their products to the prospective buyers and augment the marketing ability of the technical textile manufacturers
• Encouraging entrepreneurs in participating in the international trade fairs to exhibit their products and strengthening the potential export opportunities
• Establishing Contract Research and Development through IITs/TRAs/Textile Institutes
• Setting up Focus Incubation Centers with an allocated amount of18 Crores on “plug and play” model to achieve the following objectives:

• Constructing industrial sheds with the basic machinery for the entrepreneurs to set up their production units.
• Guiding entrepreneurs for taking up new projects
• Offering the incubation centers to new entrepreneurs once the units are well established and shifted to their facilities.
• Providing a separate line of new equipment for the entrepreneurs

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CREDIT GUARANTEE SCHEME FOR SUBORDINATE DEBT– Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises MSME , has framed a Scheme for the purpose of providing guarantees in respect of credit facilities extended by eligible and registered scheduled commercial banks to borrowers in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The scheme will be operationalized through a special window created for this purpose under Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) msme consultancy

Credit facility

financial assistance provided under the scheme by way of sub-debt facility extended by the lending institution to the Promoters of the MSME units upto 15% of promoter’s stake or Rs. 75 lakh whichever is lower

Eligible borrower

The Scheme is applicable for those MSMEs whose accounts have been standard as on 31.03.2018 and have been in regular operations, either as standard accounts, or as NPA accounts during financial year 2018-19 and financial year 2019-20

MLIs / Lending institutions for this purpose shall include all Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs).

Duration

The Scheme would be applicable to all credit facilities sanctioned under CGSSD for a maximum period of 10 years from the guarantee availment date or March 31, 2021 whichever is earlier, or till an amount of Rs 20,000 crore of guarantee amount is approved- CREDIT GUARANTEE SCHEME FOR SUBORDINATE DEBT msme consultancy

Loan Amount eligible under the Guarantee Coverage

The guarantee coverage will be provided to the eligible borrower for the credit facilities extended under this scheme. Under this arrangement, promoter(s) of the MSME unit will be given credit equal to 15 % of his/her stake (equity plus debt) or Rs 75 lakh whichever is lower.

computation of sub debt amount eligible under the Scheme?

Msme Consultancy Finwala providing all type of government incentives loans & We ensure that your project get maximum subsidy/grant – CREDIT GUARANTEE SCHEME FOR SUBORDINATE DEBT

subsidy for fisheries

Utilising Solar Wind Energy in Fisheries Sector – India’s Climate Change mitigation strategy, the Dept. of Fisheries, Ministry of FAH&D, Govt. of India, under the Scheme “Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries” provides financial assistance for “Promoting Non-Conventional Energy (NCE) Source for Environment Friendly Fishing Practices” such as use of solar energy or other NCE sources for lighting, refrigeration on board the fishing vessels, and other activities.- subsidy on fisheries

Eligible

Beneficiaries include Fishermen and their Cooperative Societies/ SHGs, Fish Farmers, Entrepreneurs, Fisheries Establishments in States and Union Territories.

Unit Cost of Hybrid Solar Wind Mill Modules

Pattern of Financial Assistance

For individual Beneficiaries / Entrepreneurs

For States/ UTs and their Agencies/ Organizations/ Federations/ Cooperatives/ Institutes

Benefits and Advantages

• Reduces dependence on fossil fuel.

• Eco- and Environment-Friendly.

 • Day and night power supply

• Can be used, besides other things, to:

 1. Illuminate cage culture units during night.

 2. Power auxiliary units on board a marine fishing boat or vessel.

3. Operate small-scale ice plants in remote areas, including islands.

4. Run pumps, aerators, filters, etc – Utilising Solar Wind Energy in Fisheries Sector subsidy on fisheries

Finwala providing all type of government incentives & We ensure that your project get maximum subsidy/grant

Agriculture Infrastructure Fund – Finance Minister announced Rs 1 lakh crore Agri Infrastructure Fund for farm-gate infrastructure for farmers. Financing facility of Rs. 1,00,000 crore will be provided for funding Agriculture Infrastructure Projects at farm-gate & aggregation points (Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies, Farmers Producer Organizations, Agriculture entrepreneurs, Start-ups, etc.)- Central Sector Scheme – NHB Agriculture Infrastructure Fund’ – AIF scheme subsidy for warehouse

the Central Sector Scheme to mobilize a medium – long term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects relating to postharvest management Infrastructure and community farming assets through incentives and financial support

Under the scheme, Rs. One Lakh Crore will be provided by banks and financial institutions as loans to -CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME – NHB

• Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS),
• Marketing Cooperative Societies, Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs),
• Self Help Group (SHG), Farmers,
• Joint Liability Groups (JLG),
• Multipurpose Cooperative Societies, Agri-entrepreneurs,
• Startups, Aggregation Infrastructure Providers and Central/State agency or
• Local Body sponsored Public Private Partnership Project

Loans will be disbursed in four years starting with sanction of Rs. 10,000 crorein the current year and Rs. 30,000 crore each in next three financial years.

Period of Scheme

The Scheme will be operational from 2020-21 to 2029-30. Disbursement in four years starting with sanction of Rs. 10,000 crore in the first year and Rs. 30,000 crore each in next three financial years

Objectives of Scheme

Tomobilize a medium – long term debt finances facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management Infrastructure and community farming assets through incentives and financial support in order to improve agriculture infrastructure in the country.

Eligible Projects

The scheme will facilitate setting up and modernization of key elements of the value chain including (A) Post Harvest Management Projects like:

 (i) Supply chain services including e-marketing platforms

(ii) Warehouses

 (iii)Silos

(iv)Pack houses

(v) Assaying units

 (vi)Sorting &grading units

 (vii) Cold chains

(viii) Logistics facilities

 (ix)Primary processing centers

(x) Ripening Chambers

(B) Viable projects for building community farming assets including –

 (i) Organic inputs production 7

 (ii) Bio stimulant production units

 (iii)Infrastructure for smart and precision agriculture.

(iv)Projects identified for providing supply chain infrastructure for clusters of crops including export clusters.

 (v) Projects promoted by Central/State/Local Governments or their agencies under PPP for building community farming assets or post harvest management projects.

Pattern of Financing & participating institution

• All loan to have interest subvention of 3% per annum up to a limit of rs 2 crore for a maximum period of 7 years.
• Credit guarantee coverage for a loan upto 2 crore . the fee of this coverage will be paid by the government
• In case of FPO’s the credit guarantee may be availed from the facilities created under FPO’s promotion scheme of DCA&FW
• All schedule commercial bank , scheduled co-operative banks regional rurals bank , small finance bank  non banking finance companies & natural co operative development cooperation- Agriculture Infrastructure Fund

Financial Assistance 

Pattern of assistance

A. For post Harvest Infrastructure

Credit kink back ended  subsidy @35%  of cost limited to Rs. 50.75 lakh per project in general areas and @50 %  upto Rs. 72.50 lakh per project in NE Region , Hilly station and schedule areas

B. For cold storage and controlled atmosphere storage

Credit link back ended   subsidy @ 35% per project in general areas & 50% per project in NE region , hilly states and scheduled areas – Agriculture Infrastructure Fund – NHB

More detail in particular units

Silos

A structure for storing  bulk materials. Silos are used in agriculture to store grain (see grain elevators) or fermented feed known as silage. Silos are commonly used for bulk storage of grain, coal, cement, carbon black, woodchips, food products and sawdust. Three types of silos are in widespread use today: tower silos, bunker silos, and bag silos.

This method consists of storing unpackaged grain in structures built for this purpose (bins, silos).

The types of construction vary. There can be relatively simple low-capacity structures for storage of agricultural surpluses in production areas, or large complex installations for commercial or industrial storage of products.

In general, there are two categories of bulk-storage structures: low-capacity silos or bins for storage on the farm and high-capacity silos.18

Low-capacity silos for farm storage

• low-capacity metal drums (holding about 150 kg of grain) generally used to store petroleum products;
• higher-capacity  (1 to 3 tonnes) metal bins built for the express purpose of storing grain.

High-capacity silos

High-capacity silos are complex structures intended for the commercial or industrial storage of large quantities (several thousand tonnes).

Specialized builders offer various types of silos; two, in particular:

• vertical silos,
• horizontal silos.

Equipment is selected on the basis of various factors, including:

• volume of storage capacity;
• number and size of bins;
• handling capacity (receiving, cleaning, ensiling, discharging);
• performance of drying equipment and ventilation devices;
• organization of work; economic return.

Government Incentives for silos

FCI reform: Paswan  rolls out Rs 6,000  crore plan to build silos

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) will have modern silos with carrying capacity of 100 lakh tonne by 2022-23, up from less than 7 lakh tonne now, food and consumer affairs minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Friday. The silos project will require capital investment to the tune of Rs 6,000 crore. While the move will help reduce carrying cost of grains — a staggering Rs 25,000 crore annually at last count — and reduce the storage losses, it is barely radical reform.

With a view to modernize the storage capacity in the country this Department has approved a road map/action plan for creating modern storage facility in the form of Steel Silos of capacity of 100 lakh MT in a phased manner in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode by 2020.

Under this Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) For silos overall ceiling for capacity creation will be kept at 25% of the overall target for storage capacity for the year or actual capacity sanctioned during the year whichever is lower, as illustrated in Annexure-V. The capacity created under silos and subsidy disbursal under the above 25% limit will be implemented and monitored by NABARD, HO and NCDC, HO in respect of projects sanctioned by them.

Packing house

A packing house is a facility where fruit is received and processed prior to distribution to market.

Bulk fruit (such as apples, oranges, pears, and the like) is delivered to the plant via trucks or wagons, where it is dumped into receiving bins and sorted for quality and size. In the case of citrus, ripe fruit with a greenish tint is placed in special storage rooms where ethylene gas is used to bring out the color. Obvious “culls” (fruit that is not suitable to sell for eating due to cosmetic defects) is removed and sold for juice or other uses. Fruit that is ready to be packed into crates or flats is run through a washer and then air-dried. A light coating of natural wax is applied to help the fruit retain moisture and enhance its appeal.

Integrated Post Harvest Management Projects

e.g. Pack House, Ripening Chamber, Refer Van, Retail Outlets, Pre-cooling units, Primary Processing etc

Cost Norms: Rs. 145.00 lakh per project. The add-on components of pre-cooling, pack house, grading, packing, cold room can be taken up as individual components.

Financial assistances : Credit linked back ended subsidy @ 35% of cost limited to Rs.50.75 lakh per project in general areas and @ 50% of project cost limited to Rs. 72.50 lakh per project in NE, Hilly and scheduled Areas, ensuring backward and forward linkage.

Component wise cost norms of Integrated Post Harvest Management

Pack house cost norms Rs. 4.00 lakh/unit with size of 9Mx6M & financial assistances 50% of the capital cost.

Primary Processing Centers (PPCs)

Agriculture produce would reach the Primary Processing Centers (PPCs). Thus the need for a well equipped unloading facility. This facility would ensure that all produce reaching the Primary Processing Centers (PPCs) are sent to manual sorting / grading section smoothly within minimum time and wastage. The graded, sorted washed & packed produce are stored in the warehouse. They would be loaded onto trucks at the requisite time so that they reach the Central Processing Centre (CPC) most efficiently. It is essential that wastage from loading is kept at a negligible level.

For the purpose

of safe transport of the perishable inputs, it is proposed to transport them in plastic crates. These collapsible plastic crates will keep on rotating between the Primary Processing Centers (PPCs), Central Processing Centre (CPC) and Collection Centers (CCs). To achieve an annual procurement of 20,000 MT/ year the average procurement per day will be approx. 68 MT. However procurement will not happen at constant rate round the year and procurement may reach upto 100 MT per day in peak season. Thus the requirement will increase to approx 7000 crates in the peak months of procurements to handle procurement of one day. Thus a total of 7,000 crates are planned at the Sikaria Mega Food Park (P) Ltd. with budget of Rs 25 lacs for the entire food park.

Capital subsidy of food processing

A subsidy of 25% of project cost which includes plants and machinery technique and other civil work

A subsidy upto 50% for setting up to the primary processing center PPCs  and primary collection centre the PPCS  that would be limited to Rs 2.5 crore 

Food grading & sorting

Food grading involves the inspection, assessment and sorting of various foods regarding quality, freshness, legal conformity and market value. Food grading often occurs by hand, in which foods are assessed and sorted. Machinery is also used to grade foods, and may involve sorting products by size, shape and quality.

Integrated pack house with facilities for conveyer belt, sorting, grading units, washing, drying and weighing. Rs. 25.00 lakh / unit with capacity of 6 MT. Credit linked back-ended subsidy @ 35% of the cost of project in general areas and 50% of cost in case Hilly & Scheduled areas for individual entrepreneurs

INTEGRATED POSTHARVEST MANAGEMENT under this scheme  Integrated pack house with facilities for conveyer belt, sorting, grading units, washing, drying and weighing. And the cost norm

Cost norm is Rs 50.00 lakh per unit with size of 9M * 18M and the pattern of assistance Credit linked back-ended subsidy @35% of the cost of project in general areas and 50% of cost in case Hills & scheduled areas for individual entrepreneurs

This policy Generate fresh investments in the tourism sector to the tune of INR 30,000 crore by 2025 – Tourism policy tourism incentives subsidy for adventure tourism subsidy for hotel

Development of Special Tourism Districts/Zones:

1. The districts of Nagpur, Aurangabad and Sindhudurg will be earmarked as special tourism districts.
2. In addition, the state will notify other special tourism zones/estates as when required.
3. These regions will be given additional incentives and incentive period.
4. In addition, special marketing assistance will be given to them to promote them as major tourism destinations of the state.

Development of Tourism growth corridors

1. Classify the state into separate tourist cities, tourist clusters and tourist corridors which will be promoted through identified themes.

2. Employ a pilot project along a major highway and on its successful returns, replicate the process along five major highways in the state.

Rural Tourism

The state offers a unique tourism proposition through its rural landscape (approx. 55% of the state area). This strategy aims to promote rural tourism as the primary tourism product to spread tourism and its socio-economic benefits to rural and the surrounding regions. This will lead to a balanced and far-reaching growth in the state, thus improving the economic situation at the village level. 

A maximum of 20% of the total land available should be undertaken for construction of dormitories, rooms, and tents; rest of the land should be reserved for cultivation and agricultural activities

Eligible Units

Eligible units that will be covered as a part of this policy are as follows:

1. Hotels, Heritage Hotels, Resorts and Health Farms, Health & Wellness spa and units registered under the Bed and Breakfast scheme of MTDC/DoT.

2. Motels and wayside amenities

3. Apartment Hotels/Service Apartments

4. Water Sports and Amusement Parks

5. Arts and Crafts Villages

6. Golf Courses

7. Camping, Caravanning and Tent Facilities

8. Arial Ropeways

9. Exhibition-cum-Convention Centers

10. Development of Hill Stations – Tourism units

11. Adventure Tourism Projects

12. Houseboats

13. Eco-Tourism Projects

14. Museums and Aquariums

15. Shacks

16. Medical tourism units

17. Projects approved by classification Committee of the Tourism Department of the State Government

New Tourism Unit

A “New Tourism Unit” means a new tourism project set up for the first time by a tourism undertaking satisfying the following conditions:

1. It is not an existing unit.

2. At least one of the Effective Steps is completed on or after1stApril, 2016 for setting of the Unit.

3. It is not formed as a result of re-establishment, mere change of ownership, change in the constitution, reconstruction or revival of an Existing Unit. – Tourism policy

Eligible Investment

Eligible Investment shall mean and include the investment in the fixed assets [as per Para Nos.5.6.7 and 5.6.8 (a), (b), (c)], acquired at site and paid for within the permissible investment period, limited to the item wise maximum limit (i.e. Land at ready reckoner rate, Land development, Building, Plant and Machinery etc.) as per the approved Project Scheme by the concerned term lending agency or as appraised by the approved agency in case of self-financed projects and accepted by the Implementing Agency.

All projects aimed to promote tourism with a fixed capital investment of a minimum of Rs 500 crore or promising a direct employment generation of 750 anywhere in the state will be categorised as ultra mega projects. – Tourism policy

Maharashtra Tourism Policy Incentives

Mega Project classification and threshold limits

Fiscal incentives to Mega/Ultra Mega projects

Fiscal Incentives to Largeunits

Incentives to MSME units

Eligible units in Annexure – A

Hotels

Hotel projects should have facilities expected of establishments in the 1 to 5 star categories according to the guidelines for hotels of the Department of Tourism, Govt. of India,

Resorts

The Resort project should have a minimum of 20 lettable rooms with attached bathrooms. Unless it is a hill station or a beach or a location, which, in the opinion of the Tourism Project Approval Group (TAG), does not require air conditioning, at least 35% of the rooms should be air conditioned.

Health Farm

There should be at least 20 lettable rooms with attached bathrooms. It should have at least six of the following facilities.

Health Club , Gymnasium Yoga/Meditation Area ,Outdoor Exercise Areas  , Indoor Games ,Outdoor Games , Swimming Pool , Classroom , Jogging Tracks , Horse Riding facility  It should be located on a plot ad measuring at least 5000 sq.m.- Tourism policy

Water sports

Water sports projects should be set up at a beach or, lakeside or, riverside along with a pontoon/jetty. It should offer at least two water sport facilities. Parasailing, water-scooters, hovercraft and water-skiing are examples of such facilities. In addition to investment in boat and outboard motor, it should make an investment of at least Rs.5 lakhs in water sports equipment

Amusement Park

“An Amusement Park should have at least 8 amusement rides. There should be a minimum investment of Rs.50 lakhs in amusement rides/aids. This pertains to the cost of equipment alone. It should have a minimum area of 20000 sq.m.”

Ropeway

The Ropeway should be mechanized and motor driven. The horizontal length may be about 500 meters but it can be slightly less if the location demands so. It should be comfortable for the passengers and free from noise. It should have capacity to carry minimum 200 passengers per hour.

Heritage hotel

“A Heritage hotel should be a palace, a haveli, a darbargrih of any building, built in a traditional style, prior to 1950. The façade, architectural features and general construction should have the distinctive qualities, ambience, and décor consistent with a traditional lifestyle. It should have minimum 10 lettable rooms

Adventure Tourism Projects

“An adventure tourism project should provide required equipment with trained staff to maintain and run the activity. The requisite permissions from local authorities as well as permission/provision from safety angle must to be obtained/made. Minimum facilities like restaurant (wherever required), drinking water supply, staying arrangements (wherever required), toilet etc. should be provided.”- Tourism policy

The government of Maharashtra  consider it necessary  in the public interest  to exempt the consumption of energy in respect of the class  of premises  for the payment of  the electricity  duty payable  under PART – B  of the scheduled A  appended to the Maharashtra  electricity duty  act  2016  

Mega /ultra mega project

Large project

MSME project

stamp duty exemption

“New Tourism Unit” or “Expansion of an existing Unit” shall mean the Tourism Unit which is so certified to be such unit by the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation Limited, under the Tourism Policy of Maharashtra 2016

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