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Marketing Development Assistance Scheme
( Gist of revised guidelines w.e.f.
1.4.2004 )
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Assistance to
Individual Exporters for Export Promotion Activities abroad
Participation in EPC etc. led trade Delegation / BSM / Trade Fairs /
Exhibitions
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| (i) |
Exporting companies with an f.o.b.
value of export of up to Rs. 5 Crs. in the preceding year will be
eligible for MDA assistance for participation in EPC etc. led trade
delegations / BSMs / fairs / exhibitions abroad to explore new markets
for exports of their specific product(s) and commodities from India in
this initial phase. This will be subject to the condition that the
exporter is having complete 12 months membership with concerned
EPC etc. and filling of the returns with concerned EPC / Organisation
regularly.
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| (ii) |
Assistance would be permissible on
travel expenses by air, in economy excursion class fair and / or charges
of the built up furnished stall, @ 90% for exports having valid SSI
registration certification and @ 75% for other including merchant
exporters. This would, however, be subject to an upper ceiling mentioned
below in the table per tour. |
| S. NO.
(1)
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Area/Sector
(2)
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No. of
visits eligible
(3)
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Maximum
Financial ceiling per event |
BSM/Trade/fair/deligations/exibition
etc.abroad (Travel grant)
(in Rs.)
(A)
(4) |
Trade
fair/ exibition abroad.
(Stall charges)
(in RS.)
(B)
(5) |
Total
(in Rs.)
(C)
(6) |
| 1. |
Focus LAC |
1 |
90,000/- |
50,000/- |
1,40,000/- |
| 2. |
Focus Africa
(including WANA countries) |
1 |
60,000/ |
50,000/ |
1,10,000/- |
| 3. |
Focus CIS |
1 |
60,000/ |
50,000/ |
1,10,000/- |
| 4. |
Focus ASEAN |
1 |
60,000/ |
50,000/ |
1,10,000/- |
| 5. |
General Areas |
1 |
Nil |
50,000/ |
50,000/- |
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Total |
5 |
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The
participation of individual companies in the above activities shall be
subject to the following conditions :
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| 1) |
For EPC etc. led Trade
Delegation / BSMs only.
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| 2) |
Maximum number of
permissible participations shall be five in a financial year as
indicated in above table (No travel grant is permissible for any visit
to general Areas).
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| 3) |
Assistance shall be
permissible to one regular employee / director / partner / projector of
the company. Assistance would not be available to exporter of foreign
nationality or holding foreign passport.
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| 4) |
Intimation application must
be received in the concerned EPC etc. with a minimum of 14 days clear
advance notice excluding the date of receipt of application in the
office of the concerned organisation and the date of departure
from the country.
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| 5) |
The company shall not be
under invitation / charged / prosecuted / debarred / black list
under EXIM policy of India or any other law relating to export and
important business.
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| 6) |
Maximum MDA assistance shall
be inclusive of MDA assistance received from all Govt. bodies / FLEO /
EPCs / Commodity Boards / Export Development Authorities / ITPO etc.
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| 7) |
A Maximum of three
participations in a particular grade fair / exhibition would be eligible
for MDA assistance and exporting companies after availing assistance
three times including past cases for a particular fair / exhibition,
have to participate in that fair, if any, on self-financing basis.
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Application Form
For Marketing Development Assistance
For participation in Trade Fair/Exhibition/BSM/Trade delegation Abroad
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