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Salient features of this yojana
SALIENT FEATURES
Eligible Organizations
i) The project for construction of rural godowns can be taken up by individuals, farmers, Group of farmers/growers, Partnership/ Proprietary firms, Non-Government Organizations (NGO’s), Self Help Groups (SHGs), Companies, Corporations, Co-operatives, Local Bodies other than Municipal Corporations, Federations, Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees, Marketing Boards and Agro Processing Corporations in the entire country. Assistance for renovation of rural godowns will, however, be restricted to godowns constructed by cooperatives only.
Location
ii) Under the scheme, the entrepreneur will be free to construct godown at any place, as per his/her commercial judgment except for the restriction that it would be outside the limits of Municipal Corporation area. Rural godowns constructed in the Food Parks promoted by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries shall also be eligible under the scheme for assistance.
Size
iii) Capacity of a godown shall be decided by an entrepreneur. However, subsidy under the scheme shall be restricted to a minimum capacity of 100 tonnes and maximum capacity of 10,000 tonnes. No maximum ceiling on subsidy in the case of projects of rural godowns of Cooperatives assisted by NCDC.
iv) Rural godowns of smaller size upto 50 tonnes capacity will also be eligible for subsidy under the scheme as a special case based on viability analysis depending on the topography/special requirement of the State/Region. In hilly areas*, rural godowns of smaller size upto 25 tonnes capacity will also be eligible for subsidy. For this, NABARD will issue appropriate guidelines.
*where the project site is located at a height of more than 1000 meters above mean sea level.
Conditions for Scientific Storage
v) Godowns built under the scheme shall be structurally sound on account of engineering considerations and functionally suitable to store the agricultural produce. The general conditions for scientific construction will be as follows:
a) The construction of godown shall be as per Central Public Works Department/State Public Works Department specifications or any other standard
specifications laid down in this behalf. The godown shall be properly ventilated, shall have well fitted doors, windows and ventilators and shall be
waterproof (control of moisture from floor, walls and roof etc.)
b) The godown structure shall have protection from rodents.
c) The godown shall have protection from birds (windows / ventilators with jali).
d) The openings of godown such as doors, windows etc. shall be designed in such a manner that the godown can be sealed for effective fumigation etc.
e) The godown complex shall have an easy approach road, pucca internal roads, proper drainage, arrangements for effective control against fire and theft and
also have arrangements for easy loading and unloading of stocks.
vi) The entrepreneur may obtain a license to operate the godown, if so required by the concerned State Government, under the State Warehousing Act or any other relevant laws. All Rural Godowns to be constructed under the Scheme in future, should be confirming to the technical specifications relating to the implementation of the Negotiable Warehouse Receipt System (NWRS). The rural godowns of 1000 tones capacity and more shall be considered as eligible for assistance under the Scheme, only on giving an undertaking alongwith the application that they would be implementing the Negotiable Warehouse Receipt System. DMI in consultation with the Department of Food and Public Distribution and NABARD shall modify godown specifications to meet the requirements of implementation of Negotiable Warehouse Receipt System and NABARD shall ensure that these specifications are in-built in the eligibility criteria for giving subsidy to the rural godowns of any size under the Scheme.
REgards
Ashwini
Salient features of this yojana
SALIENT FEATURES
Eligible Organizations
i) The project for construction of rural godowns can be taken up by individuals, farmers, Group of farmers/growers, Partnership/ Proprietary firms, Non-Government Organizations (NGO’s), Self Help Groups (SHGs), Companies, Corporations, Co-operatives, Local Bodies other than Municipal Corporations, Federations, Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees, Marketing Boards and Agro Processing Corporations in the entire country. Assistance for renovation of rural godowns will, however, be restricted to godowns constructed by cooperatives only.
Location
ii) Under the scheme, the entrepreneur will be free to construct godown at any place, as per his/her commercial judgment except for the restriction that it would be outside the limits of Municipal Corporation area. Rural godowns constructed in the Food Parks promoted by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries shall also be eligible under the scheme for assistance.
Size
iii) Capacity of a godown shall be decided by an entrepreneur. However, subsidy under the scheme shall be restricted to a minimum capacity of 100 tonnes and maximum capacity of 10,000 tonnes. No maximum ceiling on subsidy in the case of projects of rural godowns of Cooperatives assisted by NCDC.
iv) Rural godowns of smaller size upto 50 tonnes capacity will also be eligible for subsidy under the scheme as a special case based on viability analysis depending on the topography/special requirement of the State/Region. In hilly areas*, rural godowns of smaller size upto 25 tonnes capacity will also be eligible for subsidy. For this, NABARD will issue appropriate guidelines.
*where the project site is located at a height of more than 1000 meters above mean sea level.
Conditions for Scientific Storage
v) Godowns built under the scheme shall be structurally sound on account of engineering considerations and functionally suitable to store the agricultural produce. The general conditions for scientific construction will be as follows:
a) The construction of godown shall be as per Central Public Works Department/State Public Works Department specifications or any other standard
specifications laid down in this behalf. The godown shall be properly ventilated, shall have well fitted doors, windows and ventilators and shall be
waterproof (control of moisture from floor, walls and roof etc.)
b) The godown structure shall have protection from rodents.
c) The godown shall have protection from birds (windows / ventilators with jali).
d) The openings of godown such as doors, windows etc. shall be designed in such a manner that the godown can be sealed for effective fumigation etc.
e) The godown complex shall have an easy approach road, pucca internal roads, proper drainage, arrangements for effective control against fire and theft and
also have arrangements for easy loading and unloading of stocks.
vi) The entrepreneur may obtain a license to operate the godown, if so required by the concerned State Government, under the State Warehousing Act or any other relevant laws. All Rural Godowns to be constructed under the Scheme in future, should be confirming to the technical specifications relating to the implementation of the Negotiable Warehouse Receipt System (NWRS). The rural godowns of 1000 tones capacity and more shall be considered as eligible for assistance under the Scheme, only on giving an undertaking alongwith the application that they would be implementing the Negotiable Warehouse Receipt System. DMI in consultation with the Department of Food and Public Distribution and NABARD shall modify godown specifications to meet the requirements of implementation of Negotiable Warehouse Receipt System and NABARD shall ensure that these specifications are in-built in the eligibility criteria for giving subsidy to the rural godowns of any size under the Scheme.
REgards
Ashwini