Margin Money Grant to Nano Units

Margin Money Grant to Nano Units is a loan linked scheme operated by the Directorate of Industries and Commerce. The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to Nano units in the State, engaged in manufacturing, job work and service activity having any type of value addition.

Features of the Scheme

• Units with project cost upto 10 Lakh will be covered in the scheme.
• Margin Money Grant of 30% to 40% of the Total Project cost according to the category of the applicant.
• Women, Youth (Age between 18 and 40), Differentially Abled Persons, Ex-Servicemen, and persons belonging to SC/ST category will be eligible for 10% additional Grant.
• 30% of the beneficiaries under the scheme shall be women entrepreneurs.
• Maximum assistance under this scheme shall be Rs 4 Lakh per unit.
  

  Financial Assistance

  Category	Loan from Financial Institution (Minimum)	Beneficiary Contribution (Minimum)	Margin Money Grant (Maximum)
  General	40%	30%	30%
  Special	40%	20%	40%

  How to Apply

  Sanctioning Authority

  General Manager, District Industries Centre is the sanctioning authority.

  Other Points

  The Project cost under this scheme shall include the following.

  • Cost of land and its development including documentation charges. The cost of land and its development shall not exceed 10% of the project cost.
  • Cost of building. This shall not exceed 25% of the project cost.
  • Plant & Machinery, equipments including all accessories, tools, jigs, fixtures, essential office equipments and furniture, lab equipments, pollution control devices, generators.
  • Electrification
  • Preliminary and pre-operative expenses which shall include Registration charges of the firm, engineering drawings, cost of the project report, Technical know- how, cost of technical supervision during the implementation period. However, these preliminary and pre-operative expenses shall not exceed 10 % of the project cost.
  • Allowance for cost escalation (contingencies). The contingency allowance shall not exceed 10% of the cost of the item for which it is meant.
  • Working Capital. The working capital shall not exceed 40% of the project cost or one working cycle, whichever is lower.

  Check List

  • Project Report
  • Title Deed of Land/ Land Tax Receipt if applicable
  • Ownership Certificate of building if applicable
  • Registered Lease Deed or Rent Deed in such cases
  • Proforma Invoice/Quotation of plant, machinery and electrification
  • Valuation of approved Engineer, Chattered Engineer for Civil Construction
  • Sanction letter from financial institution/Bank if any
  • Any other document as demanded by the recommending/sanctioning authority

  Eligibility

  All new Nano proprietary enterprises in manufacturing / food processing and job works and units engaged in service sector having any type of value addition, whose project cost including fixed capital and working capital up to 10 lakhs are eligible for the assistance under the scheme. Preference is given to special categories such as women, handicapped persons, ex servicemen and persons belonging to SC/ST.Youth entrepreneurs up to the age of 40 are also given priority under the scheme.30% of the beneficiaries under the scheme shall be women entrepreneurs.

  Financial assistance

  Maximum limit of margin money grant under the scheme shall be Rs 4 lakhs per unit as follows.

  1. Loan given by financial institution/KFC/Co-operative bank: Minimum 40 % of the project cost
  2. Promoter’s contribution: Minimum 30 % of the project cost
  3. Margin money grand by Industries dept: 30 % of the project cost limited to a maximum of 3 lakhs
  4. In case of special categories MMG will be 40 % of the project cost limited to a maximum of 4 lakhs and promoter’s contribution shall be 20%.

  Procedure

  a.Application shall be submitted to the Assistant District industries officer,Taluk Industries Office concerned with all supporting documents including the sanction letter with recommendation from the bank.

  b.Copy of pass book showing the details of beneficiary contribution remitted to be submitted along with application.

  Sanctioning Authority

  General Manager, District Industries Centre is the sanctioning authority.

  For Detailed Guidelines of the scheme Click here

  For Application Form Click here

  For Checklist Click here

  Apply Here for Margin Money Grant Click Here

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