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Development Support for Coffee in Traditional Areas: Support to Small Growers' Collectives/ SHGs/ Cooperatives for Coffee Marketing

Ministry: Ministry Of Commerce And Industry

Department: Department Of Commerce

The objective of the scheme is to extend support to small and tiny growers, incentivizing them to form collectives/ Self Help Groups/ Cooperatives, thus encouraging them to take up marketing of coffee produced on a community-based approach through suitable financial incentives.

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About This Scheme

The scheme "Development Support for Coffee in Traditional Areas: Support to Small Growers' Collectives/ SHGs/ Cooperatives for Coffee Marketing" is a Sub-Component of the Scheme "Integrated Coffee Development Project During the Medium Term Framework (MTF) Period: Development Support to Stakeholders" by the Coffee Board, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The objective of the scheme is to extend support to small and tiny growers, incentivizing them to form collectives/ Self Help Groups/ Cooperatives, thus encouraging them to take up marketing of coffee produced on a community-based approach through suitable financial incentives. This way, they will not only be able to improve the quality of coffee but also realize better value for their coffees. It is expected to provide a mechanism for better price realization for the group, arising out of both the improvement of quality as well as collective bargaining.

Benefits

₹4

Scale of Subsidy: ₹4.00 per kg of Clean Coffee.

Eligibility

Note: You may be eligible based on the information shown. Please verify the official eligibility requirements before applying.

Required Documents

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Application in the prescribed format (Duplicate).
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Certificate of incorporation/registration, memorandum of the article of association/society as Growers' Collective/SHG/Cooperative issued by the authority concerned.
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Complete list/details of members of the organization as per Annexure 1.
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Along with each subsidy claim, the application should be accompanied by the details of the member-wise coffee sold.
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Certificate from the Growers' Collective/ SHG/ Cooperative stating that the concerned grower is a member of the organization.
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Certificate from the concerned state Government commercial tax department (VAT registration certificate) wherever applicable.
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Registration certificate as a member of ICTA/other recognized marketing auction platform (one-time).
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Proof of coffee sold - Attested copy of sale note issued by the auctioneers concerned to the growers' collectives/SHGs/Cooperatives.
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Export permit having Customs endorsement.
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ICO certificate of origin having customs endorsement.
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Bill of Lading (BL).

✦ Required ◦ Optional

How to Apply

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Step 1: Furnishing the Claim

After the marketing of coffee, the small growers' collectives/ SHGs/ Cooperatives should furnish the claim for reimbursement in the prescribed application along with the proofs/supportive documents.

Step 2: Submission of Application

The application for subsidy should be submitted to the concerned Deputy Director (Extension) during the same financial year of completion of the activity as far as possible.

Step 3: Scrutiny and Forwarding

The Deputy Director (Extn.) of respective regions will scrutinize the application and forward it to the Deputy Director (Market Research) at Coffee Board, Head Office, Bengaluru for approval by the competent authority.

Disbursement of Subsidy

The subsidy is disbursed only after the sale of coffee is completed by small growers' collectives/SHGs/Cooperatives.
The subsidy shall be released to the individual members (of the small growers' collectives/SHGs/Cooperatives mentioned in the sale note issued by the auctioneers/commodity exchange) directly to their bank account through National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) in cases where the application is complete in all respects.

Quick Info

Level: Central Government
Max benefit: ₹4