Common Infrastructure

Benefit

Common infrastructure support would be provided to FPOs, SHGs, cooperatives, any Government agency, or private enterprises. Common infrastructure created under the PM FME scheme should also be available for other units and the public to utilize on a hiring basis for a substantial part of the capacity. The eligibility of a project under this category would be decided based on the benefit to farmers and industry at large, viability gap, absence of private investment, criticality to value chain, etc. Credit linked grant would be available @ 35%. The maximum limit of the grant in such cases would be as prescribed.

The following are the focus areas for capacity building under the scheme:

• Premises for assaying of agriculture produce, sorting, grading, warehouse and cold storage at the farm-gate;
• Common processing facility for processing of ODOP produce;
• Incubation Centre should involve one or more product lines, which could be utilized by smaller units on a hire basis for the processing of their produce. The Incubation Centre may partly be used for training purposes. It should be run on a commercial basis.

Subsidy