State Profile of Uttar Pradesh

• The Uttar Pradesh Food Processing Industry Policy (2017)

• The Directorate of Horticulture & Food Processing

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Not Applicable

Capital Investment Subsidy:

• A subsidy amounting to 25 percent of incurred expenditure on plant machinery and technical civil work in respect of setting up, expansion and modernisation/up gradation of the food processing units in the state will be provided, subject to a maximum of Rs. 50 lakh in all the districts of the state.

• Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana Scheme for (Agro-Marine Processing and development Agro-processing Clusters) of Government of India, an additional capital investment subsidy at the rate of 10% of the cost of plant machinery and technical civil works to the fruits & Vegetables Units for setting up of new unit/expansion and modernisation will be provided.

• The Mega Food Park project sanctioned for Uttar Pradesh under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana, Government of India with a minimum capital investment of Rs. 50 crore and above, an additional subsidy at the rate of 10 percent of the project cost, will be provided by the State Government.

Creating Infrastructure for conducting Degree/Diploma /Certificate Courses in Food Processing

• Grant-in-Aid up to a maximum limit of Rs. 75 lakh may be provided towards the expenditure incurred on infrastructural facilities such as modern library, pilot plant, and laboratory equipment to the Universities/Government Institutions for conducting degree/diploma/certificate courses in Food Processing technology.

• For the purpose of standardization of products as per internationally accepted quality norms, environmental certification and accreditation such as ISO:14001, ISO:2200, HACCP, Phytosanitary certification etc., the state government will provide 50 percent as fee reimbursement subject to a maximum of Rs. 1.50 lakh..

• Cent-percent of the rate of interest accrued on the loan taken from banks/financial institutions for meeting the expenditure on plant machinery, technical civil work and spare parts for establishing the micro and small food processing industries will be reimbursed for a maximum period 05 years.

• Other food processing units setup in the state will be reimbursed the amount of interest accrued on the loan taken for the banks/financial institutions for meeting the expenditure on plant machinery, technical civil works and spare parts, at the rate of 07 percent for a period of 05 years.Its maximum limit will be Rs. 50 lakh per year per unit.

• The maximum amount including the interest subsidy will not exceed the limit of Rs. 250 lakh in the period of 05 years.

Interest Subsidy for Purchase of Reefer Vehicles & Mobile Pre-Cooling vans

• For the purchase of reefer vehicle, reimbursement of the amount of interest accrued on the loan taken from banks/financial institutions will be done at the rate of 07 percent or the actual interest rate, whichever is less, for a period of 05 years. Its maximum limit will be Rs. 50 lakh.

• For micro & small units – 100% reimbursement of net VAT/CST/SGST for 5 years.

• For medium units – 75% of net VAT/CST/SGST for 7 years

• For large Industry unit - 50% of net VAT/CST or SGST will be reimbursed for a period of 7 years from the date of commencement of commercial production or up to realization of 100% fixed.

• 100% reimbursement of stamp duty and transfer duty paid by the industry on purchase or lease of land meant for industrial use.

• 100% reimbursement of stamp duty for lease of land/shed/buildings, mortgages and hypothecations.

• Not Applicable 

Provisions for Marketing Development and Brand Promotion

• With a view to promote the export of processed food products from the state to other countries, 25 percent of the actual transportation cost of the product upto the sea port/air port subject to a maximum of Rs. 10 lakh per year will be provided for a period of three years to a beneficiary.

• With a view to promote the export of processed food products from the state to other countries, 20 percent of F.O.B. price of the products subject to maximum limit of Rs. 20 lakh per year will be provided for a period of three years.

• Promotion of Standardization

  • For the purpose of standardization of products as per internationally accepted quality norms, environmental certification and accreditation such as ISO:14001, ISO:2200, HACCP, Phytosanitary certification etc., the state government will provide 50 percent as fee reimbursement subject to a maximum of Rs. 1.50 lakh.

• Provision for Patent/Design Registration

  • 75 percent of the fees paid by food processing units to the authorized organizations/institutions subject to a maximum of Rs. 1.50 lakh will be reimbursed as subsidy as a onetime support to the food processing industries for registering their patent/design.

• Provisions for Marketing Development and Brand Promotion

  • Subsidy to the tune of 50 percent of the unit cost subject to a maximum of Rs. 02 lakh per beneficiary will be provided for transport of samples of the processed food products for marketing in other countries. This subsidy will be admissible for one country and one sample only to a unit

• Assistance towards preparation of bankable projects for setting-up of the Food Processing Industries

  • Assistance will be provided to entrepreneurs for preparing bankable projects for setting up of the food processing and related industries. The 50% assistance will be admissible for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) of actual expenditure to a maximum of Rs. 05 lakh per beneficiary