Guidelines for Funding Support

Maximum returns: per lakh of investments of GoI funds
Co sharing basis (counter part support) on a 1:1 or better basis
No salary related costs to beneficiary production units from GoI funds
Overseas experts fee subject to a ceiling amount
Preparation of best practice manuals: 100% from mission funds feasible based on merits subject to wider dissemination potentials
Costs of auditors fee for ISO type certifying programs
Expertise fees may be sourced from GoI funds for training organized through industrial associations on 1:1 cost sharing basis
Preparation of best practice CDs, videos etc
Skill building courses to benefit at least 20 supervisory and shop floor level staff in global best practice systems
Economic self-sustainability of the intervention within three years

Expert fees for best practice training and implementation
Preparation of best practice manuals
Duty Travel of experts
Fees of certifying agencies for accreditation of best practice codes
Institutional fee for implementation of best practice codes in industrial sites, it any
Workshops on productivity training
Visits of Indian experts to global best practice locations towards capacity building

Strength of the project proposal by way of quantum of gains from best global practice models in terms of
  * Number of people benefited
* Quantum of turn over benefits anticipated
Cost benefits assessed
  * Per lakh of GoI investments
* Per lakh of total investments
Level of assured counterpart funding support
  * Through other Government bodies
  * Through private sector participation
Rating of demonstration potentials for best practice systems in each category of products/processes

For Centralized Training programmes
Govt. support 80% of the total cost subject to a ceiling amount of Rs.25,000 per unit
Contribution of the industrial unit 20% of the total cost
For the on-site training programmes
Govt. support 50% of the actual cost subject to a ceiling of Rs.20,000 per unit
Contribution of the industrial unit 50% of the actual cost

  Sharing of professional fees for audit procedures in gaining ISO standards for environment and social audit on equal basis subject to a ceiling amount of 0.75 lakhs.
  Govt.support* 50% of the fee payable to certifying agencies Contribution of industrial unit 50% of the fee payable to certifying agencies and other expenses towards Pre-Audit etc.

*
 Government support is subject to the condition that the participating units do not avail assistance from other sources for this purpose.

Govt. Support 50% of the professional fee of technical expert, subject to a ceiling of Rs. 5 lakh per unit without covering costs of stay and hospitality.
The service of expert should not exceed 50 man days of effort.