Chief Minister Agriculture and Food Processing Scheme

to encourage model technology based projects and quality enhancement of agriculture produce, to encourage exports, to create skill manpower for agro and food processing and employm...

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Benefits

Elements of the Scheme - Under this scheme, three components are included as follows.

Component No.1 – Establishment of agriculture and food processing units, their upgradation and modernization.

Component No. 2 - The cold chain.

To establish food processing projects related to pre-processing centre and integrated cold chain.

Financial Assistance:

i. 30% subsidy for construction of factories and machines of Processing Unit (Civil work for housing processing unit) and maximum limit of Rs.50.00 lakhs.

ii. Subsidy will be given on the basis of “Credit Linked Back ended subsidy” in two similar instalments, a) After completion of the project and b) After full commercial production.

iii. Loan amount should one and half times more than subsidy.

Eligibility (who can apply)

The beneficiary should have age above 18 years

The beneficiary should have Aadhaar Card/ Pan Card .

The beneficiary should have Good Bank CIBIL Score

The beneficiary have 7/12 certificate and 8 –A certificate or Lease documents

How to Apply

  1. **Offline**
  2. Applicant (Entrepreneur)
  3. Proposal submitted with bank loan approval to District Superintendent Agriculture Officer
  4. Pre-project feasibility study through the Deputy Director of Agriculture, District Superintendent Agriculture Office/Sub-divisional agricultural Officer and with the recommendation of the District Project Implementation Committee
  5. Major Document Verification for Grant Payment- CA Certificate, Original Bank Loan Sanction, Original Bank Appraisal, CE -Civil & Mechanical, Bank Reserve fund Acc.
  6. Details, recommendation of District level Project Implementation Committee and strategic inspection report etc.
  7. In-principle approval of eligible projects in Commissionerate level Project Approval Committee meeting
  8. As per the recommendation of the District level Project Implementation Committee, after the completion of the project construction, the first phase and the second phase, when the project is in full production capacity, the subsidy will be deposited in the reserve fund account of the bank.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is eligible for Chief Minister Agriculture and Food Processing Scheme / what is the eligibility?

The beneficiary should have age above 18 years The beneficiary should have Aadhaar Card/ Pan Card . The beneficiary should have Good Bank CIBIL Score The beneficiary have 7/12 certificate and 8 –A certificate or Lease documents

What are the benefits of Chief Minister Agriculture and Food Processing Scheme?

Elements of the Scheme - Under this scheme, three components are included as follows. Component No.1 – Establishment of agriculture and food processing units, their upgradation and modernization. Component No. 2 - The cold chain. To establish food processing projects related to pre-pro...

How to apply online for Chief Minister Agriculture and Food Processing Scheme?

**Offline** 1. Applicant (Entrepreneur) 2. Proposal submitted with bank loan approval to District Superintendent Agriculture Officer 3. Pre-project feasibility study through the Deputy Director of Agriculture, District Superintendent Agriculture Office/Sub-divisional agricultural Officer a...

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Last updated: 13 Jul 2026