Scheme for Assistance for Industrial Infrastructure-DNH&DD

The scheme "Scheme for Assistance for Industrial Infrastructure" has been implemented by the Department of Industries, UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu. It aims to provide financial assistance for improvement of infrastructure in OIDC/Non-OIDC Estates /Private Estates / Industrial Areas. Through this scheme, financial support is extended to agencies developing industrial estates/parks to benefit industries and generate employment. The applicant agencies are required to submit a Detailed Project Report along with approved layout plan & order, infrastructure plans, financing pattern, and implementation details in prescribed format. The assistance is linked to project cost and subject to specific financial participation by the promoter. The scheme also mandates compliance with conditions related to funding limits, project eligibility, and utilisation of assistance.

1. Under the scheme, assistance will be considered up-to 50% of the project cost or Rs. 20 Crore per project, whichever is less.
2. The committee may sanction upto 100% assistance to the projects of the Government Departments, Govt. Agency or Authority, State and Central Govt. PSUs, Board.
3. The Committee may consider undertaking specific studies for specific industries/ industrial areas/ industrial development activities through professional institutions/ reputed consultancy firms under the scheme, and expenditure for such studies will be incurred under this scheme.
4. In case there is no stakeholder for the development of the infrastructure of the industrial area/ estate, the Industries Secretary may appoint an agency to undertake a study on the requirement of critical infrastructure and submit it to the empowered committee for sanction of the project and to appoint an agency to execute the work.

Industrial Area / Infrastructure:

1. An industrial area means a contiguous parcel of piece of land converted for Non-Agricultural Industrial Purpose or having valid permission to use land as Industrial purpose or having been notified by the competent authority.
2. The NA Conversion permission shall be accorded by the Competent Authority of the UT Administration for the Industrial Area.
3. The NA permission shall have validity for the Industrial Area on the day of submission of the claim for assistance by the eligible Institution/Agency.
4. The Industrial area land should have a valid layout plan permission from the Competent Authority, i.e., Planning Authority, as per UT's DCR.
5. The minimum area of land for the scheme shall be 25000 sq. m. for new products.

Eligible Agency:

1. Institution:- Eligible institution means any Industries Association, Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Federation of Industries or SPV of Industries (which are registered under Societies Act, Trust Act or the Companies Act) or any Large project/ Group of industries are eligible.1. Government Department:- Any Government Department, Govt. Agency or Authority, State and Central Govt. PSUs, Boards, Corporations, Municipal Corporations/Councils will be treated as eligible Institution those having experienced and executed such a project since the inception of the Department.1. A Developer/Contractor:- A Developer / Contractor registered with the UT Administration, having work experience of at least 5 years for the development of an Industrial Estates area, not less than 10 hectares anywhere in India.

Eligible Activities:

1. Common Infrastructure facilities as may be required in an industrial estate (both OIDC and Non-OIDC Industrial Estates), Industry clusters or industrial area and/or linked infrastructure/last mile connectivity for industrial estate/ cluster/area, such as:

a) Approach the road from the industrial estate/ area to the Highways/ MDR
b) Upgradation of existing roads/widening of roads c) Water/ Gas/electricity/energy distribution networks d) Transport Nagar / Transport facilities, Water Augmentation Facility e) Any other infrastructure facilities as approved by the Implementation
Committee.
f) Any other infrastructure as defined in DCR of Planning & Zoning regulation of UT's.

1. Up-gradation of infrastructure facilities in the estate which has been established.
2. Link infrastructure facilities and last-mile connectivity to large projects, Central and State Industrial PSUs.
3. Setting up of Convention Centre, Exhibition Centre, and Infrastructure Development of SIRs, clusters / Large Industrial Estates / Upcoming Industrial estates-areas, etc., as approved by the implementation committee.

Eligible Investment:

1. Fixed capital investment in the components of project of critical infrastructure (excluding land cost) as approved by the Empowered Committee will be eligible.
2. Cost of preparation of work estimates, cost of technical approvals and cost of third party Inspection for Quality assurance expenses maximum @ 3% of the project cost will be eligible.

Offline

1. The eligible institutions will apply with a project report to the Department of Industries, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
2. The Department of Industries will scrutinize the proposal with the consultation of the Chief Engineer, PWD/OIDC and the Finance Department on Technical & Financial aspects of the project and then place it before the empowered Committee for decision.
3. Assistance will be released at the following stages:

• 25% after completion of 25% work progress.
• 25% after completion of 50% work progress.
• 50% after completion of the project.

1. Final payment will be made on completion of Project & Physical verification of the Engineer of UT's Administration and production of the Completion certificate issued by an authorised third-party agency.
2. UT Administration has the right to change, withdraw or modify the scheme fully or partially at any stage.

(Application Form)