Sarkari Yojana
Goa Traditional Bakers (Poders) Subsidy Scheme
About Goa Traditional Bakers (Poders) Subsidy Scheme
In 2012, the Department of Industries, Government of Goa, introduced the “Goa Traditional Bakers (Poders) Subsidy Scheme” to financially support Goa’s traditional bakers (poders) and help this age-old trade survive and grow. The scheme subsidises the maida (flour) bought by traditional bakers who make staple Goan breads such as “Pao,” “Undho,” “Poie,” and “Kakon.” Implementation is handled by the Goa Handicrafts, Rural & Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Ltd. (GHRSSIDC). Among its aims are holding the price of a 50gm “Pao” at ₹3 for the next 5 years and helping bakers who have been in the trade for at least 20 years.
Scheme Overview
State Government
Individual
Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for Goa Traditional Bakers (Poders) Subsidy Scheme, applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
Financial assistance under the scheme, as set out…
Financial assistance under the scheme, as set out below, is available to Traditional Goan bakers (poders) who make and sell Pao, Undho, Poie, Kakon and similar items:
Existing traditional Bakers/Bakeries must hold registration with The…
Existing traditional Bakers/Bakeries must hold registration with The All Goa Bakers Association, which is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
Making traditional Goan breads should have been the…
Making traditional Goan breads should have been the business of the applicant or their family for the past 20 years.
Only bakers (poders) who are Goan residents by…
Only bakers (poders) who are Goan residents by birth qualify.
A recommendation from the All Goa Bakers Association…
A recommendation from the All Goa Bakers Association is required for the traditional baker/poder.
Benefits Provided
Goa Traditional Bakers (Poders) Subsidy Scheme provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
Bakers receive a subsidy on maida bought for…
Bakers receive a subsidy on maida bought for bread-making, with the rate depending on their category.
Category A
Category A: A baker consuming up to 50 kgs. of maida a day gets a cash subsidy of ₹4 per kg.- Category B: A baker consuming 51 kgs. to 100 kgs. of maida a day gets ₹4 per kg on the first 50 kgs. and ₹2 per kg on the rest.- Category C: A baker consuming 101 kgs. to 150 kgs. of maida a day gets ₹4 per kg on the first 50 kgs., ₹2 per kg on the following 50 kgs., and ₹1 per kg on the rest. Payment of the subsidy is made each quarter. Maida consumed above 150 kgs per day attracts no subsidy.
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
The filled Application Form (Annexure I)
The filled Application Form (Annexure I)
An affidavit sworn by the applicant stating that…
An affidavit sworn by the applicant stating that the information in the application is true
Two passport-size photographs
Two passport-size photographs
A list of the labour/employees
A list of the labour/employees
The applicant's birth certificate
The applicant's birth certificate
A copy of the ID/membership registration with the…
A copy of the ID/membership registration with the Bakers Association
The All Goa Bakers Association's recommendation
The All Goa Bakers Association's recommendation
Purchase bills for maida raw material covering the…
Purchase bills for maida raw material covering the previous 6 months (1st April 2012 to 30th September 2012)
A copy of the Aadhaar Card
A copy of the Aadhaar Card
One of the documents below as evidence that…
One of the documents below as evidence that the applicant/his or her family has run a traditional Goan bread-making business for the past 20 years:
Permanent SSI Unit Registration, or an Entrepreneurship Memorandum Part-II (EM) acknowledgement, issued by the Directorate Of Industries, Trade & Commerce, Government Of Goa
A licence issued earlier by the Department Of Legal Metrology (formerly the Department Of Weights & Measures)
A Village Panchayat/Municipal Corporation certificate, certified by the BDO, that the applicant has been in the business for the past 20 years, or BDO-certified house tax/trade tax receipts for the last 20 years from the Panchayat/Municipality
How to Apply
Offline Application
Applicants can apply for Goa Traditional Bakers (Poders) Subsidy Scheme through the offline application process outlined below.
Fill out the application form (Annexure I) and…
Fill out the application form (Annexure I) and enclose the necessary documents, among them an affidavit confirming that the application's contents are true.
Hand in the form and documents at the…
Hand in the form and documents at the Goa Handicrafts, Rural & Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Ltd. (GHRSSIDC). * To claim the quarterly subsidy, file the maida purchase bills for that quarter with the application form (Annexure II) no later than 30 days after the quarter ends. Appraisal Committee Review An Appraisal Committee made up of representatives of GHRSSIDC, the All Goa Bakers Association and the Directorate of Industries, Trade & Commerce examines the claims and sanctions the subsidy.
Official Application & Website
Verify the latest eligibility, dates and instructions before applying.