Sarkari Yojana
Development Support for Coffee in Traditional Areas: Support to Small Growers’ Collectives/ SHGs/ Cooperatives for Coffee Marketing
About Development Support for Coffee in Traditional Areas: Support to Small Growers’ Collectives/ SHGs/ Cooperatives for Coffee Marketing
“Development Support for Coffee in Traditional Areas: Support to Small Growers’ Collectives/ SHGs/ Cooperatives for Coffee Marketing” is a sub-component of the “Integrated Coffee Development Project During the Medium Term Framework (MTF) Period: Development Support to Stakeholders” scheme run by the Coffee Board, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry. It supports small and tiny growers by encouraging them to form collectives, Self Help Groups, or Cooperatives, and to market their coffee collectively through financial incentives. This helps them improve coffee quality and realize better value, giving the group a mechanism for better price realization through both quality improvement and collective bargaining.
Scheme Overview
Central Government
Ministry Of Commerce And Industry
Individual
Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for Development Support for Coffee in Traditional Areas: Support to Small Growers' Collectives/ SHGs/ Cooperatives for Coffee Marketing, applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
The applicant must belong to a Small Growers'…
The applicant must belong to a Small Growers' Collective/Self Help Group (SHG)/Co-operative in a traditional coffee-growing state.
The applicant must market coffee only as clean…
The applicant must market coffee only as clean coffee (green bean), in the name of the Small Growers' collective/SHG/Co-operative, through:
Recognized public auction platforms such as the Indian…
Recognized public auction platforms such as the Indian Coffee Trade Association (ICTA).
Direct export by the organization
Direct export by the organization.
Recognized Commodity Exchanges where physical delivery of coffee…
Recognized Commodity Exchanges where physical delivery of coffee occurs.
An applicant who has already claimed a subsidy…
An applicant who has already claimed a subsidy for one activity/component may not claim it again for the same activity/component during the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) period, unless new beneficiaries are being covered.
Benefits Provided
Development Support for Coffee in Traditional Areas: Support to Small Growers' Collectives/ SHGs/ Cooperatives for Coffee Marketing provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
Scale of Subsidy:
A subsidy of ₹4.00 is given for every kg of Clean Coffee.
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
Application in the prescribed format (Duplicate)
Application in the prescribed format (Duplicate).
Certificate of incorporation/registration, memorandum of the article of…
Certificate of incorporation/registration, memorandum of the article of association/society as Growers' Collective/SHG/Cooperative, issued by the relevant authority.
Complete list/details of the organization's members, as per…
Complete list/details of the organization's members, as per Annexure 1.
With every subsidy claim, details of member-wise coffee…
With every subsidy claim, details of member-wise coffee sold.
A certificate from the Growers' Collective/SHG/Cooperative confirming that…
A certificate from the Growers' Collective/SHG/Cooperative confirming that the grower concerned is a member.
A certificate from the concerned state government's commercial…
A certificate from the concerned state government's commercial tax department (VAT registration certificate), wherever applicable. Additional Documents (based on the method of coffee marketing) A. In the Case of Coffee Marketed Through the Auction Platform/Commodity Exchange
Registration certificate as a member of ICTA/other recognized…
Registration certificate as a member of ICTA/other recognized marketing auction platform (one-time).
Proof of coffee sold — an attested copy…
Proof of coffee sold — an attested copy of the sale note issued by the auctioneers to the growers' collective/SHG/Cooperative. B. In Case of Coffee Exported Directly
Export permit bearing a Customs endorsement
Export permit bearing a Customs endorsement.
ICO certificate of origin bearing a customs endorsement
ICO certificate of origin bearing a customs endorsement.
Bill of Lading (BL)
Bill of Lading (BL).
How to Apply
Offline Application
Applicants can apply for Development Support for Coffee in Traditional Areas: Support to Small Growers' Collectives/ SHGs/ Cooperatives for Coffee Marketing through the offline application process outlined below.
Furnishing the Claim Once the coffee is marketed,…
Furnishing the Claim Once the coffee is marketed, the small growers' collective/SHG/Cooperative must submit the reimbursement claim in the prescribed application, along with supporting proofs/documents.
Submission of Application The subsidy application should be…
Submission of Application The subsidy application should be submitted to the concerned Deputy Director (Extension), as far as possible within the same financial year the activity was completed.
Scrutiny and Forwarding The Deputy Director (Extn.) of…
Scrutiny and Forwarding
The Deputy Director (Extn.) of the respective region scrutinizes the application and forwards it to the Deputy Director (Market Research) at the Coffee Board's Head Office, Bengaluru, for approval by the competent authority.
Disbursement of Subsidy
The subsidy is disbursed only once the small growers' collective/SHG/Cooperative has completed the sale of coffee.
Where the application is complete in every respect, the subsidy is released directly to the bank accounts of the individual members (listed in the sale note issued by the auctioneers/commodity exchange) via National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT).
Official Application & Website
Verify the latest eligibility, dates and instructions before applying.