Scheme for assistance to Encouraging Green Practice and Environmental Audit to MSME

Operative Period
From 01/01/2015 to 31/12/2019

GR No.
Govt. of Gujarat, Industry & Mines Dept Resolution No: GID-102014-922884-G
Date: 19-01-2015
Who is eligible to get the benefit
Any MSME applicant unit engaged in manufacturing and who intends to adopt green practices in its enterprise will be eligible for assistance under this Scheme.

Eligible Activities and Assistance available

Sr. No	Eligible Activities	Assistance available
1	Periodic Environmental Audits except those required to be carried out under provision of Acts and Rules or direction of court laws.	Upto 75% of fees of audit services with a ceiling of Rs. 50,000/Audit whichever is less.
2	To install online continuous Stack emission Monitoring system (CEMS), online effluent quality monitors system with connectivity to GPCB / CETP project for onetime.	Upto 25% of cost of system or Rs. 5 Lacs, whichever is less
3	Industrial building of more than 2,000 Sq.Mts.built up area which obtain green rating under Indian green building council(IGBC/LEED) or GRIHA	Upto 50% of consulting charges or Rs. 2.5 Lacs, whichever is less
4	Setting up of environment Management System including the setting up of environment Management Laboratory	Upto 50% of cost of Equipments, ceiling of Rs. 10 Lacs /unit once during the Operative period.
5	Purchase of new equipments/ systems related to safety, occupational health/environment Compliances for common use of industries located in cluster of minimum 10 units	Up to 35% of cost of Equipments, ceiling of Rs.35 lacs/Cluster.
6	Industries practicing at least 50% of Waste water recovery through Zero liquid discharge as certified by GPCB	35% onetime capital subsidy on relevant equipment/system or Rs. 35 lacs, whichever is less

Application Form: As per AF-02

Check List

Sr. No	Particular	Remarks
1.	Application form signed by Authorized person
2.	Project Completion Certificate duly signed by Charted Engineer.
3.	Expenditure Statement duly sign by Charted Accountant
4.	Copy of legal status of applicant such as memorandum of article and company registration certificate or partnership deed or registration under society act / trust act etc. and list of directors/partners with addresses.
5.	Copy of IEM NO. /EM No./Regn.No/ UA No.
6.	GPCB NOC/ Consent for establishing project
7.	Please submit detailed project report for eligible activity along with details as per application form.
8.	Project Implementation Schedule.
9.	Copy of any other financial assistance granted by GoG and/or GoI for same component of project. (If No, Give undertaking about it)
10.	Whether any Government dues are outstanding or not? If yes, Give details thereof. (If No, Give undertaking about it)
11.	Last three year balance sheet of enterprise

Procedure
For Eligible Activity: 1, 2 & 3
The Applicant unit will have to apply to concern district industries centre in prescribed application form within six months from the date of completion of the activity along with documents as specified in check list.
- On receipt of application with all details, DIC will scrutinize the application & The DIC will sanction the proposal.
- After the sanction, district industries centre office will convey the decision within 8 days.
- The applicant will submit details of expenditure to DIC. DIC will carry out site visit, verify the assets and expenditure incurred and submits the report to within 30 days.
- The assistance amount will be disbursed as per availability of grant.
For Eligible Activity: 4, 5 & 6
- The Beneficiary of the scheme will have to apply to IC Office in prescribed application form within six months from the date of completion of the activity along with documents as specified in check list.
- On receipt of application with all details, IC Office will scrutinize the application and submit to the State Level implementation committee for decision within 60 days.
- After the decision of the committee IC Office will convey the decision within 15 days.
- The applicant will submit details of expenditure to IC office. IC office will carry out site visit, verify the assets and expenditure incurred and submit the report to within 30 days.
- IC Office will issue pay order within 15 days and amount will be disburse as per availability of grant.
Please contact officer for further information, if required.

Name : Shri. D.R. Parmar
Designation: Dy. Commissioner of Industries( MSME Incentive)
Address: Block No. 1, 4th Floor, Udyog Bhavan, Sector 11, Gandhinagar-382 017
Phone : + 91 79 23252584, 23252588 , 23252593
E-mail :
icdciinc@gujarat.gov.in
icioinc@gujarat.gov.in
icinc@gujarat.gov.in