Market Development Assistance to MSMEs

4. Who will be eligible?

• MSME enterprises of manufacturing sector participating in Exhibitions / Trade Fairs in India for State, National and International level Exhibition / Trade Fairs organized by industry associations, federations, chamber of commerce and State Government (or its agency) or outside India
• MSME enterprises participating in Exhibition / Trade

5. Assistance Available

• Scheme -1 Assistance to MSME manufacturing sector participating in the Exhibition (National & International)
  • State Level Exhibition : Assistance @ 75% maximum upto Rs. 50,000/- (Cost of stall rent + cost of product literature and display material cost). Expenditure incurred for product literature and display material will be limited to INR 10,000/-
  • National Level Exhibition : Assistance @ 75% maximum upto R. 1,00,000/-  (Cost of stall rent + cost of product literature and display material cost). Expenditure incurred for product literature and display material will be limited to INR 10,000/-
  • International Level Exhibition : Assistance @ 75% maximum upto R. 2,00,000/-  (Cost of stall rent + cost of product literature and display material cost). Expenditure incurred for product literature and display material will be limited to INR 20,000/-
  • International Level Exhibition (outside India) : Assistance @ 60% maximum upto R. 5,00,000/-  (Cost of stall rent + cost of product literature and display material cost). Expenditure incurred for product literature and display material will be limited to INR 50,000/-
  • The assistance will be provided by the way of reimbursement.

  Scheme -2 Assistance to organizers for organizing industrial exhibitions in Gujarat

  1. Assistance will be provided @ 60% of bill of electricity consumption during the exhibition period including electricity consumption during pre-preparation period.

6. Basic Conditions of Scheme

• MSME unit must apply to DIC within 6 months from the last date of exhibition / trade fair in which it has participated.
• International level exhibition must be approved by Ministry of MSME, India, Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO), EEPC, Federation of Indian Export Organization (FIEO) etc. and as approved by SLEC will be eligible under this scheme.