Subsidy to self help group of small tea growers

Operated by
Tea Board - Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Central Government
Purpose 
To provide subsidy to self help group of small tea growers in collectivization and formation of more small tea growers to move up in value chain.
Probable duration
2015

Eligibility

  •  Each self help group will have at least 30 small tea growers as members under its command where each growers holding tea area up to 1012 hectares (25 acres) are considered as small growers

  •  Minimum command area of the Self Help Group will not be less than 20 Hect 

  •  All the Members of the Self Help Group must hold valid Identification Cards issued by Tea Board 

  •  Each Self Help Group must include one Development Officer from Tea Board as ex-official member in its Management Committee and this committee will meet at regular monthly intervals 

  •  Each Self Help Group must have a valid bank account in its name In addition the Self Help Group must open a joint account with Tea Board for operating the revolving corpus

Benefit Description

Tea Development and Promotion Scheme - Subsidy to self help group of small tea growers in collectivization and formation of SHGs to move-up in value chain

Application process

http://www.teaboard.gov.in/pdf/Schemes_pdf/SGD-Self-help-Group.pdf

Other Details

Conditions if Any
    Inspections by Tea Board
  • Pre-approval inspection: A pre-approval inspection will be carried out by the field office of the Board soon after receipt of application from the gardens to justify the need for undertaking the relevant operation for which subsidy has been sought for. However, pre-approval inspection is not required in respect of Field mechanization activity. On completion of the pre-approval inspection, a No Objection Certificate (NOC) will be issued by the concerned field office for proceeding with the field work or procurement of items. The commitment of the Board will become binding only after issuance of approval cum sanction letter following the scrutiny of the post-operative inspection report.
  • 1st inspection - Post operative inspection: This inspection will be carried out by the field office / Development officer / Assistant Director of the Board soon after receipt of information from the applicant garden as to the completion of field works viz. New planting The applicant garden should produce a post activity survey map in respect of new planting as the case may be to be submitted to the field office for arranging Post-operative inspection. Satisfactory completion of the field work viz., New planting being offered for physical verification by the Field office of the Board and receiving the supporting documents along with the inspection report from field office will entail the applicant garden for receiving of subsidy.
  • 2nd Inspections: The 2nd Inspection will be carried out within 24 months in case of new planting after the date of completion of planting / completion of infilling with or without interpolating for verification of upkeep & maintenance of the area. For replacement planting, the actual extent of area uprooted against replacement planting shall also be verified during this inspection. The 2nd instalment of subsidy will be released on receipt of a satisfactory 2nd post planting inspection report from the field office of the Board.
  • Other inspections: Apart from the above, the Board may carry out or cause to be carried out such investigations as deemed necessary for verification of the particulars furnished in the application or for any other purposes connected with grant of subsidy. The applicant shall fully co-operate in such investigations and place at Board
More Information
Annexure Link: 
Not Available

Link: 
# Kindly refer the page no. 105 of the following link: http://www.teaboard.gov.in/pdf/schemes/Modalities-and-scheme%20guidelines-12th-Plan.pdf

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