Central Government had introduced a Scheme titled Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products. In this scheme it is now provided that Assistance for products exported by air would be based on per kilogram freight charges on net weight of the export cargo, calculated on full kilogram basis, ignoring any fraction thereof. It further revises Differential rate of assistance under TMA (Amount in Indian Rupees).
The above modifications will be applicable only for the fresh applications, submitted after the date of this notification. The applications already submitted cannot be modified.
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
(Department of Commerce)
New Delhi, the 27th April, 2020
No. 17/3/2018-EP (Agri.IV).—The Central Government had introduced a Scheme titled Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products vide Notification No. 17/3/2018-EP (Agri.IV) dated 27.02.2019. The Scheme was further amended vide Notification No. 17/3/2018-EP (Agri.IV) dated 06.06.2019. It has been decided to further amend the Scheme, as indicated below:
2. Clause 6 (g) shall be substituted with the following:
“(g) Assistance for products exported by air would be based on per kilogram freight charges on net weight of the export cargo, calculated on full kilogram basis, ignoring any fraction thereof.”
3. Annexure (3) shall be substituted with the following:
ANNEXURE (3)
Differential rate of assistance under TMA (Amount in Indian Rupees)
Region | Amount Per TEU | Amount Per TEU | By Air |
(Normal) | (Reefer) | Amount per kilogram | |
West Africa | 11200 | 19600 | 0.84 |
East Africa | 11200 | 21000 | 0.84 |
EU | 9800 | 21000 | 1.12 |
Gulf | 8400 | 14000 | 0.70 |
North America | 21000 | 28700 | 2.80 |
ASEAN | 5600 | 12600 | 0.70 |
Russia & CIS | 12600 | 22400 | 0.70 |
Far East | 8400 | 12250 | 0.84 |
Oceana | 16800 | 24500 | 2.80 |
China | 0 | 12600 | 0.84 |
South America | 23800 | 31500 | 3.50 |
4. The above modifications will be applicable only for the fresh applications, submitted after the date of this notification. The applications already submitted cannot be modified.
[F.No. 17/3/2018-EP (Agri.IV)]
DIWAKAR NATH MISRA, Jt. Secy