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Scheme for interest subsidy on long-term

loans to textile projects / units set up in

Maharashtra during 2011-17 linked with

Centrally Sponsored TUF Scheme.

Government of Maharashtra

Cooperation, Marketing and Textiles Department,

Government Resolution No. Policy-2012/C.R. 1/Tex-2.

Mantralaya, Mumbai-400 032.

Date : 1st March, 2012.

Read :- 1] Government Resolution No. Policy-2011/C.R. 335/TEX-2 dated

2 January,2012.

2] Ministry of Textile, Government of India, Govt. G.R. No.

6/5/2011-TUFS dt. 28 April, 2011.

Introduction. :-

The new textile policy of the Government of Maharashtra has

been announced by the Government Resolution dated 2 January, 2012 under

reference No. 1 above. In respect of Item No. 3[a] in the said policy, the

matter was under consideration of the Government to issue a detailed

Government Resolution regarding implementation of the interest subsidy

scheme linked to the centrally sponsored TUFS scheme.

Government Resolution. :-

The Government hereby gives its approval to the scheme of

interest subsidy on long-term loans, which is linked to the Centrally Sponsored

TUFS scheme.

1] Scheme of interest subsidy on long-term loans linked to the Centrally

sponsored TUF scheme. :-

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[a] For the purpose of this scheme, either 12.5% or Banks’ prime

lending rate or the rate of interest actually charged, whichever rate is less, will

be taken as applicable rate of interest.

[b] The benefit under the said scheme will be admissible for newly

set up textile units in the State as well as modernization/ expansion/

rehabilitation of existing textile units.

[c] The State will provide financial assistance in a manner that

effective rate of interest payable by the eligible units will be 0% or 2%.

Taking into account assistance from all the sources (Centrally Sponsored TUF

Scheme, industrial policy of the State etc.)

[d] The units to be charged 0% and 2% rate of interest are as under :-

Sr.

No.

0% rate of Interest. 2% rate of Interest.

1. All eligible textile units in

Vidarbha, Marathwada,

North Maharashtra, Konkan

and D+ Industrial Areas.

Private cotton mills in areas

other than Vidarbha,

Marathwada, North

Maharashtra, Konkan and D+

Industrial Areas.

2. Garmenting in the entire

State.

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3. New Powerloom Industries

based on modern technology

in the whole State.

Private Processing Units.

4. Modernization of

Powerlooms in the whole

State.

Private Knitting units.

5. All types of silk projects in

the entire State.

6. All eligible textile units in the

cooperative sector.

All other eligible private

textile units.

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[e] As regards those textile projects which have availed of the benefit

of capital/ margin money subsidy instead of interest subsidy as per serial

numbers [iii], [iv], [ix] and [x] below Para 6 of the Government Resolution

dated 28 April, 2011, pertaining to the centrally sponsored TUFS scheme, only

that much interest subsidy will be admissible to such projects, which they

would have got under the State Government’s interest scheme, if they had

taken interest benefit under the centrally sponsored TUFS.

2] Projects eligible for interest subsidy scheme. :-

[a] Projects sanctioned on or after the date 1.4.2011 under the

Centrally sponsored TUFS but excluding the jute industry in Para 7[I]C in the

Government Resolution dated 28 April, 2011 in respect of Centrally

sponsored TUFS.

Project sanctioned under the Centrally sponsored TUF scheme

means projects which have received UID numbers from the Textile

Commissioner, Government of India, after being sanctioned by Nodal

agencies, or financial institutes /Banks co-opted by the nodal agencies.

[b] Textile units set up in the State of Maharashtra.

[c] However, as regards projects, which have been sanctioned on or

after the date 1.4.2011 till the date of issue of this Government Resolution, the

benefit will be admissible to such projects from the date of this Government

Resolution.

[d] Project proposals of Textile Units sanctioned by the Bank on or

before the date 31st March,2011, shall not be eligible for this scheme.

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[e] Under the scheme, the interest subsidy will be admissible to

private and cooperative projects.

[f] Projects which have not received UID number from the Textile

Commissioner, Government of India, shall not be eligible under the State

scheme for interest subsidy.

3] Duration of the Scheme. :-

[a] Date 1.4.2011 to 31.3.2017.

[b] If Centrally sponsored TUFS scheme is discontinued or for any

other reasons, the Scheme can be reviewed by the State Government without

adversely affecting the claims of already approved units.

4] Admissibility of Interest Subsidy. :-

[a] After the interest subsidy becomes admissible under the Centrally

sponsored TUFS scheme.

[b] If, for some reasons, a unit delays repayment of an installment,

the interest charged by the institutions for the period of delay, and the penal

interest will not be reimbursed.

5] Cost of Projects:-

There will be no ceiling on investment in a project. However, the

interest subsidy will be payable on the amount of long term loan admissible for

the purpose of the interest scheme under the Centrally sponsored TUFS.

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6] Period of reimbursement. :-

Under this scheme the total period of reimbursement of interest

subsidy shall be 7 years, which will include 2 years of moratorium on the lines

of provisions under para 6(xiii) of Centrally Sponsored TUF Scheme dated

28th April 2011.

However, if the period of implementation of the project is more

than 2 years, then the period for implementation to be taken into account, shall

be only 2 years for calculating the interest subsidy. The period of

implementation will be counted from the date of disbursal of first installment

of the loan.

The admissible reimbursement of interest will be quarterly. But

the said reimbursement will be admissible for either seven [7] years or the

actual period of repayment fixed by the bank/ financial institution while

sanctioning loans, whichever period is less. Banks may give loans for a period

exceeding 7 years but the interest subsidy shall be admissible for 7 years only.

The said period will include 2 years’ for implementing the project. If a project

turns out to be a non- performing asset [NPA], the interest for that period shall

not be reimbursed. However, after a project comes out of non-performing

asset status, reimbursement of interest will be admissible from that date. In

case loan is restructured the assistance of interest subsidy shall not be more

than originally scheduled repayment.

Where projects have been sanctioned after 01.04.2011, but before the

issue of this G.R. & first installment of the loan have been disbursed before the

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issue of this G.R., then the period between the disbursal of first installment and

issue of this G.R. shall be counted towards Seven year period admissible for

interest subsidy.

7] Items to be taken into account for calculating the admissible interest

subsidy. :-

For the purpose of calculating interest subsidy, it shall be

determined on how much loan amount the interest subsidy will be payable in

the relevant three-monthly period, the rate of interest for the purpose of

interest subsidy should be fixed and the interest subsidy available under the

Centrally Sponsored TUFS scheme, should be reduced. For calculating the

eligible interest subsidy, the interest subsidy available under the State

Government’s industrial policy shall also be reduced.

The amount of loan admissible for the purpose of interest subsidy

is determined in Para-5. For calculating this amount banks shall maintained

account of repayment in a manner prescribed under Para No. 7(ii)(3.8) of the

Central Government order referred at reference No. 2 above. Only originally

sanctioned admissible loan amount shall be considered for calculating the

interest subsidy. Taking these criteria as the base, the amount of admissible

loan should be worked out for the purpose of calculating the interest subsidy in

the quarter for which interest subsidy is proposed.

Under the said policy, 12.5% is the maximum rate of interest

permissible. As regards the quarterly period for which the proposal of interest

subsidy is received, either the interest actually charged or the prime lending

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rate fixed by Banks for that quarter or 12.5%, whichever rate is less, should be

considered. Under the Para 1[d] of the said policy, reimbursement of interest

subsidy is to be regulated in a manner that effective rate of interest is 0% or

2%. This will vary with type and location of the project as given in para 1(d)

of this order. On this basis interest subsidy payable on admissible loan for the

concern quarter shall be calculated. The amount of interest subsidy due to the

unit under the Central Government’s TUFS scheme, should be deducted from

the above calculations. (Keeping in view provision under Para 1(e) of this

order)

The interest subsidy admissible to the unit concerned in a year

under the State’s industrial policy, should be divided into 4 equal installments

and deducted from the interest subsidy due under this scheme quarterly.

The interest subsidy payable for each quarter should be calculated

as above. No penal interest shall be admissible while doing so.

8] Responsibility of Banks, Nodal Agencies and Other Financial

Institutions. :-

[a] This scheme will be implemented with the collaboration of Banks

and Financial institutions, on the pattern of the Central Government’s TUFS

scheme. For that purpose, the responsibility of the Banks or Financial

Institution concerned shall be as under.

[b] In Government of India TUF Scheme number of financial

institutions and banks have been designated as Nodal agencies. These Nodal

agencies have co-opted number of other financial institutions and banks for

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implementing the scheme. They are also allowed to co-opt other financial

institutions and banks. Similar arrangement shall operate under the State

Scheme.

The Nodal agencies shall submit interest subsidy proposals to the

State Government through the Director, Textile, Government of Maharashtra.

The co-opted institutions and banks shall submit interest subsidy proposal to

the State Government through respective nodal agencies and the Director,

Textile, Government of Maharashtra.

[c] To submit information about sanctioned units and proposals of

interest subsidies will be submitted in annexed Forms “A” and “B”

respectively to the State Government online, through the Director, Textile,

Government of Maharashtra.

It shall be obligatory to submit the information in Form “A” to the

State Government through the Director within one week after receiving UID

No. from the Central Government.

It shall be obligatory to submit in Form “B” proposals to receive

interest subsidy, to the State Government through the Director, Textile,

Government of Mahrashtra online within one week of receiving the interest

subsidy for the relevant quarter from the Central Government.

[d] To submit proposals of interest subsidies in Form “B” annexed

hereto, together with accounts of the funds given to them previously by the

Government, a certificate regarding application/use thereof and the below

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mentioned certificates, should be submitted to the Government through the

Director, Textile, Government of Maharashtra.

[i] Certificate of verification to the effect that the machinery purchased and

actually erected is according to the machinery prescribed in the

Centrally sponsored TUFS scheme.

[ii] Certificate to the effect that the investment taken into account for the

purpose of the interest subsidy is only as much as the investment

approved by the Central Government for grant of interest subsidy under

the TUFS Scheme.

[iii] Certificate that the project was sanctioned within the period permissible

for the purpose of the State Government’s interest subsidy scheme.

[iv] Certificate that the information given in Forms “A” and “B” is true.

[v] Certificate that the amount of penal interest is not included in the

amount of the interest subsidy claimed.

[vi] As mentioned in Para No. 7[ii] (3.8) of the Government Resolution

under reference Sr.No.2, if the total amount of loan includes both types

of loans, viz. Loan approved under TUFS and Loan not approved under

TUFS, then to give a certificate to the effect that adjustment was made

at the time of repayment in the same way in which the loan was

disbursed for the items of Loan approved under TUFS and Loan not

approved under TUFS at the time of disbursing loans.

[vii] Certificate that EXCESS amount has not been claimed.

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[e] For the purpose of allocating funds under this scheme, a separate

account should be opened in the Nodal Branch of each nodal agency/Bank.

The amount disbursed by the Government, i.e. the amount of the grant payable

under the said scheme, must be deposited in this Account first. Out of the said

account, the amounts payable to the units concerned should be deposited in the

term loan account of the unit concerned. Accounts should be maintained in

respect of the balance amount in the said account. Interest on the balance

amount should be credited at the prevailing rate; and the amount of interest

accruing on the balance amount in the account will be deposited in the

Government’s consolidated fund every quarter. [The accounts’ head will be

communicated to the banks concerned separately].

[f] As regards the amounts disbursed by the Government under this

scheme to the nodal agencies/banks for the purpose of disbursing grants

payable to the units concerned, such amounts shall be used only for the

purpose for which they are given. [If a Bank uses the said amount for another

purpose, the said amount shall have to be repaid together with 10% interest to

the Government in one installment.

9] Responsibilities of the Director, Textile, Government of

Maharashtra :-

1] While submitting information in Form “A” the nodal

bank/financial institution concerned will submit information as to whether the

unit is in the cooperative sector, based on the information given in the project

report. This information shall be got verified/ ascertained through the

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Registrar concerned and certified to that effect by the Director, Textile,

Government of Maharashtra.

2] It should be certified whether project is in Vidarbha,

Marathwada, North Maharashtra, Konkan and D+ Zone or not.

3] Interest subsidy to a certain extent is permissible under the

industrial policy 2006 of the State Government’s Industries Department. The

maximum period of this subsidy is 7 years. As regards those project which are

eligible under the said Government Resolution, the interest subsidies payable

to such projects during the period of reimbursement under the State’s

industrial policy, should be checked/ascertained through the Industries

Department, and certified to that effect and adjusted for finalizing the claim.

4] Proposals of interest subsidies submitted by nodal banks/financial

institutions under the State Government’s interest subsidy scheme, should be

checked to ensure that such proposals are according to the provisions of the

Government Resolution and that the calculation of interest claim is correct and

then the proposal should be submitted online to the State Government.

10] Procedure to disburse interest subsidy. :-

Nodal institutions/banks will submit their proposals of interest

subsidy in Form “B” directly to the Director, Textile, Government of

Maharashtra. However, co-opted Banks/ co-opted financial institutions will

submit their proposals to the Director through the nodal banks concerned. It

shall be obligatory to submit proposals of interest subsidy together with the

certificate, mentioned in Para 8[d] of this order to the Director, Textiles,

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Government of Maharashtra. It shall be obligatory to submit the proposal of

interest subsidy to the Director, Textile, Government of Maharashtra, within

one week of receiving the interest subsidy from the Central Government for

the relevant quarter.

On receiving a proposal of interest subsidy, the Director, Textile,

Government of Maharashtra will scrutinize the proposal and submit a complete

proposal to the State Government online. While doing so, it shall be

obligatory for the Director to certify the items prescribed in Para-9.

On receiving the proposal from the Director, Textile, Government

of Mahrashtra, the Government will check/ascertain it and after sanctioning

deposit the funds in the account, opened in a nodal Bank. From that account,

the concern Bank or financial institution will deposit the approved funds in the

long-term loan account of the units concerned.

11] Online monitoring of the Scheme. :-

[a] A programme will be got prepared from the National Information

Technology Centre [NIC] to monitor the said scheme online.

[b] Information about a project and information about the claim for

admissible interest subsidy will be submitted in Forms “A” and “B” annexed

hereto by nodal agencies/banks to the State Government online through the

Director, Textile, Government of Maharashtra.

[c] Financial institutions will be provided user ID and password for

filing up the information online.

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12] Other terms and conditions. :-

[a] Projects which are eligible under this scheme shall be viable.

Other condition shall be according to the current criteria of the Banks.

[b] Units having a good history and performing assets will be

eligible.

[c] Units concerned, are required to ensure that working capital will

be available.

[d] The provisions of para g,h,k,l,p and q in Chapter III of the

Government Resolution under reference No.2 in respect of the centrally

sponsored TUFS scheme, will apply to this scheme.

13] A new accounts head will be opened with the concurrence of the

Accountant General and the Government for making a budgetary provision for

the said scheme.

14] This Government Resolution is issued with the concurrence of the

Planning and Finance Departments received by unofficial reference No.

07/1431 dated 17.1.2012 and unofficial reference No.58/2012/EXP-2 dated

21.2.2012.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra.

[R. M. Ade]

Under Secretary to the Government of Maharashtra.

Copy to :-

Secretary to the Governor.

Principal Secretary to the Hon’ble Chief Minister, Mantralaya, Mumbai.

All Hon’ble Ministers [through Private Secretaries], Mantralaya,

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Mumbai.

All Hon’ble State Ministers [through Private Secretaries], Mantralaya,

Chief Secretary, Government of Maharashtra. Mantralaya, Mumbai.

All Additional Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries/Secretaries,

Mantralaya, Mumbai.

All Mantralaya Departments.

All Divisional Commissioners.

All Collectors,

Commissioner, Textile, GOI, Mumbai,

Director [Textile], Directorate of Textile, Nagpur.

Director General, Directorate of Information & Publicity, Mantralaya,

Mumbai.

Accountant General, Accounts and Admissibility, Maharashtra-1,

Mumbai.

Accountant General, Audit, Maharashtra-1, Mumbai.

Accountant General, Accounts and Admissibility, Maharashtra-2,

Mumbai

Accountant General, Audit, Maharashtra-2, Mumbai.

Chairman of all nodal financing institutions/banks and co-opted

Financing institutions.

Managing Director ……………………………………..

All regional Deputy Director Textile.

Selection File [TEX-2].

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(Annexure of G.R.No.Policy-2012/CR-1/Text-2, dated 1st March 2012)

FORM - 'A'

Information about loan sanctioned under TUF Scheme of Government of India

1 Name of lending agency.

2 Name of the nodal agency.

3 IFSC

3 PAN number of the unit

4 MICR

4 IEM/DC(SSI) number

5 ECN in case of co-opted PLIs.

6 Name and address of unit.

7 SSI/Non-SSI

8 Existing / new unit

9 Unit categary New or Existing

10 If existing whether rehabilitation or

modernisation or expansion.

9 segment

10 Project cost sanctioned (Rs.)

11 Date of sanction of term loan

12 Term loan sanctioned (Rs.)

13 Term loan eligible under TUFS (Rs.)

14 Repayment period inclusive of

moratorium/implementation

From - To

15 Moratorium/implementation period From - To

16 Datewise disbursement pattern.

17 Quarterwise subsidy (along with

specific date of quarter) for the period

of seven years of actual whichever is

lower under Government of India

Scheme.

18 UID number given by TC

19 Date of UID number

20 Whether unit co-op. or otherwise

21 Employment potential

22 Applicable rate of interest subsidy

under TUF.

23 Rate of interest applied to the loan by

the Bank during sanctioning of the

project.

24 E-mail address of the unit.

25 State identification number (to be

automatically generated by Computer)

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(Annexure of G.R.No.Policy-2012/CR-1/Text-2, dated 1st March 2012)

FORM - B

FORMAT FOR ONLINE APPLICATION BY LENDING AGENCIES APPLYING

FOR CLAIM OF INTEREST SUBSIDY UNDER INTEREST SUBSIDY SCHEME

OF GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA

1 Name and address of lending agencies

2 Name of the nodal agency

3 State Identificatiion No.

2 IFSC Code

3 MICR Code

4 Borrowers Term Loan Account Number

5 Pan

6 Name and address of the Unit with Taluka and

District.

7 Period from which subsidy claim is

8 Weighted average rate of interest applicable

during the quarter

9 PLR of the Bank during the quarter

10 Effective rate of interest to be applied to the

unit.

11 Rate of interest to be applied for calculation of

interest subsidy for the State scheme.

12 Interest due for the quarter for TUFS admissible

loan .

*13 Interest due from the Industries Department,

GOM during the quarter.

14 Interest due from GOM during the quarter.

15 Amount of interest subsidy to be paid under the

State scheme for the quarter.

*16 Interest subsidy amount approved by D.T. of

GOM

* To be filled by Director Textile, Government of Maharashtra.

Note : 1. In case of sharing cases (consortium financing) the project cost may be indicated

by the lending agency, which has sanctioned maximum amount of loan to the unit

to avoid double counting. However, the amount sanctioned and amount

disbursed may be indicated by each of the lending agency for the amount

sanctioned and disbursed by them respectively.

2. Prescribed Certification under State Scheme to be enclosed.(As per para 8(D)

of this G.R.