G/SCM/Q2/IND/56  
 
26 July 2022  
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Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  Original: English  
 
SUBSIDIES  
QUESTIONS POSED BY THE UNITED STATES REGARDING  
THE NEW AND FULL NOTIFICATION OF INDIA1 
The following communication, dated and received on 2 6 July 2022, is being circulated at the request 
of the delegation of the United States . 
 
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The United States appreciates India 's subsidy notification and poses the following questions 
regarding programs contained in the notification.  
Question  1 – Pertaining to the Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy  
How is the grant to shipyards structured? Is it based on the number of ships brought into 
operation? What types of ships are eligible for the grant? Does this grant apply to the 
production of fishing vessels?  
Question 2 – Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and 
Semiconductor (Specs)  
A. Please explain exactly what types of "financial assistance" are provided under this program 
to the semiconductor industry.  
B. Please provide the criteria for each downstream good to qualify for the incentive. Must 
intermediate goods or components be produced in India?  
Question 3 – Schemes of the State Government of Andhra Pradesh - Incentives Under 
Industrial Development Policy 2015 -20 and 2020 -23 
A. Can you please explain the very large increase in expenditure on this program from 2019 -20 
to 2020 -2021?  
B. What proportion of the funds allocated in this policy go to "mega units?"  
Question 4 – Schemes of the State Government of Gujarat - Scheme for Incentive to 
Industries  
A. What manufacturing industries have received funding under this incentive scheme?  
B. What is the applicable VAT/SGST that is being reimbursed under this program?  
C. Did the scheme expire on 24 July 2021 or has it been extended ? 
 
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  Question 5 – Schemes of the State Government of Gujarat - Scheme for Assistance of 
Capital Investment Subsidy & Assistance for Interest Subsidy  
A. Please explain which industries and sectors have received the investment and/or interest 
subsidy during the reporting period.  
Question 6 – Schemes of the State Government of Gujarat - Scheme for Assistance for 
Industrial Infrastructure  
A. Please explain exac tly what type of financial assistance is provided to the eligible 
GIDCs/Non -GIDC estates/ private estates/ industrial areas under this program.  
Question 7 – Schemes of the State Government of Gujarat - Schemes for Financial 
Assistance to Industrial Park  
A. Please explain exactly what type of financial assistance is provided under this program. 
Please also explain what criteria must be met by a company in order to locate within an 
industrial park.  
Question 8 – Schemes of the State Government of Karnataka – Industrial Policy 
2020 --2025  
A. What industries are eligible for interest free loans on VAT payments and SGST payments?  
B. What sectors are prioritized under the Government of Karnataka 's industrial policy?  
Question 9 - Schemes of the State Government of Kerala - Entrepreneur Support Scheme 
(Ess) 2012  
A. The notification states that the Government of Kerala launched ESS by merging and 
replacing the 9 schemes that existed earlier. The ESS intend to: (i) Provide support to Micro, 
Small, and Medium enterprises by providing "one -time support to entrepreneurs with due 
regard to special categories by optimal utilization of funds and giving more flexibility of 
operation while implementing the scheme". Please explain which sectors and industries ha ve 
benefited from this program during the reporting period. Also, please explain what qualifies 
as "special categories".  
Question 10 – Other Programs  
A. What is the status of the fishery programs previously notified?  
 
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