Chemical Promotion Development Scheme
State: Central
Ministry: Ministry Of Chemicals And Fertilizers
Department: null
Category: Science, IT & Communications, Skills & Employment
Beneficiary Type: Business Entity, Government Organisation, Individual, Industries

The scheme aims to facilitate the growth and development of the chemicals and petrochemicals industry through knowledge creation, dissemination, and excellence awards. It provides Grants-in-Aid to organisations and industry associations for conducting studies, seminars, and workshops.

Benefits:
The scheme extends soft support in the form of Grants-in-Aid (General) to various organisations and industry associations to conduct workshops, seminars, and studies.
##### ***Component I (Creation of Knowledge Products)***

- The financial support provided to industry associations for conducting studies or preparing industry reports will not exceed 50% of the cost or ₹7,50,000/-, whichever is lower, per study/report.
- The approved grant is released in three instalments: 30% is issued along with the sanction order after executing a surety bond, 30% is released on submission of the draft report with an executive summary, and the final 40% is released on acceptance of the final report.

##### ***Component II (Knowledge Dissemination)***

- The financial support for events organised by the Department or Government agencies will cover the entire cost.
- The grant for any one event organised by industry associations or specialized organizations is limited to 50% of the total estimated expenditure, subject to a maximum of ₹5,00,000/- for a one-day event and ₹7,00,000/- for a two-day event.
- The sanctioned grant is released in one instalment.

##### ***Component III (Excellence Awards)***

- National Awards are given to recognize excellence in research and innovation in the Chemicals and Petrochemicals Sector.

##### ***Component IV***

- The grants are given to eligible organisations for executing or sustaining any industry facilitation and support measures.

##### ***Conditions***

- Any study report funded by the Government under the scheme will be the joint property of the Department and the concerned organisation, must be suitably acknowledged, and shall not be used for any commercial purpose.
- Organisations must use the Logo of the Department for display on publicity material with prior approval, ensuring strict adherence to Notification G.S.R. 643 (E).
- Organisations receiving a grant for Component II must submit a detailed report within one month after the organization of the event, including proceedings, advertisements, list of participants, and actual expenditure certified by a Chartered Accountant.
- All organisations receiving assistance must submit a Utilization Certificate (UC) in the prescribed proforma by the 30th of June of the subsequent financial year.
- No grant will be released for any expenditure of a recurring nature, and grants will not be released to an event manager.

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Eligibility:
- The applicant must be a Government agency (such as an autonomous body, Public Sector Undertaking, or government academic institution), an association of industry in the chemicals and petrochemicals sector, or a specialized organisation.
- The applicant must not be an event manager.
- The applicant must comply with the provisions of General Financial Rules (GFR) 2017 as applicable.
- The applicant must comply with the instructions regarding the Expenditure, Advance, Transfer (EAT) Module of the Public Financial Management System (PFMS).

##### ***For Non-Governmental Entities***

- The applicant must be registered with NITI Aayog.
- The applicant must obtain a Unique ID before applying for financial assistance under the scheme.

##### ***For Specialized Organisations***

- The applicant must have demonstrated expertise in the field in which the proposed event is to be organized.
- The applicant must have been working for at least five years.
- The applicant must have successfully organised knowledge dissemination events in the chemicals or petrochemicals sector in previous years.

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Application Process:
[Online]
Step 1: Access the official web portal of the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals.
Step 2: Submit a preliminary proposal providing details of the proposed event, topic/theme, likely speakers and participants, venue, and likely date in response to the notice placed on the website for the preparation of the annual calendar.
Step 3: Wait for the annual calendar of events to be finalized by the Committee and formally approved by the Secretary (C&PC).
Step 4: Once the calendar of events is officially approved, submit the detailed online application for financial assistance with all required annexures at least two months prior to the scheduled event.

Documents Required:
At Application StageCopies of Registration Certificate
Memorandum and Articles of Association
Audited Annual Accounts for the Last Three Years
Technical Bio-Data of Consultants Proposed to Be Engaged
Copy of the Relevant Documents Highlighting Substantive Achievements
Copy of Detailed Program for the Seminar/Symposium/Workshop
Copy of Application Submitted or Clearance Obtained from Ministry of External Affairs for Political Clearance (if foreign participants are invited)
Copy of Security Clearance Obtained from Ministry of Home Affairs (if foreign participants are invited)
Unique Identification No. Obtained from NITI Aayog
At Benefit Disbursal/Post-Event StageSurety Bond in the Prescribed Format
Draft Report along with Executive Summary
Ten Hard Copies and Soft Copies of the Final Report
Proceedings of the Event
Copies/Cutting of Advertisements/Publicity Done
List of Participants
List of Resource Persons with Topics/Presentations by Them
Performance-cum-Achievement Report
Details of Actual Expenditure and Income Earned Duly Certified by Chartered Accountant
Utilization Certificate in the Prescribed Proforma