Financial Incentives for Certification and Intellectual Property Rights Reimbursement Scheme

• Reimbursement of charges to the extent of 100% of actual expenditure per certification. Subject to a combined ceiling of ₹8,00,000/- only for the entire period of the scheme.
• Reimbursement of 50% of the professional fees for registration and fees paid to the registry for registration of Intellectual Property Rights. Subject to a maximum ceiling of ₹15,00,000/- for the entire period of the scheme.

##### *Conditions for Disbursement*

• _The reimbursement for certification will include eligible charges incurred to obtain the certificate._
• _The reimbursement for certification will not include charges of lodging/boarding, refreshment, and travel._
• _If the applicant has availed reimbursement under any other similar scheme of the Central Government for a particular certification, the reimbursement under this scheme is restricted only to the balance amount after deducting the Central Government assistance already availed._
• _The benefits under this scheme are subject to budgetary allocation._

##### *Post-Disbursal Obligations*

• The beneficiary shall allow and/or grant free access to any official authorized by the Directorate of Industries, Trade & Commerce for conducting inspection/supervision of the unit or the registers or holding discussions with the employed employees for ensuring proper utilisation of the financial incentives/subsidies granted by the State Government.

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• The applicant must be one of the following -

(a) An Industrial Unit in all Categories operating in Goa.

(b) A Hospital recognized by the Government of Goa and operating in Goa.

(c) An Educational Institution recognized by the Government of Goa and operating in Goa.

• The applicant must have obtained Certification from Indian Standard Institute (ISI), International Standard Organization (ISO) or any other recognised National/International Certification for quality standards and/or Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) as accepted by the Task Force Committee.
• The applicant must not have claimed this benefit under any other scheme/program of the Government of Goa.
• The applicant must not be taking or have taken any benefit under any policy of the Department of Information Technology, Government of Goa.

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Step 1: The eligible unit must take a printout of the prescribed format of the application form.

Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).

Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents, within the prescribed period (if any), to - Directorate of Industries, Trade &amp; Commerce (DITC), Goa.

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