Chemicals Promotion and Development Scheme

What it is

Support sector development, evidence-building, knowledge sharing and promotion of the Indian chemicals and petrochemicals industry through eligible organizations and industry associations.

What you get

• Sector-development support through eligible chemical-industry associations

Who it is for

• applicant organization must satisfy the registration, governance and financial conditions in the current guidelines
• proposal must promote or develop the chemicals and petrochemicals sector and fit an eligible CPDS activity
• audited accounts, activity plan, budget, outputs and utilization evidence must be provided as required
• activities and assistance are subject to official approval, sanction and grant conditions
• participating companies may benefit indirectly through an approved association activity but are not automatically grant recipients

Not eligible if

• individual businesses applying for a direct CPDS subsidy without an eligible association route
• activities outside the approved sector-promotion and development scope
• claims that participation guarantees procurement, finance, sales or reimbursement
• proposals without the required governance, financial, activity and utilization evidence

How to apply

1. 1
   Confirm the current CPDS activity route

   Check the official CPDS pages and department notices for current activity categories, calendar and application instructions.

   Official step
2. 2
   Prepare the association proposal

   Document the sector problem, eligible activity, participating industry, outputs, budget, governance, member benefit and utilization plan.

   Official step
3. 3
   Submit through the official department route

   Use the notified official application or grant-in-aid route and retain the proposal, acknowledgement and sanction records.

   Official step
4. 4
   Deliver, report and close the activity

   Complete the sanctioned activity, preserve evidence and submit utilization, outcome and audit documents in the format required by the current sanction.

   Official step

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