## Policy Summary: Amendment to Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) Scheme for Specified Agriculture Products
This notification, No. 1732018EP Agri.IV, dated April 27, 2020, details amendments to the Central Government's Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) Scheme for Specified Agriculture Products. The original scheme was introduced via Notification No. 1732018EP Agri.IV dated February 27, 2019, and further amended on June 6, 2019.
The key changes are as follows:
* **Air Freight Assistance Calculation:** Clause 6(g) is substituted to specify that assistance for products exported by air will be based on per kilogram freight charges on the net weight of the export cargo, calculated on a full kilogram basis (ignoring fractions).
* **Revised Assistance Rates:** Annexure 3, outlining differential rates of assistance, is replaced with updated rates for various regions. The assistance is differentiated by mode of transport (air vs. sea) and cargo type (normal vs. reefer).
**Revised Assistance Rates (in Indian Rupees):**
| Region | Amount Per TEU (Normal) | Amount Per TEU (Reefer) | Amount per kilogram (By Air) |
| --------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ---------------------------- |
| West Africa | 11200 | 19600 | 0.84 |
| East Africa | 11200 | 21000 | 0.84 |
| EU | 9800 | 21000 | 1.12 |
| Gulf | 8400 | 14000 | 0.70 |
| North America | 21000 | 28700 | 2.80 |
| ASEAN | 5600 | 12600 | 0.70 |
| Russia CIS | 12600 | 22400 | 0.70 |
| Far East | 8400 | 12250 | 0.84 |
| Oceana | 16800 | 24500 | 2.80 |
| China | 0 | 12600 | 0.84 |
| South America | 23800 | 31500 | 3.50 |
**Applicability:**
These modifications are applicable only to fresh applications submitted after April 27, 2020. Applications already submitted cannot be modified.
**Authority:**
Diwakar Nath Misra, Jt. Secy., Ministry of Commerce, Department of Commerce.
Key Entities Referenced
Transport and Marketing Assistance TMA: A Scheme for Specified Agriculture Products introduced by the Central Government.
Ministry of Commerce: The ministry responsible for the Department of Commerce.
Department of Commerce: The department under the Ministry of Commerce responsible for the notification.
New Delhi: Location of the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce.
West Africa: A region with differential rate of assistance under TMA scheme.
East Africa: A region with differential rate of assistance under TMA scheme.
European Union: A region with differential rate of assistance under TMA scheme.
DIWAKAR NATH MISRA: Jt. Secy. who signed the notification.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग I—खण्ड 1
PART I—Section 1
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 112] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, अप्रैल 27, 2020/वैिाख 7, 1942
No. 112] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2020/VAISAKHA 7, 1942
वाजणज्य एव ंउद्योग मत्रं ालय
(वाजणज्य जवभाग)
नई दिल् ली, 27 अप्रलै , 2019
स.ं 17/3/2018-ईपी (एग्री IV).—केंद्र सरकार ने जनर्िष्टि कृजि उत्पािों के जलए पररवहन और जवपणन
सहायता (TMA) नामक एक योिना अजधसूचना संख्या 17/3/2018-EP (Agri.IV) दिनांक 27.02.2019 द्वारा
िुरू की थी। अजधसूचना संख्या 17/3/2018-EP (Agri. IV) दिनांक 06.06.2019 द्वारा इस योिना म ें संिोधन
दकया गया था। योिना में, जनम्नजलजखत जववरण अनुसार, और संिोधन करने का जनणिय जलया गया है:
2. खण्ड 6 (छ) को जनम्नजलजखत के साथ प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा:
"(छ) हवाई मागि द्वारा जनयाित दकए िाने वाल ेउत्पािों के जलए सहायता की गणना, जनयाित कागो के िुद्ध विन पर
प्रजत दकलोग्राम भाडा िल्ु क के आधार पर, दकसी भी अंि की अनिेखी करते हुए, पूण ि दकलोग्राम आधार पर की
िाएगी ।"
3. अनुबंध (3) को जनम्नजलजखत द्वारा प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा:
अनबु धं (3)
टीएमए के तहत सहायता की अंतर िर (राजि भारतीय रुपए म)ें
प्रजत टीईय ूराजि प्रजत टीईय ूराजि जवमान स े
क्षत्रे )सामााय( )रीीर( प्रजत दकलोग्राम राजि
पजिमी अफ्रीका 11200 19600 0.84
पूवी अफ्रीका 11200 21000 0.84
1881 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 1]
यूरोपीय संघ 9800 21000 1.12
खाडी 8400 14000 0.70
उत्तरी अमेररका 21000 28700 2.80
आजसयान 5600 12600 0.70
रूस और सी.एस.आई. 12600 22400 0.70
सुिरू पूव ि 8400 12250 0.84
ओजियाना 16800 24500 2.80
चीन 0 12600 0.84
िजक्षण अमेररका 23800 31500 3.50
4. उपरोक्त संिोधन इस अजधसूचना की तारीख के बाि प्रस्ट्तुत दकए गए तािा आवेिनों के जलए ही लागू होंगे। पहले स े
िमा दकए गए आवेिनों को संिोजधत नहीं दकया िा सकता ह।ै
[ीा. स.ं 17/3/2018-ई.पी.(एग्री .IV )]
दिवाकर नाथ जमश्रा, संयक्तु सजचव
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
(Department of Commerce)
New Delhi, the 27th April, 2020
No. 17/3/2018-EP (Agri.IV).—The Central Government had introduced a Scheme titled Transport and
Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products vide Notification No. 17/3/2018-EP (Agri.IV)
dated 27.02.2019. The Scheme was further amended vide Notification No. 17/3/2018-EP (Agri.IV) dated
06.06.2019. It has been decided to further amend the Scheme, as indicated below:
2. Clause 6 (g) shall be substituted with the following:
“(g) Assistance for products exported by air would be based on per kilogram freight charges on net weight of
the export cargo, calculated on full kilogram basis, ignoring any fraction thereof.”
3. Annexure (3) shall be substituted with the following:
ANNEXURE (3)
Differential rate of assistance under TMA (Amount in Indian Rupees)
Region Amount Per TEU Amount Per TEU By Air
(Normal) (Reefer) Amount per kilogram
West Africa 11200 19600 0.84
East Africa 11200 21000 0.84
EU 9800 21000 1.12
Gulf 8400 14000 0.70
North America 21000 28700 2.80
ASEAN 5600 12600 0.70
Russia & CIS 12600 22400 0.70
Far East 8400 12250 0.84
Oceana 16800 24500 2.80
China 0 12600 0.84
South America 23800 31500 3.50
4. The above modifications will be applicable only for the fresh applications, submitted after the date of this
notification. The applications already submitted cannot be modified.
[F.No. 17/3/2018-EP (Agri.IV)]
DIWAKAR NATH MISRA, Jt. Secy.
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