Under the Market Development Assistance (MDA) Scheme for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE) exporters, direct financial assistance is provided to MSEs, which include:-
(i) reimbursement to individual exporters up to 90 per cent of the cost of to-and-fro air fare and 60 per cent of space rental charges for participation in international trade fairs/exhibitions;
(ii) financial assistance of upto 25 per cent of the cost of production of overseas publicity material, limited to Rs. 15,000/- in a financial year;
(iii) financial assistance of upto Rs. 2 lakh for commissioning specific market studies and assistance to SSI Associations for initiating/contesting anti-dumping cases, limited to 50 per cent of total cost or Re. one lakh, whichever is less; and
(iv) reimbursement of 75 per cent of one-time registration fee paid by MSEs for obtaining bar coding registration.
This information was given by the Minister of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Shri Mahabir Prasad in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.
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