Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Quality Control of Ayurveda, Siddha ...

(6) Financial Assistance(a)Each of the cluster development projects proposed to beimplemented by a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) representing atleast 15 AYUSH manufacturing enterprises in a cluster shall beeligible for grant funding under the scheme upto 60% of cost of thecore interventions, 25 % of the cost of add on interventions,within overall ambit of 60% of the project cost subject tomaximum of Rs.10.00 crore per cluster. The assistance is furthersubject to the following:(i)Assistance for engagement of CDEs and other managementsupport of SPV shall not exceed 5% of the overall projectcost(ii) Assistance for engaging engineers/ architects/ constructionmanagement/ other experts for execution of civil works shallnot exceed 5% of the overall project cost(b)(c)(d)Project cost for the purpose of the scheme shall mean the totalcost of proposed interventions as mentioned in Section 5The scheme would be modular in nature with a provision to addinterventions to the approved project DPR while implementation ison. The addition however should be in conformity to the over allproject and the scheme objectives and subject to approval by SMCSPVs may dovetail funds from other sources as well for the project,provided there is no duplication of funding for the samecomponent/ intervention. However, in cases of such dovetailing, itshall be ensured that the contribution of the participating units ofSPV is atleast 10% of the overall project cost(7) Time Frame(a)The timeframe for implementation of the project is 3 years fromthe date of approval(8) Implementation framework(a)Scheme Monitoring Committee (SMC)(i)(ii)The Department of AYUSH will be the coordinating departmentproviding overall policy, coordination and management supportto the Scheme. A Scheme Monitoring Committee (SMC)will be constituted under the Chairmanship of Secretary(Department of AYUSH). The constitution of the committee isdetailed in Annexure IThe SMC may induct representatives of industry associations,R&D institutions and other private sector expert organisationsas members or special invitees