3.1

Assistance to States for Developing Export Infrastructure and Allied Activities (ASIDE)

(a) The objective of ASIDE scheme is to establish a mechanism for involving the State Governments to participate in funding of infrastructure critical for growth of exports by providing export performance linked financial assistance to them. The Scheme is administered by Department of Commerce (DoC).

(b) The activities aimed at development of infrastructure for exports can be funded from the scheme provided such activity has overwhelming export content and their linkage with exports is fully established. The specific purposes for which funds can be sanctioned and utilized under the Scheme are as follows:

(i) Creation of new Export Promotion Industrial Parks/Zones (SEZs/Agri. Business Zones) and augmenting facilities in the existing ones.

(ii) Setting up of electronics and other related infrastructure in export conclave.

(iii) Equity participation in infrastructure projects including the setting up of SEZs.

(iv) Meeting requirements of capital outlay of EPIPs/EPZs/SEZs.

(v) Development of complementary infrastructure such as, roads connecting the production centers with the ports, setting up of Inland Container Depots and Container Freight Stations.

(vi) Stabilizing power supply through additional transformers and islanding of export production centre etc.

(vii) Development of minor ports and jetties to serve export purpose.

(viii) Assistance for setting up Common Effluent Treatment facilities and

(ix) Any other activity as may be notified by DoC.

Details of ASIDE Scheme are available at: http://www.commerce.nic.in