3.3

Marketing Development Assistance (MDA)

(a) Under MDA Scheme, financial assistance is provided for a range of export promotion activities implemented by EPCs and Trade Promotion Organizations on the basis of approved annual action plans. The scheme is administered by DoC. Assistance includes, amongst others, participation in:

(i) Trade Fairs and Buyer Seller meets abroad or in India, and

(ii) Export promotions seminars.

(iii) Financial assistance with travel grant is available to exporters traveling to focus areas, viz., Latin America, Africa, CIS region, ASEAN countries, Australia and New Zealand. In other areas, financial assistance without travel grant is available.

(b) MDA assistance is available for exporters having an annual export turnover as prescribed in MDA guidelines. Full text of guidelines is available at http://www.commerce.nic.in.