MARKETING SUPPORT ASSISTANCE

To provide financial support for meeting the working capital requirement of the Central/State Government owned agencies and National level federations/Target Group for undertaking procurement and marketing of forest produces/agricultural produces and other related products/services grown/made or collected by the Scheduled Tribes.

i) INTEREST RATES

a) Assistance to the beneficiaries through the SCAs :
  Interest rates on Marketing Support financial assistance is at par with   rates of interest for term loan. 

b) Assistance to the Channelising Agencies/ Federations directly involved in procurement marketing:
For the financial assistance availed by the Central/State/UT owned     organizations/National level federations for undertaking procurement and   marketing activities interest shall be charged by NSTFDC @ 7% p.a.

ii) REPAYMENT :
Repayment is fixed by NSTFDC based on nature/trade cycle of the activity.