Market Development Assistance — Fairs & Exhibitions
Support for eligible international/domestic fairs with policy limits for participation and travel-related assistance. GDIMS provides eligibility screening, documentation, application/claim preparation and tracking support within the agreed scope.
Government schemes can change through notifications, amendments, corrigenda or transition clauses. Confirm the applicable version, project commencement facts and eligibility before committing an investment on the assumption of a benefit.
25% support up to ₹5 lakh for an international fair and ₹3 lakh for a domestic fair; travel-related assistance is subject to the notified limits and frequency conditions.
What this scheme/incentive is
Support for eligible international/domestic fairs with policy limits for participation and travel-related assistance. This page explains the business-facing route rather than replacing the official notification.
Who should examine it?
- MSMEs and eligible enterprises matching the notified sector, size and project conditions.
- New units, expansion/diversification projects or existing units where the policy expressly allows support.
- Businesses that can maintain the financial, statutory, investment, employment or operational evidence required by the scheme.
What to check before applying
- Applicable policy period and project commencement/production dates.
- Location/category and any sector or size condition.
- Eligible cost/investment heads and excluded expenditure.
- Application deadline and sequencing conditions.
- Udyam/HUM/portal and other registration prerequisites where applicable.
- Evidence required for sanction, claim and subsequent verification.
How you can do it yourself
Read the current notification and official procedure; create an eligibility checklist; gather prescribed records; file through the competent portal/channel; retain acknowledgements and respond to deficiencies within the required time.
How GDIMS can support
GDIMS can screen the project, map the scheme to facts, create the document matrix, prepare/review the application or claim pack, coordinate follow-ups and maintain a milestone tracker. GDIMS does not sanction or release the benefit and does not guarantee approval.
Typical evidence pack
- Udyam/HUM and entity constitution documents where applicable
- Project report/DPR, invoices and payment proof for eligible expenditure
- Bank/loan statements where finance-linked
- GST/return data and tax evidence where consumption/tax-linked
- Employment/payroll/statutory evidence for employment-linked schemes
- Licences, approvals, certificates and photographs/site evidence where required
GDIMS delivery workflow
Profile
Capture entity, project, investment, location and stage.
Map
Match facts to the notified scheme conditions.
Prepare
Build the evidence and application/claim pack.
Coordinate
Track filing, queries, inspections and deficiencies.
Close
Track sanction/claim status and evidence for future needs.