Official sources directory

3% interest subvention + credit guarantee on loans up to Rs 2cr for post-harvest infrastructure.

TDS/TCS, presumptive taxation 44AD/AE, audit thresholds — relevant for small food units near limit.

GST + customs notifications/circulars; HSN classification of food items lives here.

Collateral-free credit guarantee for MSMEs up to Rs 5cr — funding lever for capex on processing lines.

Added in LuckPanda corpus release 1: cgwa_groundwater_noc referenced moef_central, which was not in the registry; CGWA issues the groundwater NOC.

MSME grievance + handholding portal; useful aggregator of MSME schemes and complaints flow.

IEC code, RoDTEP, advance authorisation, EPCG — gateway for any food exporter.

Industrial policy, Startup India, FDI policy, IPR — sets framework for state industrial policies.

Authoritative publication of central rules/notifications — citation-grade source for any central rule.

Mandatory above 20 employees; UAN, monthly ECR returns — common headcount-trigger compliance.

Health insurance for workers (10+ employees, wage ceiling Rs 21k); food units commonly cross trigger.

Public procurement platform; MSE preference (25% mandatory procurement) is a real demand-side incentive.

GST registration, returns (GSTR-1/3B), e-invoicing thresholds — universal compliance for any food unit above turnover threshold.

GIS-enabled industrial land/plot discovery across states — relevant for MIDC food parks and cold-storage clusters.

Authoritative repository of bare Acts (central + state) — one of the few aggregators acceptable as a citation surface.

National scheme/sector aggregator; useful for cross-referencing PLI/scheme details.

Companies Act, LLP Act compliance; AOC-4, MGT-7, DIR-3 KYC; relevant once Anjali incorporates.

ROC filings, master data lookups, charge filings — feeds business profile extraction.

Added in LuckPanda corpus release 1: referenced by dpdp_act_compliance (CR used the id meity_central without a registry entry). DPDP Act and Rules.

EIA notifications, plastic waste rules, EPR — food packaging EPR is a fresh hot button for Anjali.

Central ministry for food processing; PMKSY, PMFME and operation greens schemes originate here.

Labour codes (Code on Wages, OSH&WC, Industrial Relations, Social Security) — staged implementation across states.

MSME definition (Udyam thresholds), policy, schemes, samadhaan portal — gates eligibility for almost every incentive.

Self-declared MSME profile data; useful as a corroboration source for profile extraction.

Recourse for MSMEs facing delayed payments from buyers — practical compliance lever, not just a scheme.

Up to Rs 20L (Tarun-Plus) collateral-free loans for micro units; entry-level capital for nano food processors.

AIF (Agri Infra Fund), refinance for food parks, rural FPO support.

Policy think tank; sector strategy papers and EoDB rankings — context, not direct compliance.

Single-window for environment, forest, wildlife, CRZ clearances at central level.

PLISFPI — sub-categories: Ready-to-Cook/Eat, Processed Fruits & Veg, Marine, Mozzarella; sales-linked subsidy.

PLI for food products administered by MoFPI — ready-to-eat, marine, mozzarella etc. Tier-wise sales-linked incentives.

35% credit-linked subsidy up to Rs 10L for micro food processors — flagship scheme for the hackathon's hero persona.

Umbrella scheme covering cold chain, food testing labs, agro-processing clusters — relevant for scale-up Anjali.

FEMA, ECB, priority sector lending norms — relevant once a food brand exports or takes foreign investment.

Unified compliance portal for central labour laws (PF, ESI, CLC, DGMS); single LIN.

Direct + indirect MSME finance; runs Udyam Assist; many state-tied refinance schemes.

Rs 10L–1cr loans for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs — relevant filter for woman-owned food units.

DPIIT recognition unlocks tax breaks (Sec 80-IAC), self-cert under labour/env laws — relevant to younger food brands.

Three RBI-licensed platforms (RXIL, M1xchange, A.TReDS) for invoice discounting — working capital lever for MSMEs.

Free MSME registration; Udyam number is the key that unlocks PMFME, CGTMSE, ZED, state subsidies.

Brings informal micro enterprises into the Udyam fold via UAP certificates — relevant for sub-Rs 5cr unregistered units.

Subsidised quality certification for MSMEs (Bronze/Silver/Gold) — bonus signal for B2B food buyers.

BOCW cess applies to factory construction phases — relevant during plant set-up.

Cooperative marketing/dairy/sugar federations, APMC oversight; cooperative milk + sugar processing structurally important in MH.

Implements MH Industrial Policy 2019, PSI subsidies, district-level industries centres (DIC) — gateway for state incentives.

Aaple Sarkar — RTS-driven e-services across MH departments; many small clearances flow through here.

Single-window clearance + investor facilitation; central node for new MH unit setups.

SGST notifications, profession tax, MH-specific circulars; pairs with central GSTN.

Spirit/IMFL licences, denatured spirit usage; relevant for flavour/extracts food processors.

State licensing arm for FSSAI in MH; inspections, sampling and prosecution land here — local enforcement reality.

Capital + interest subsidy specifically for food processing units; stacks with PMFME/PMKSY for many cases.

Official state notifications — labour rate revisions, MPCB consent fee changes etc. publish here first.

Package Scheme of Incentives: capital subsidy, electricity duty exemption, interest subsidy by zone (A–D + No-Industry).

Shops & Establishments registration, MH Factories Rules, contract labour, BOCW cess; minimum-wage notifications.

Land NA conversion, 7/12 extracts; relevant when food unit is on agricultural land needing NA permission.

Industrial plot allotment, food parks (Ranjangaon, Talwade), water/effluent infra — core to Pune food cluster.

Consent to Establish (CTE) + Consent to Operate (CTO); food processing typically Orange-category — Anjali touches MPCB at every plant change.

APMC licences/cess, mandi reform notifications; relevant for raw-material sourcing by food processors.

HT/LT industrial tariff orders; tariff differentials for food parks, electricity duty exemptions in PSI.

State startup policy, grants, incubator support — relevant for younger food brand startups.

Industrial water drawal NoCs and rate notifications — relevant for high-water food units (dairy, RTE, beverages).

Equivalent of PMC for PCMC industrial belt; large industrial cluster including food/dairy.

Trade licence, property tax, building permissions, fire NOC for Pune limits — direct regulator for in-city food units.

Building/zoning approvals in Pune metropolitan region beyond PMC/PCMC limits.

NA orders, district-level licences (e.g., petroleum, explosives co-ordination) for Pune district.

Fire NOC for industrial premises — frequently the bottleneck for food factory commissioning.

Rural Pune district panchayati raj; relevant when food units are on Gram Panchayat land outside corporation limits.

Mandatory registration for export of scheduled food products; assistance schemes for packaging, branding, market promotion.

ISI mark, hallmarking, CRS; certain food products + packaged drinking water need BIS certification.

Out of food-processing core, but adjacent for nutraceuticals/health supplements that overlap with FSSAI scope.

Coffee curing/exporter registration and development schemes.

Industry categorisation (Red/Orange/Green/White), national standards; food processing typically Orange/Green.

Producers/importers/brand owners must register EPR plans; food brands using flexible packaging are squarely in scope.

FSSAI licence/registration application + renewals + annual returns portal — operational flow Anjali touches every renewal cycle.

Mandatory food safety supervisor training; FBO scale dictates how many trained supervisors are required.

Primary food safety regulator; licences (Basic/State/Central), product approvals, hygiene norms — load-bearing for every food processor.

Packaged Commodities Rules — MRP, net weight, manufacturer details on every food pack.

Capital subsidy for cold storage, ripening chambers — common upstream infrastructure for fruit/veg processors.

Spice export registration, SHEFEXIL data, export incentive schemes — relevant for masala/condiment processors.

Manufacturer/exporter/distributor registration for tea; sub-sector scope.

Jurisdiction over Maharashtra (incl. Pune); MPCB, MGSTD, MH Labour disputes land here.

Customs/legacy CE/ST appeals; relevant for food export classification disputes.

District + high court case status, cause lists, orders — practical surface for any litigation tracking.

GST appellate tribunal — newer body; orders + AAR/AAAR rulings in GST surface here.

Income tax appeals; useful for tax position validation on subsidies/PSI capital subsidy taxability.

Appeals from NCLT and CCI; relevant for IBC and competition matters.

Companies Act, IBC matters; relevant once a food brand corporatises and faces disputes/insolvency.

Environment-related orders; food units near rivers/ESZs can land here.

Apex judgments + cause lists; binding precedent on tax/labour/environment disputes.

Sector industry body for food processors; collates advocacy and circulates regulatory updates.

Industry body advocacy; non-regulatory aggregator.

Industry body; sectoral reports, policy advocacy positions — context, not regulation.

Tax/compliance explainer site; useful for keyword discovery during corpus authoring, never as primary citation.

Industry body; food processing committee tracks sector issues — context layer.

Private aggregator — discoverability layer; never citable, links should fan out to primary sources.

Pune's apex chamber; runs Pune food cluster initiatives — high-signal local discovery channel.

Independent summaries of bills/Acts; reference only, not for citation.

Practitioner-aggregated tax/labour/MCA notifications — discovery only.