This  Govt. of India scheme is for setting up/up-gradation of quality control/Food  Testing Laboratories which benefits doemstic industry , exporters , enterpreneurs , small and medium enterprises , existing academic & research institutions etc.  FOOD TESTING LABS. are the only way to ensure safety and quality of food products by regulatory authorites , exporters, importers , processors , farmers , consumers etc.

CENTRAL/STATE  GOVT. and its organisations/universities including deemed universities are eligible for grant-in-aid of ENTIRE cot of laboratory equipments required for labs. In additions , they would be eligible for 25% of the cot of technical civil works to house the equipments and furniture & fixtures associated with the equipments for general areas  and 33% of difficult areas . All other implementing agencies /private sector organisations are eligible for grant in aid of 50% of cost of Lab. equipments and 25% of the cost of technical  civil  works to house the equipments and furniture, fixtures associated with the equipmnents for general use .  This incudes 5 % of grant amount as professional fee for programme management agency engaged for providing advisory  and implementation services to FOOD  TESTING/QUALITY CONTROL LABS. and follow up actions

SUCH  FOOD  TESTING LABS. so created will be accessible to public  and will be made available to the food processing units  for testing their products .