Mandi Fee Reimbursement (RE) Rajasthan

The Government of Rajasthan operates the Mandi Fee Reimbursement scheme as a component of the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme (RIPS) 2024. Under this scheme, new Renewable Energy Generation Units receive a full reimbursement — 100% — of the mandi fee or market fee they incur, which lowers their operating costs.

The scheme applies to newly established renewable energy operations, including solar, wind, and biomass power plants, and is intended to encourage their setup and expansion within the state. Within the RIPS 2024 policy document, this incentive is listed as incentive 84, indicating that it is directed at selected industrial sectors.

Reimbursement runs for seven years. Over that period, units can direct the amounts saved towards technology, infrastructure, and hiring workers.

Under the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme 2024, the Mandi Fee Reimbursement is claimed by following the prescribed procedure. The steps generally are:

- Enrol your New Renewable Energy Generation Unit in line with the state's investment promotion guidelines. - File the official application form together with the necessary supporting papers, including evidence of the unit's establishment, its commercial operation date, and records of the mandi fee or market fee paid. - The application is ordinarily to be filed with the nodal agency or department notified to implement RIPS 2024 in Rajasthan. - Once filed, the application is taken up for verification by the authorities concerned.

Particulars of the application portal and the documents required will be made available through the official channels of the Government of Rajasthan or its designated departments.

Under the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme 2024, an applicant's eligibility as a new Renewable Energy Generation Unit, along with the validity of any mandi fee or market fee claims, is subject to administrative verification. This entails scrutiny of the documents filed, an assessment against the criteria laid down in the policy, and approval by the committee or authority designated to implement RIPS 2024.