Punjab PAMB Licence Fee Exemption
Department of Industries & Commerce, Government of Punjab · Central government
Direct buyers of farm produce are exempt from the PAMB licence rule requiring payment of 2% over and above MSP.
Open, rolling. Applications are accepted continuously — there is no deadline.
Key facts
- Subsidy amount
- Not specified
- Instrument
- Subsidy
- Deadline
- Rolling
About this scheme
Under Punjab's Industrial and Business Development Policy 2022, units holding permission for Direct Purchase are exempted from a condition in the licence granted by the Punjab Agricultural Marketing Board (PAMB) that requires payment of 2% above the Minimum Support Price. For a food-processing or agri-input unit that buys directly from farmers rather than through a mandi, this condition adds a recurring charge to each rupee of procurement; the exemption therefore lowers raw-material cost continuously, not as a one-time capital gain.
The relief is tied to the Direct Purchase permission and covers only purchases made through that route.
Who can apply
- Eligible business forms
- Not specified
- Udyam registration
- Not specified
- MSME registration
- Not required
- DPIIT startup recognition
- Not required
- GST registration
- Not specified
- Where the business may be based
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Punjab-based units that hold permission for Direct Purchase of agricultural produce - The relief concerns the PAMB licence condition requiring payment of 2% over and above MSP - The relief is offered under the Industrial and Business Development Policy 2022
How to apply
- Enrol the unit on the Invest Punjab Business First portal - Secure or already possess the PAMB licence carrying Direct Purchase permission - File the application for exemption under the Industrial and Business Development Policy 2022 - Furnish the licence, the Direct Purchase permission and particulars of procurement
Frequently asked questions
What exactly is waived?
The PAMB-issued licence carries a condition that requires payment of 2% over and above the MSP.
Who can claim it?
Units holding a Direct Purchase permission are eligible.
Does it apply to mandi purchases?
The exemption applies only to the Direct Purchase route, since it is linked to the permission granted under that route.
Which body issues the licence?
The Punjab Agricultural Marketing Board (PAMB) administers this scheme.
Sectors
- Agri Food Rural
- Punjab
- Pamb
- Directpurchase
- Agriprocessing
- Industrialpolicy2022
- Stateincentive
Details last verified on 14 September 2026. Source: the issuer's published information.