Indian Footwear & Leather Development Programme (IFLDP) 2021-26 – online portal NSWS re-opened for submission of applications / project proposals – Intimation
No.CLE-HO /PTLM/ IFLDP / 2023-24 17th July 2023
To: Members of the Council
Dear Sir(s),
Sub: Indian Footwear & Leather Development Programme (IFLDP) 2021-26 – online portal NSWS re-opened for submission of applications / project proposals – Intimation
This is regarding the Central Sector Scheme Indian Footwear and Leather Development Programme (IFLDP) approved for implementation during 2021-26 with a combined outlay of Rs.1700 Crores, and the applications / proposals were to be submitted in the online portal National Single Window System (NSWS) www.nsws.gov.in. It may be recalled that vide Public Notice dated 21.11.2022, the Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT), Government of India has stipulated 15.12.2022 as the last date for submission of applications / proposals under the sub-schemes of IFLDP in the NSWS portal.
Vide E-mail dated 14.07.2023, the DPIIT has informed the CLE that it has decided to re-open the NSWS portal to submit the applications/proposals under the following sub-schemes of Indian Footwear and Leather Development Programme 2021-26:
(a) Integrated Development of Leather Sector (IDLS) sub-scheme
(b) Development of Design Studios in Footwear and Leather sector sub-scheme
(c) Brand Promotion of Indian Brands in Footwear and Leather sector sub-scheme
Members may kindly take note of the above update. The CLE would call upon the industry to prepare and submit the applications / proposals under the above mentioned three sub-schemes as per the respective scheme guidelines in the online portal NSWS.
We also take this opportunity to inform that CLE will continue to organize the Industry Outreach Events / Webinars every Wednesday at 11.30am to provide guidance and offer clarifications to the queries of industry entrepreneurs on the guidelines of IDLS sub-scheme and other sub-schemes of IFLDP. So far, 43 editions of the weekly webinars on IFLDP have been successfully conducted. The official(s) from Project Implementation Units Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI), CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) and Council for Leather Exports (CLE) will be joining the Webinar and interacting with the participants.
We request you to make it convenient to participate in the CLE Webinars organized every Wednesday and interact with officials of CLE, FDDI and CSIR-CLRI.
With warm regards,
R. SELVAM, IAS
Executive Director
Council for Leather Exports