How to Invest in Konkan Corridor Project

There are 3 steps of investments required for development of Clusters in Konkan Corridor project.

Step 1 : Initiation of Cluster development efforts in the local area . This requires minimal investment in the range of Rs. 10,000 to support the cost of hosting meetings and starting a resource center in one of the primary village of the cluster . At the end of this phase, the Cluster development model would be initiated for the specific cluster . This investment is expected from individuals and organizations interested in development of specific home cluster.

Step 2 : Base Investment to identify specific projects and prepare Detailed Project Reports for cluster development . This step involves GIS based mapping of existing resources and land use and setting up of Information and Communication infrastructure required for project preparation phases of survey , analysis and planning for all identified projects . This investment is in the range of 7.5 to 10 Lakh Rs. and will be used for procurement of infrastructure, data , meetings with various stakeholders and basic operational services. This investment will probably be made by individuals and organizations planning to become stakeholders in the development projects in the specific cluster or by government and non government agencies willing to adopt the inclusive development model for cluster based development as part of their development agenda .

Step 3 : Investment required for actual development projects . This could vary from few thousands to few hundred crores depending on the nature and size of the project.
This investment will be raised from open market for funds on the merit of the viability and Return on investment (ROI) for the specific projects. Some of the projects may get benefit of various government schemes for subsidies and soft loans.

With launching of resource centers for all 17 Talukas in the Ratnagiri and Sindhudurga Districts, we expect to get the step 1 process started in the specific clusters.

Any Individual or Organization interested in providing initiation funds for specific cluster in Konkan Corridor should contact Gokul Prakalp Pratishthan, Lanja or Science & Technology Park , Pune. All expenses incurred will be reported to maintain 100% transparency in the financial transactions.