4. Balance 20% payment will be released on submission of claims in Proforma ‘D’ which shall be finalised after receipt of certification of sales from the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations in Proforma ‘B’ enclosed with this letter.

For SSP manufacturers availing 80% ‘On account’ concession from the period specified in para 2(c)(ii), balance 20% payment will be made only after receipt of certification of sales from the State Governments/Union Territories in Proforma ‘B’.

5. All claims in Proforma ‘C’ & ‘D’ besides Proforma ‘A’ must be signed by the Chief Executive or his authorised signatory. The authorised signatory should be at least of the rank of General Manager or Head of Finance Department or holding equivalent post of the company. The attested signatures of the authorised signatory must be sent to the office of FICC/ FA wing initially immediately before any payment is released and also at the beginning of each financial year. There should be only one authorised signatory for each company. Two copies of three specimen signatures of authorised signatory, duly attested by the Chief Executive of the company, should be sent in the card form used in banks affixing the official seal.

6. For occasional importers, concession will be released under this Scheme only on a receipt of certification of sales by the Director of Agriculture of concerned State Governments and UTs in Proforma ‘B’ enclosed with this letter. For SSP manufacturers not availing 80% ‘On account’ payment, concession will be released only on receipt of certification of sales in Proforma ‘F’ enclosed with this letter. In addition, they shall be required to submit inputs data in Proforma ‘E’ to ED, FICC on monthly basis for inspection and verification purposes. Utmost care should be exercised to ensure that the information provided in Proforma ‘E’ is complete and accurate in all respects.

7. Recoveries/credits, if any, subsequent to change in rate of concession from the manufacturers/importers shall have to be deposited by Account Payee Cheque or Demand Draft drawn in favour of Pay & Accounts Office, Department of Fertilizers through the office of FICC/FA wing within 15 days from the date of notification of revised concession rates. In case payment is not made by manufacturers/importers within 15 days, penal interest @ 2.5% over and above the ruling bank rate on working capital loans will be recovered on the amount so received in excess from the 16th day till the credit is afforded.

8. All payments shall be made by credit to State Bank of Patiala, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi for which all manufacturing units/importers are required to open an account with the bank. The account number shall be indicated on the body of the claim in the manner – "Mode of Payment – By crediting in Current Account with State Bank of Patiala, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi."

9. The payments under the Concession Scheme shall be further subject to:

1. provisions/ conditions/rules & regulations laid down under various laws of the land such as Fertilizer Control Order (FCO) etc. apart from the conditions laid down under these guidelines regarding Maximum Retail Prices and end use of these fertilizers for agricultural purposes.

2. for importers, in addition to the above, the restrictions as stated in paragraph in 3(c).

10. In case of any violation of the guidelines or laws/acts/rules and regulations is confirmed by the relevant competent authority or is brought to the notice of this Department, the Department reserves the right to make recoveries even with retrospective effects, against such cases of violation, from subsequent concession claim bills for payment under this Scheme, or subsidy claims relating to urea (in case of urea manufacturing units), or by raising demand against the concerned manufacturer/ importer.