Business support services industry in India — hubs, licences, schemes, merits and demerits

§1Ways to get started

Industrial and office hubs (NCR, Mumbai-Pune, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad) - no official hub list used

PSARA licence from the state for private security agencies
Contract labour licence / OSH Code registration for staffing and facility contracts
EPF and ESIC registration for employees
Shops & Establishment registration; professional tax (state)
GeM seller registration to bid for government manpower and FM contracts
Udyam Registration (MSME) - free, online, PAN + Aadhaar based
GST registration (mandatory above turnover threshold or for inter-state supply / e-commerce sale)
Shops & Establishment registration or Factory Licence (Factories Act / state rules) depending on size and power use
Consent to Establish and Consent to Operate from the State Pollution Control Board - category (Red/Orange/Green/White) as per CPCB 2025 harmonised list; White category is exempt from consent
IEC (Importer Exporter Code) from DGFT if you import or export

Ministry of Labour & Employment (Labour Codes, EPFO, ESIC)
State Controlling Authority under the Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act 2005
DoT (call centre telecom resources)

Government e-Marketplace (GeM) procurement of manpower, security and FM services - status not checked in this pass
Cross-sector schemes that also apply (detailed in the programmes file): Udyam benefits, PMEGP, PM Mudra Yojana, CGTMSE credit guarantee, Stand-Up India, MSE-CDP (cluster development), RAMP, MSME ZED and Lean certification, MSME Champions, TReDS, Startup India (SISFS seed fund, Fund of Funds, CGSS), RoDTEP, EPCG, Advance Authorisation, Districts as Export Hubs, ODOP (One District One Product)