§1Who it is for

  • New units and units doing substantial expansion in Nagaland

Useful if

New Nagaland-registered units employing local staff.

Do not spend time on it if

Outside-registered companies (registered office must be in Nagaland).

§2Eligibility

  1. Udyam-registered unit located in Nagaland; registered office in Nagaland
  2. New unit (registered on or after 8.5.2025, new GSTIN, not split/relocated/used machinery) or substantial expansion (25%+ additional investment)
  3. At least 50% employees indigenous inhabitants of Nagaland; at least 5 employees on payroll
  4. Company, Pvt Ltd, corporation, co-operative, partnership, proprietorship, trust, FPO/FPC; PSUs excluded
  5. Service sector: only new units, positive list (homestay/guesthouse, restaurant/café, biotech, BPO, OPD clinic, skill institute, music institute/studio, sports academy, MICE)
  6. Not in negative list: tobacco, pan masala, plastic bags below 20 micron, refinery goods, plantation/refineries/fossil-fuel power, non-compliant polluting units, cement, arms; taxi and branding services; activities not permitted by village authority/town council/municipality
  7. GST invoices for P&M on or after 8.5.2025; payment only by bank transfer
  8. SCII final approval is required before applying for other NTIIP incentives (except soft loans)

§3Benefits

  • 30% of eligible capital investment, max ₹10 crore per enterprise

§4Norms — pattern of assistance

  1. If UNNATI or other central capital incentive received, SCII limited to the difference
  2. Only core investment counts; second-hand machinery excluded
  3. Total of all NTIIP benefits max ₹10 crore and not above 100% of investment
  4. Claim within 6 months of production and within 2 years of Registration Certificate
  5. Five-tier scrutiny: DIC - DLSC - Directorate - SLSC - SIDFC; payment by budget availability through NStCB/NRB
  6. Refund with interest if unit closes within 5 years

§5Documents

Tick each one as you get it ready.

NOC / trade licence from local body

§6How to apply

  1. 1

    Intimate intention online (Form 2.0)

  2. 2

    Apply for Registration Certificate to GM, DIC (Form 1.0 + checklist 2.1)

  3. 3

    DIC verifies within 30 days with geo-tagged photos; Directorate decides within 45 days

  4. 4

    Claim online after production

§7Pros and cons

Merits

  • 30% with a high ₹10 crore cap (NTIIP para 6.1.B)
  • Covers homestays, cafés and clinics on the service positive list

Demerits

  • Not yet operational as per Aug 2026 press report
  • Payouts subject to budget; five-tier approval

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Sources

  1. NTIIP 2025 with General Operational Guidelines (Dept of Industries & Commerce PDF)
  2. Morung Express - Over a year after notification, Nagaland's new industrial policy yet to take off (news)

Checked on 18 October 2026. For information only — confirm with the department or bank. Spotted a mistake? Report it.