§1Who it is for
- New manufacturing MSMEs and existing units after substantial expansion (25%+ FCI and capacity)
Useful if
Manufacturing MSMEs, especially food, herbs, pirul briquettes in hill districts.
Do not spend time on it if
Service businesses, brick kilns, stone crushers, furnace-based units.
§2Eligibility
- Manufacturing enterprises (service sector incl. tourism, and prohibited list like brick kilns, saw mills, stone crushers, furnace units, steel ingots, tobacco, pan masala excluded)
- New unit (production after policy issue) or substantial expansion (FCI and capacity +25%)
- Minimum 70% permanent employment to permanent residents of the state
- Unit must keep working 5 years; closure over 6 months = recovery with 18% interest
- Claim must be filed fully on portal within 1 year of commercial production
- Splitting/reconstitution or shifted/used machinery not eligible
- Land not counted
§3Benefits
- Capital subsidy on workshop building + plant & machinery, by area category and size; extra 5-10% for priority categories
§4Norms — pattern of assistance
- Category A: 50% of FCI (max ₹50 lakh) up to ₹1 crore P&M; ₹50 lakh + 25% above ₹1 crore (max ₹1.50 crore) for small up to ₹5 crore; ₹1.50 crore + 20% above ₹5 crore (max ₹2.50 crore) up to ₹10 crore; ₹2.50 crore + 3.75% above ₹10 crore (max ₹4 crore) for medium
- Category B: 40% (max ₹40 lakh); ₹40 lakh + 20% (max ₹1.20 crore); ₹1.20 crore + 16% (max ₹2 crore); ₹2 crore + 2.50% (max ₹3 crore)
- Category C: 30% (max ₹30 lakh); ₹30 lakh + 12.5% (max ₹80 lakh); ₹80 lakh + 8% (max ₹1.20 crore); ₹1.20 crore + 2% (max ₹2 crore)
- Category D: 20% (max ₹20 lakh); ₹20 lakh + 10% (max ₹60 lakh); ₹60 lakh + 6% (max ₹90 lakh); ₹90 lakh + 1.50% (max ₹1.50 crore)
- Extra 5% for Priority category (max ₹5/10/15 lakh micro/small/medium)
- Most-Priority category: extra 10% in Cat A/B (max ₹10/15/20 lakh), 5% in Cat C/D
- Anchor unit with 7+ ancillaries: extra 5%; SC/ST/women/Divyang-owned: extra 5% - only one special category per unit
- PMEGP/PMFME/MSY margin money is deducted; balance given as top-up
- Disbursement: micro in 2 equal yearly instalments; small and medium in 5 equal yearly instalments after production
§5Documents
Tick each one as you get it ready.
DPR with application form
§6How to apply
- 1
Online on the prescribed portal to GM, DIC
- 2
District Empowered Committee (DM) or State Empowered Committee (DG Industries) approves
§7Pros and cons
Merits
- Up to 50% capital subsidy for micro units in remote hill districts
- Micro units get it in just 2 yearly instalments
Demerits
- Service sector and tourism are fully excluded
- 70% local permanent employment rule and 5-year running rule with 18% interest recovery
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