§1Official help near you
§2One District One Product
Tourism
The government is making this product the identity of the district — clusters, training, marketing and export support go to it first. Starting a business in this product is often the easiest route.
§3Subsidy zone
The state policy zone list does not name this district — either the state does not use zones, or zones go by block/tehsil. Ask the District Industries Centre (DIC) for the zone of your block.
§4Chandigarh schemes — available here too
- Chandigarh interest subventionActiveGuidelines listed on the Industries page in 2026.
- Chandigarh rental subsidyActive20% of eligible rent paid in the financial year, max ₹1,50,000 per financial year, for up to 3 financial-year claims
- Chandigarh startup seed grantActiveSeed / MVP stage: grant up to ₹7 lakh each for 20 startups a year
§5Where to go
- District Industries Centre (DIC), Chandigarh — files for state subsidy schemes and ODOP go here; DIC is also an implementing agency for PMEGP.
- Lead District Manager (LDM) — coordinates the banks in the district; meet them if your loan is stuck.
- Udyam Registration (udyamregistration.gov.in) — free on the government portal.