Bilaspur

§1Official help near you

• MSE Facilitation Council, Himachal PradeshDelayed-payment councils (MSEFC) · hpmsefc@gmail.com

§2One District One Product

Processing of Indian Gooseberry (Amla)

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

§4Himachal Pradesh schemes — available here too

• HP MSME incentivesUnclearDPR/certification: 50% of consultant fee, max Rs 20,000 (micro), Rs 50,000 (small), Rs 1,00,000 (medium).
• HP SGST reimbursementUnclearMSME (non-steel): 60% (Cat A), 90% (Cat B and C) of net SGST on supplies consumed within HP, 7 years, cap 100% of FCI.
• HP Large/Anchor incentivesUnclearLarge: land concession 25% / 45% / 65% (Cat A / B / C) if production within 3 years; stamp duty at 50% / 30% / 20%; interest subvention 3%, max Rs 10…
• HP SMFPUnclearCold chain: grant 50% of bank-appraised cost or actual building + P&M (lower), max Rs 5 crore per project; plus 7% interest subsidy for 7 years, max…
• HP CM Startup SchemeUnclearInnovation projects: sustenance allowance Rs 25,000 per month for one year.

Full Himachal Pradesh pageCentral government schemes

§5Where to go

• District Industries Centre (DIC), Bilaspur — 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.

¶Sources

1. Local Government Directory (LGD), MoPR — district list by state
2. ODOP Product List V33 (31 Dec 2025), DPIIT / Invest India (PDF)
3. NITI Aayog — List of 112 Aspirational Districts (PDF)
4. HP Logistics Policy 2022 (Rajpatra 21 June 2022) incl. Annexure I area categories and Annexure II State Mission on Food Processing