§1Official help near you

§2One District One Product

Oil - Himachali Chulli

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

ZoneCategory C (tribal areas, backward blocks, all backward panchayats in A and B)

Blocks / areas: Kalpa, Pooh, Nichar

Highest: MSME SGST 90%; land concession 70%; stamp duty at 10%; interest cap Rs 6 lakh; transport subsidy 5% of turnover (max Rs 10 lakh, 5 yrs); CLU waived.

HP Logistics Policy 2022 (Rajpatra 21 June 2022) incl. Annexure I area categories and Annexure II State Mission on Food Processing

§4Himachal Pradesh schemes — available here too

Full Himachal Pradesh pageCentral government schemes

§5Where to go

  • District Industries Centre (DIC), Kinnaur — 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