§1Official help near you
§2One District One Product
Processing of Seabuckthorn (Charma)
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.
§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.
§5Where to go
- District Industries Centre (DIC), Lahaul and Spiti — 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.