§1Official help near you
§2Famous for
§3One 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.
§4Subsidy zone
ZoneCategory B (industrially developing)
Blocks / areas: Theog, Mashobra, Basantpur, Narkanda, Totu, Kupvi, Kotkhai
MSME SGST 90%; land concession 60%; stamp duty at 30%; interest cap Rs 4 lakh; transport subsidy 3% of turnover (max Rs 10 lakh, 3 yrs); CLU waived.
HP Logistics Policy 2022 (Rajpatra 21 June 2022) incl. Annexure I area categories and Annexure II State Mission on Food ProcessingZoneCategory C (tribal areas, backward blocks, all backward panchayats in A and B)
Blocks / areas: Jubbal, Rohru, Chopal, Chhohara, Rampur, Nankhari
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§5Himachal 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.
§6Where to go
- District Industries Centre (DIC), Shimla — 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
- Local Government Directory (LGD), MoPR — district list by state
- ODOP Product List V33 (31 Dec 2025), DPIIT / Invest India (PDF)
- NITI Aayog — List of 112 Aspirational Districts (PDF)
- HP Logistics Policy 2022 (Rajpatra 21 June 2022) incl. Annexure I area categories and Annexure II State Mission on Food Processing
- HP Logistics Policy 2022 (Rajpatra 21 June 2022) incl. Annexure I area categories and Annexure II State Mission on Food Processing