§1Official help near you
§2Famous for
§3One District One Product
SeabuckthornPashmina
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
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.
§5Ladakh schemes — available here too
- Ladakh air freight subsidyActive50% of air freight on finished goods from Ladakh to any destination in India, max Rs 5 lakh per unit per year, for up to 5 years.
- Ladakh export subsidyActive60% of transport cost up to the Indian international port (air or sea), max Rs 5 lakh per unit per year for 5 years.
- Ladakh green energy subsidyActiveGreen energy (solar/wind/hybrid): 50% of purchase and installation cost, max Rs 25 lakh.
- Ladakh DPR & stamp dutyActiveDPR: 50% of consultant fee, max Rs 50,000.
- Ladakh quality & marketing supportActiveIn-house testing equipment or quality certification: 35%, max Rs 5 lakh.
§6Where to go
- District Industries Centre (DIC), Leh Ladakh — 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.