§1Policies
- Revised Guidelines for 25% Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme to Micro and Small Entrepreneurial Units (approved by Administrator, Diary No. 2548 dated 10 Aug 2019)UnclearFrom Aug 2019; no end date printed
§2Incentive pattern
§3State schemes
More incentives in the policy (1)
Name and benefit are from the policy; the full conditions are not on this page yet — see the policy document.
- PMEGP (KVIC / Lakshadweep Khadi & Village Industries Board / DIC) - central schemeCredit-linked subsidy for new micro units; implemented locally
→Industrial land in this stateAgency, portal, allotment, lease
§4Choose your district
For each district: its ODOP product, its subsidy zone and the schemes that run only there.
§5Focus sectors & ODOP
§6Why do business here — and why not
Merits
- A UT-run 25% capital subsidy exists for micro units, counting land and building (2019 guideline)
- Societies and SHGs can apply, not only individuals (2019 guideline)
Demerits
- UT declared a 'No industrial Area'; no scope for major industries (2019 guideline, introduction)
- No industrial policy, single-window portal or fiscal incentive package found
- Subsidy cap only ₹6.25 lakh and units must be under ₹25 lakh investment
¶Still being researched
We could not confirm these points from an official source, so no figure is printed on the page.
Open items5 points pending
- No industrial policy found for Lakshadweep - incentivePattern left empty on purpose
- LANIDS-2018 (central Lakshadweep and A&N Islands Development Scheme): registration closed 31 Mar 2020 per a local news site; not confirmed on an official page
- ODOP product for Lakshadweep not found on an official page
- Status of 25% CIS in 2026 not confirmed
- Focus sectors not published by the UT