§1Official help near you
§2Famous for
§3One District One Product
Wangkhei Phee
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.
§5Manipur schemes — available here too
- Manipur capital subsidyActive30% of investment in plant & machinery, aggregate ceiling ₹50 lakh (para 13.1(i))
- Manipur power subsidyActiveReimbursement of industrial power charges on actual units consumed for first 5 years: Micro & Small (1-50 kW) 50%; Medium (25-125 kVA) 23.7%; Large…
- Manipur interest & insuranceActive3% interest subsidy on working capital loan for 10 years from commercial production (para 13.1(iii))
- Manipur transport subsidyActive25% on transport of perishable fruit and vegetable raw material from growing areas identified by the State, over 50 km by shortest road/waterway, to…
- Manipur certification & IPActiveCGPDTM (patents, designs, trade marks) registration fee: 70% micro / 50% small / 30% medium, ceiling ₹1 lakh
- Manipur procurement supportActivePrice preference up to 10% over lowest outside bid, all other things equal (para 13.17)
§6Where to go
- District Industries Centre (DIC), Imphal East — 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.