§1Official help near you
- MSE Facilitation Council, OdishaDelayed-payment councils (MSEFC) · diorissa1@nic.in
- KVIC State Office, BhubaneswarKVIC / PMEGP offices · 0674-2351 161, 2351 131 · sobhubaneshwar.kvic@gov.in
- KIIT-Technology Business IncubatorStartup incubators
- CVRCE Technology Incubator Foundation (CVRCETIF)Startup incubators
- Electropreneur Park, BhubaneswarStartup incubators
- AIC-Nalanda Institute of Technology FoundationStartup incubators
- CIPET CTEF INNOVEXStartup incubators
§2One District One Product
Fish productHandicrafts (Stone Carving)Handicrafts (Pattachitra)Handicrafts (Palm Leaf Engraving)
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.
§4Odisha schemes — available here too
- Odisha CISActive25% of P&M investment, max Rs.2 crore
- Odisha interest & SGSTActiveInterest subsidy: 50% of interest on term loan for 5 years from production, total max Rs.1 crore
- Odisha ESI/EPF subsidyActive100% of employer ESI and EPF contribution for 5 years
- Odisha stamp/land/EDActiveStamp duty on land/shed from Govt/IDCO/private estates: 100% (P&M up to Rs.10 crore); 75% (Rs.10-50 crore); also on SFC/SARFAESI/NCLT transfers
- Odisha quality/IPRActiveZED: 80% of balance cost over GoI support; 50% of equipment cost up to Rs.2 lakh (Bronze), Rs.3 lakh (Silver), Rs.5 lakh (Gold)
- Odisha food CISActiveGeneral: 30% of P&M investment, up to Rs.3.50 crore
§5Where to go
- District Industries Centre (DIC), Khordha — 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.