§1Official help near you
- MSE Facilitation Council, Uttar PradeshDelayed-payment councils (MSEFC) · facilitation.council@gmail.com
- Zonal MSE Facilitation Council, LucknowDelayed-payment councils (MSEFC)
- KVIC State Office, LucknowKVIC / PMEGP offices · 0522-2354 511, 2311 112 · solucknow.kvic@gov.in
- MedTech- A CoE in MediElectronics and Health InformaticsStartup incubators
§2Famous for
§3One District One Product
Chikankari & Zari Zardozi
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.
§5Schemes for this district / area only
- UP Defence Industrial Corridor (land subsidy 25% in DIC under Defence Policy 2024)Agra, Aligarh, Chitrakoot, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow
§6Uttar Pradesh schemes — available here too
- CM-YUVAActiveInterest-free loan of up to ₹5 lakh without collateral
- ODOP Margin MoneyActiveMargin money (subsidy) on a bank loan, by project-cost slab
- UP MSME capital subsidyActiveCapital subsidy on plant, machinery, equipment and related building, by region and size
- UP micro interest subsidyActive50% of interest paid (60% for SC/ST/women), up to ₹25 lakh per unit over 5 years
- VSSY 2.0ActiveLoan assistance up to ₹10 lakh with 15% margin money subsidy, without collateral and interest (as printed)
- ODOCActiveSupport for new/expansion units: machinery, packaging, deep freezers, reefer vans, mini cold rooms, food-testing equipment, cloud kitchens;…
- UP export freight subsidyActive₹20,000 per 20-ft container, ₹40,000 per 40-ft container, or 30% of freight, whichever is lower; max ₹30 lakh per exporter unit per year
§7Where to go
- District Industries Centre (DIC), Lucknow — 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.