Interest Subsidy


A subsidy is a form of financial aid or support extended to a particular sector, generally with the aim of promoting economic and social policy. Gujarat government aims at promoting “Gujarat” as a globally competitive and innovative industrial destination that stimulate sustainable development and inclusive growth. Ministry of MSME has been consistently enunciating policies resulting in enabling schemes and programmes for enhancing competitiveness of enterprises. Gujarat Government provides many subsidies to entrepreneurs like Interest Subsidy, Capital Investment Subsidies, Venture Capital Assistence, etc.


Operative Period
Eligibility Criteria
Amount of Subsidy
Conditions

About Interest Subsidy (5% To 9%)

  • Eligibility Criteria

    • Registered Unit
      The Enterprise registered as an industrial unit under MSME Development act, 2006 with respective DIC as manufacturing enterprise.

    • Commencement during Operative Period
      For setting up new enterprise during operative period of the scheme such enterprise has to commence production during the operative period.

    • Expansion or Diversification
      For carrying out expansion or diversification by existing enterprise with investment in fixed capital more than 50% of its existing gross fixed capital investment as on date of initiation of expansion/diversification. However, such investment should be minimum 60% only in plant and machinery. Such expansion/ Diversification should have been completed and it should commence production during the operative period.

      Only one expansion/diversification will be eligible for assistance during the operative period of the scheme.

    • Modernization
      For carrying out Modernization of existing unit with investment in plant –machinery and equipment by more than 25% of its existing gross fixed capital investment, such modernization should be carried out by way of adopting new technology/ production process and/or improving quality of products.

      Only one Modernization will be eligible for assistance during the operative period of the scheme.

    • Only New Machinery
      Old & second hand machinery will not be eligible for assistance. Only new machinery is eligible for subsidy.

    • Service Enterprise Eligibility Criteria
      Only New MSME Service Enterprise having an investment in Equipments more than Rs.5 lacs will be eligible for Interest Subsidy.






  • Operative Period

    Operative period of the Interest Subsidy will be From 01/01/2015 to 31/12/2019.
  • Amount of Subsidy

    Area Rate of Interest Subsidy Maximum limit No. of Years
    Municipal Corporations limit 5% on Outstanding Term Loan Rs. 25 lac Per Year 5 years
    Other areas outside Municipal Corporations limit 7% on Outstanding Term Loan Rs. 30 lac Per Year 5 years
    • 1% additional interest subsidy, if all the promoters of the company having age less than 35 years on the date of sanction of the term loan
    • 1% additional interest subsidy, if enterprise is set up by with required equity contribution for the project @100% by SC/ST/Physically Challenged and Woman Entrepreneurs.
  • Conditions

    • If the enterprise becomes defaulter in payment of Interest or Installments of Term Loan to Bank/Financial Institution as per guideline of RBI, Such default period will be deducted from the period of Five year.
    • Enterprise will have to remain in production for 5 years from the date of commercial production.
    • In case term loan is sanctioned after one year from the date of commencement of commercial production, such enterprise will not eligible for Interest subsidy under the scheme.
    • Late submission of application will be considered subject to deduction of late submission period after commercial production and deduction of proportionate amount of interest subsidy from maximum ceiling.

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