Schemes for Assistance Labour Intensive Industries

Scheme of Assistance under scheme for Labour Intensive

From 01/01/2015 to 31/12/2019

• The incentive applicable to new enterprise and for one expansion during the operative period of the scheme.
• An enterprise ofthefollowingindustries / sector which provides theemploymenttominimum number of persons as mentioned against itsnameofsector will be eligible.
  • Garment, Apparels & made ups Industry – 300 persons
  • Agro & Food Processing – 100 persons
  • Assembling Enterprises with partial manufacturing facilities – 100 persons
  • Any other labour intensive industries/ sector, with minimum persons required to be employed by it, as decided by the State Level Empowered Committee time to time
• Payroll incentive will be eligible only for new/additional Domiciled employees.

Assistance to eligible Industries / sectors

• Assistance will be eligible to New enterprise as well as to existing enterprise for one time expansion.
• Payroll assistance will be provided @Rs.1200 per person & additional Rs.300 per women employment. In case of expansion this payroll assistance will be provided only for additional domicile employees.
• In case of expansion, the payroll assistance will not be eligible for reemployed person/s who had been relieved by the enterprise within one year period before commencement of production of expansion.
• Interest Subsidy :7% maximum up to Rs. 1 crore per annum for period of 5 years.
• VAT related incentives: Only 70% of eligible fixed capital investment of eligible unit will be considered for reimbursement. The eligible unit shall be entitled for reimbursement up to 1/5th of eligible limit in a particular year.

• Application form for Registration (Click Here)
• Application form for Assistance (Click Here)

• The enterprise will apply to Industries Commissioner in prescribed format along with detailed project report for approval and eligibility registration
• The application will be scrutinized and will be put up before the State Level Empowered Committee (SLEC), for approval.
• On approval of the SLEC, the registration certificate will be issued.
• On commencement of the commercial production the enterprise will apply to Industries Commissioner for assistance under the scheme.
• The detailed procedure for sanction and disbursement will be laid down by IC office.
• The enterprise that has availed assistance under this scheme will not be entitled to avail benefit under any other scheme of State Government, unless and otherwise specified under that scheme.

Name : Shri R. D. Barhat
Designation: Jt. Commissioner of Industries (Salt&Text.)
Address: Block No. 1, 3rd Floor, Udyog Bhavan, Sector 11, Gandhinagar-382 017
Phone : + 91 79 23252532, 23252686,23252580,23252684
E-mail :
icsalt@gujarat.gov.in