Commissionerate of Industries, Government of Telangana

This is a reimbursement of duty you have already paid, not an upfront grant. The guidelines also cover stamp duty on leasing land, sheds or buildings and on mortgage and hypothecation deeds.

What you get

• Reimbursement of the stamp duty and transfer duty paid on buying land meant for industrial use
• The guidelines extend the same relief to duty on lease deeds and on mortgage and hypothecation deeds

Who can apply

• A micro, small or medium enterprise in Telangana, set up or expanded under the MSME Policy 2024
• Located outside Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits, with exceptions set out in the guidelines
• Benefits are counted from the date the unit starts commercial production, and the scheme runs from 18 September 2024 to 31 March 2029
• Duty that was already concessioned earlier cannot be claimed again

How selection works: The General Manager of the District Industries Centre verifies the documents and inspects the unit. For larger investments in plant and machinery, the General Manager recommends the claim to the Commissioner of Industries for sanction. Payment comes after the spend, not before.

How to apply: File the incentive claim on the TG-iPASS portal, which handles the claim online from start to finish. Questions go to coi.inds@telangana.gov.in.

Two reimbursements sit under this heading: one on the cost of a plot, one on the conversion charge.

What you get

• A share of the land cost for plots in industrial estates and parks developed by TGIIC, and in private parks that follow TGIIC guidelines with government approval
• A higher land-cost share for SC, ST and PwD entrepreneurs, if they have not already taken a land rebate from TGIIC
• A share of the charge for converting land from agricultural to non-agricultural use for industry

Who can apply

• A micro, small or medium enterprise in Telangana, set up or expanded under the MSME Policy 2024
• Located outside Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits, with exceptions set out in the guidelines
• Benefits are counted from the date the unit starts commercial production, and the scheme runs from 18 September 2024 to 31 March 2029

How selection works: The General Manager of the District Industries Centre verifies the documents and inspects the unit. For larger investments in plant and machinery, the General Manager recommends the claim to the Commissioner of Industries for sanction. Payment comes after the spend, not before.

How to apply: File the incentive claim on the TG-iPASS portal, which handles the claim online from start to finish. Questions go to coi.inds@telangana.gov.in.

This pays back part of your power bill after you have paid it.

What you get

• Reimbursement of fixed power consumption charges at a set rate per unit, for five years from the date commercial production begins
• A higher per-unit rate for SC, ST and PwD entrepreneurs

Who can apply

• A micro, small or medium enterprise in Telangana, set up or expanded under the MSME Policy 2024
• Located outside Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits, with exceptions set out in the guidelines
• Benefits are counted from the date the unit starts commercial production, and the scheme runs from 18 September 2024 to 31 March 2029

How selection works: The General Manager of the District Industries Centre verifies the documents and inspects the unit. For larger investments in plant and machinery, the General Manager recommends the claim to the Commissioner of Industries for sanction. Payment comes after the spend, not before.

How to apply: File the incentive claim on the TG-iPASS portal, which handles the claim online from start to finish. Questions go to coi.inds@telangana.gov.in.

The subsidy is a percentage of the eligible fixed capital investment, with a ceiling, and is paid once the investment has been made.

What you get

• A share of eligible fixed capital investment, subject to a ceiling set in the guidelines

Who can apply

• A micro, small or medium enterprise in Telangana, set up or expanded under the MSME Policy 2024
• Located outside Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits, with exceptions set out in the guidelines
• Benefits are counted from the date the unit starts commercial production, and the scheme runs from 18 September 2024 to 31 March 2029
• Micro and small enterprises, General category (SC, ST, PwD and women-owned units have their own entries)

How selection works: The General Manager of the District Industries Centre verifies the documents and inspects the unit. For larger investments in plant and machinery, the General Manager recommends the claim to the Commissioner of Industries for sanction. Payment comes after the spend, not before.

How to apply: File the incentive claim on the TG-iPASS portal, which handles the claim online from start to finish. Questions go to coi.inds@telangana.gov.in.

Women-owned micro and small units get an additional subsidy on fixed capital investment, added to the general investment subsidy. The guidelines state a combined ceiling for the General category.

What you get

• An additional investment subsidy on fixed capital investment, on top of the general investment subsidy
• The other General-category benefits as well

Who can apply

• A micro, small or medium enterprise in Telangana, set up or expanded under the MSME Policy 2024
• Located outside Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits, with exceptions set out in the guidelines
• Benefits are counted from the date the unit starts commercial production, and the scheme runs from 18 September 2024 to 31 March 2029
• A micro or small enterprise set up by women entrepreneurs; the guidelines set an ownership test for what counts as women-owned, so read it before you claim

How selection works: The General Manager of the District Industries Centre verifies the documents and inspects the unit. For larger investments in plant and machinery, the General Manager recommends the claim to the Commissioner of Industries for sanction. Payment comes after the spend, not before.

How to apply: File the incentive claim on the TG-iPASS portal, which handles the claim online from start to finish. Questions go to coi.inds@telangana.gov.in.

SC, ST and PwD entrepreneurs get a higher subsidy rate than the General category, with one schedule for manufacturing enterprises and another for service enterprises. Women entrepreneurs in these categories get an extra top-up.

What you get

• A higher-rate subsidy on fixed capital investment, capped per unit, for manufacturing enterprises
• A separate, lower-rate schedule for service enterprises
• An additional top-up for women entrepreneurs in these categories
• Higher land-cost, power and quality-certification support, covered in their own entries

Who can apply

• A micro, small or medium enterprise in Telangana, set up or expanded under the MSME Policy 2024
• Located outside Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits, with exceptions set out in the guidelines
• Benefits are counted from the date the unit starts commercial production, and the scheme runs from 18 September 2024 to 31 March 2029
• A micro or small enterprise set up by an SC, ST or PwD entrepreneur

How selection works: The General Manager of the District Industries Centre verifies the documents and inspects the unit. For larger investments in plant and machinery, the General Manager recommends the claim to the Commissioner of Industries for sanction. Payment comes after the spend, not before.

How to apply: File the incentive claim on the TG-iPASS portal, which handles the claim online from start to finish. Questions go to coi.inds@telangana.gov.in.

This returns the net State GST (SGST) you pay, for a set number of years from the start of commercial production or until the eligible fixed capital investment has been recovered, whichever is earlier.

What you get

• Micro and small enterprises: reimbursement of the full net SGST for five years
• Medium enterprises: reimbursement of a smaller share of net SGST, for seven years

Who can apply

• A micro, small or medium enterprise in Telangana, set up or expanded under the MSME Policy 2024
• Located outside Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits, with exceptions set out in the guidelines
• Benefits are counted from the date the unit starts commercial production, and the scheme runs from 18 September 2024 to 31 March 2029

How selection works: The General Manager of the District Industries Centre verifies the documents and inspects the unit. For larger investments in plant and machinery, the General Manager recommends the claim to the Commissioner of Industries for sanction. Payment comes after the spend, not before.

How to apply: File the incentive claim on the TG-iPASS portal, which handles the claim online from start to finish. Questions go to coi.inds@telangana.gov.in.

This is not a loan. It pays back part of the interest you pay on a term loan that funded eligible fixed capital investment.

What you get

• Reimbursement of interest above a base rate, up to a ceiling per year, for five years from the start of commercial production

Who can apply

• A micro, small or medium enterprise in Telangana, set up or expanded under the MSME Policy 2024
• Located outside Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits, with exceptions set out in the guidelines
• Benefits are counted from the date the unit starts commercial production, and the scheme runs from 18 September 2024 to 31 March 2029
• Micro and small enterprises that have taken a term loan on eligible fixed capital investment

How selection works: The General Manager of the District Industries Centre verifies the documents and inspects the unit. For larger investments in plant and machinery, the General Manager recommends the claim to the Commissioner of Industries for sanction. Payment comes after the spend, not before.

How to apply: File the incentive claim on the TG-iPASS portal, which handles the claim online from start to finish. Questions go to coi.inds@telangana.gov.in.

A part of the cost of skill upgradation and training is reimbursed, once per person.

What you get

• Reimbursement of part of the cost of skill upgradation and training, for local manpower only, capped per person and given as a one-time facility

Who can apply

• A micro, small or medium enterprise in Telangana, set up or expanded under the MSME Policy 2024
• Located outside Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits, with exceptions set out in the guidelines
• Benefits are counted from the date the unit starts commercial production, and the scheme runs from 18 September 2024 to 31 March 2029

How selection works: The General Manager of the District Industries Centre verifies the documents and inspects the unit. For larger investments in plant and machinery, the General Manager recommends the claim to the Commissioner of Industries for sanction. Payment comes after the spend, not before.

How to apply: File the incentive claim on the TG-iPASS portal, which handles the claim online from start to finish. Questions go to coi.inds@telangana.gov.in.

This reimburses what you spend on getting certified or on registering a patent. SC, ST and PwD entrepreneurs get a higher share and a higher cap than the General category.

What you get

• Reimbursement of expenses on quality certification or ZED (Zero Defect Zero Effect) certification, issued by an authorised agency or by a BIS-certified large or mega-scale industry
• Reimbursement of patent registration expenses
• A higher share and cap for SC, ST and PwD entrepreneurs

Who can apply

• A micro, small or medium enterprise in Telangana, set up or expanded under the MSME Policy 2024
• Located outside Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits, with exceptions set out in the guidelines
• Benefits are counted from the date the unit starts commercial production, and the scheme runs from 18 September 2024 to 31 March 2029

How selection works: The General Manager of the District Industries Centre verifies the documents and inspects the unit. For larger investments in plant and machinery, the General Manager recommends the claim to the Commissioner of Industries for sanction. Payment comes after the spend, not before.

How to apply: File the incentive claim on the TG-iPASS portal, which handles the claim online from start to finish. Questions go to coi.inds@telangana.gov.in.

A share of what you spend on specific cleaner-production measures is reimbursed, with a ceiling.

What you get

• A subsidy on the cost of specific cleaner-production measures, subject to a ceiling

Who can apply

• A micro, small or medium enterprise in Telangana, set up or expanded under the MSME Policy 2024
• Located outside Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits, with exceptions set out in the guidelines
• Benefits are counted from the date the unit starts commercial production, and the scheme runs from 18 September 2024 to 31 March 2029

How selection works: The General Manager of the District Industries Centre verifies the documents and inspects the unit. For larger investments in plant and machinery, the General Manager recommends the claim to the Commissioner of Industries for sanction. Payment comes after the spend, not before.

How to apply: File the incentive claim on the TG-iPASS portal, which handles the claim online from start to finish. Questions go to coi.inds@telangana.gov.in.

The Industrial Infrastructure Development Fund contributes to the cost of infrastructure at the unit. It funds the roads, power and water connection; it is not a cash grant paid to the founder.

What you get

• A contribution of a share of the cost of roads, power and water at the doorstep of a standalone unit, with a ceiling

Who can apply

• A standalone unit under the MSME Policy 2024
• The guidelines limit this to certain enterprise categories and set conditions on the unit's distance from existing industrial estates, so read them before you plan around it

How selection works: The General Manager of the District Industries Centre verifies the documents and inspects the unit. For larger investments in plant and machinery, the General Manager recommends the claim to the Commissioner of Industries for sanction. Payment comes after the spend, not before.

How to apply: File the incentive claim on the TG-iPASS portal, which handles the claim online from start to finish. Questions go to coi.inds@telangana.gov.in.