Tripura Post-5-Year Incentives
By Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Tripura
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Quick Answer
After five years of operation: 25% net GST, power support including a Rs.25 lakh thrust ceiling, and 50% employer EPF and ESI for qualifying MSMEs.
About this subsidy
The Tripura Industrial Investment Promotion Incentives Scheme, 2022 (TIIPIS 2022), administered by the Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Tripura, does not drop every incentive the day a unit completes five years. This head continues a narrower pack for industrial enterprises that keep operating, for a further period of five years.
Three benefits sit together. First, Industrial Promotion Subsidy continues at 25% of Goods and Services Tax (net of input tax) actually paid after 5 years of operation, with the condition that the aggregating subsidy amount paid since commissioning of the project shall not exceed 150% of investment in plant and machinery — that 150% is a lifetime ratio against plant-and-machinery investment, not a rupee figure to store as the award. Second, power charges are provided to all eligible industrial units with connected load of above 20 HP at Rs.5.00 per unit without any upper ceiling; units with connected load up to 20 HP get partial reimbursement of 25% of power charges actually paid, subject to a maximum of Rs.15.00 lakhs per annum per enterprise, and in the case of Thrust Sector Industries the annual upper ceiling is Rs.25 lakhs per enterprise. The Rs.5.00 per unit rate is a tariff support, not the program's amount_max. The highest rupee ceiling named in the clause is Rs.25 lakhs (thrust, up to 20 HP). Third, employment cost subsidy is paid to MSME enterprises with employment of 20 or more persons at 50% of the employer contribution paid towards EPF and ESI after 5 years of operation. That employment line is one component; GST and power remain available to eligible industrial units more broadly, so this program is not an MSME-only gate.
Treat this incentive as its own umbrella continuation program. It is incentive 13 of TIIPIS 2022, claimed through that scheme's process, and distinct from the first-five-year GST, power and employment heads. It is open on a rolling basis with no advertised closing date. Applications go through the State's SWAAGAT single-window portal at https://swaagat.tripura.gov.in/. The money is reimbursement, not a loan and not equity. Founders keep their equity. The support is not repayable.
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Benefits & Funding
- Amount
- Up to ₹25L
What You Get
- 25% of net GST actually paid after 5 years of operation, provided aggregating subsidy since commissioning does not exceed 150% of plant-and-machinery investment (a ratio, not a rupee award)
- Connected load above 20 HP: power at Rs.5.00 per unit with no upper ceiling (per-unit rate, not amount_max)
- Connected load up to 20 HP: 25% of power charges actually paid, maximum Rs.15.00 lakhs per annum, or Rs.25 lakhs per annum for Thrust Sector Industries (highest rupee ceiling in the clause)
- MSME enterprises with employment of 20 or more persons: 50% of employer contribution towards EPF and ESI after 5 years of operation
- Paid as State reimbursement under TIIPIS 2022, not as a loan and not for equity
- Disbursement
- Reimbursement
- Bootstrap friendly
- Yes
Timelines & Process
Applications
Rolling basis
Selection Process
This is not a competition and there is no pitch round. The Department of Industries and Commerce screens each claim against the TIIPIS 2022 continuation clause. The unit must have completed five years of operation. GST claims are checked at 25% of net GST actually paid and against the lifetime aggregate not exceeding 150% of plant-and-machinery investment. Power claims are split by connected load: Rs.5.00 per unit with no ceiling above 20 HP, or 25% of charges up to Rs.15.00 lakhs (Rs.25 lakhs for thrust) up to 20 HP. Employment-cost claims are checked only for MSME enterprises with employment of 20 or more persons, at 50% of employer EPF and ESI. A unit may qualify for GST and power without qualifying for the MSME employment line. Verified heads are reimbursed. Applicants are not ranked against one another.
Application Process
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Complete five years
Keep the industrial enterprise operating in Tripura through five years and into the continuation window.
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How to apply
Four steps from draft to disbursement — one action each.
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See the questions before you start
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Line up your documents
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Submit on the official portal
Use the official application link and verify all details before final submission.
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Follow up
Reach out 5–7 days after submitting to confirm receipt and ask about the review timeline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What GST share continues after five years?
Industrial Promotion Subsidy at 25% of GST (net of input tax) actually paid after 5 years of operation, provided the aggregating subsidy amount paid since commissioning does not exceed 150% of investment in plant and machinery.
What is the highest rupee ceiling in this clause?
Rs.25 lakhs per enterprise per annum, which is the thrust-sector ceiling on the 25% power-charge reimbursement for units with connected load up to 20 HP. The Rs.5.00 per unit rate for loads above 20 HP has no upper ceiling. The 150% of plant-and-machinery test is a lifetime ratio, not a rupee award.
How does power support split by connected load?
Above 20 HP: Rs.5.00 per unit with no upper ceiling. Up to 20 HP: 25% of power charges actually paid, maximum Rs.15.00 lakhs per annum, or Rs.25 lakhs per annum for Thrust Sector Industries.
Who gets the employment-cost subsidy?
MSME enterprises with employment of 20 or more persons, at 50% of the employer contribution paid towards EPF and ESI after 5 years of operation. GST and power in this head are not limited to that MSME employment line.
Is this a loan or does the State take equity?
Neither. These are subsidy reimbursements, equity-free and not repayable.
Where do I apply?
Through the Government of Tripura SWAAGAT single-window portal at https://swaagat.tripura.gov.in/, under TIIPIS 2022.
Is there a deadline?
No closing date is advertised. The head is rolling under TIIPIS 2022 for units that have completed five years of operation.
What proof is typically needed?
Evidence of five years of continuous operation, GST returns for the 25% net-GST claim, power bills and connected-load documents for the power head, and, where the MSME employment line is claimed, muster rolls plus employer EPF and ESI challans for 20 or more persons.
Sources
Data on this page is compiled from official program and provider references.
