For Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe/ Women Entrepreneurs

For Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Entrepreneurs

Number of Installments

Mode of Disbursement

• The applicant should be a Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe/ Woman Entrepreneur.
• In the case of indigenous second-hand machinery, the initial purchase value with depreciation, or the second-hand purchase value, or value assessed by the Chartered Engineer, whichever is less, will be taken as an investment.
• If two or more industrial undertakings are set up by the same person as proprietor, common partners, or common board of directors/shareholders, such units are eligible for subsidy as separate entities provided the location, products and licences/clearances/registrations are obtained separately.

For Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe/ Women Entrepreneurs

• The subsidy for the investments made on land, building, plant & machinery will be applicable for the small and micro manufacturing enterprises which started production on or after 27-3-2002.

For Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Entrepreneurs

• The subsidy to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Entrepreneurs on the land, building and plant & machinery will be applicable on the investment made on or after 24-8-2011. The unit should commence production/complete expansion as the case may be on or after 24-8-2011.
• Second-hand machinery shall be eligible provided it is imported by the unit directly or through an agent, and the claim is supported with required import documents.

• The following investments shall not be eligible for investment subsidy:

• A unit which has availed of an investment subsidy from the Central Government or any other agency shall not be eligible to apply for a subsidy for the same investment again under this scheme.

General Documents

1. Entrepreneurs Memorandum Part-2 (UAM/ PMT) Registration/ Commencement of Production Certificate.
2. Caste certificate from the competent authority in the case of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) Entrepreneurs.
3. Loan Sanction Letter.

Scheme-Specific Documents

1. Registered Land Document.
2. Plan Approval from the Pollution Control Board (PPA).
3. Engineer’s Certificate for Building Valuation Assessed by Public Works Department (PWD)/Pondicherry Industrial Promotion Development and Investment Corporation (PIPDIC).
4. Registered Lease Agreement for the Building Executed Between the Developer and the Unit.
5. Purchase Invoices for Plant & Machinery/ Pollution Equipment/ Generator.
6. Chartered Accountant Certificate for the Investment in Fixed Assets / Pollution Control Equipment / Generator.
7. Certificate for the Installation of Pollution Control Equipment Obtained from the Directorate of Sustainable Technologies and Environmental (DSTE).
8. Air/Water Consent Orders Obtained from DSTE.
9. Notary Affidavit.

Case-Specific Documents