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STATE POLICY - GUJARAT
net tax paid by them under Section- 13 of Gujarat
with on-floor training for skill development in the
Value Added Tax Act against their output tax
ESDM sector , if necessary , by utilizing the resources of
liability . The reimbursement will be limited to 90 %
the Directorate of Employment and Training , Gujarat
of the Gross Fixed Capital Investment made by the
Knowledge Society ( GKS ) and other organisations .
eligible unit within one year ( two years in case of
10 . Interest Subsidy : Eligible units will be entitled to avail
Mega ESDM Project ) from the date of production
interest subsidy as under :
or during the operative period of this Policy whichever is earlier . Additional tax will not be eligible for reimbursement . In no case , the amount of reimbursement shall exceed the total inflow of tax paid into the government treasury . Incentive to multiple units in a single supply chain ( downstream or upstream units / trades ) will not be allowed i . e . if
10.1 . Interest subsidy for five years @ 7 % for MSMEs and 2 % for large Industries having an actual investment up to Rs . 100 Crores .
10.2 . 1 % additional interest subsidy to the youth less than 35 years of age in case of the first project or to the SC / ST / Women / Differently-abled persons .
a supply has been considered for tax incentives for
10.3 . Maximum amount of interest subsidy per annum
a unit the same supply should not lead to incentive
shall be Rs . 25 lakhs ( Twenty Five Lakhs only ) for
for an upstream or downstream unit . There would
MSMEs and Rs . 50 lakhs ( Fifty Lakhs only ) for
be certain restriction in respect of transfer of goods
large units .
produced by eligible units out of State by the
10.4 . Other conditions shall be applicable in
subsequent dealers so as to ensure that amount
accordance with the Scheme for Assistance to
reimbursed is not again being claimed by way of
Manufacturing Sector as per Government
tax credit for inter-State sale , branch transfer ,
Resolution of Industries and Mines Department
consignment and export . This incentive will be
No . BJT-102012-92765-I dated 26-02-2013 as
available within 8 years from the date of
amended and / or revised from time to time .
production .
11 . Incentives to ESDM MSMEs : Following incentives under
6.2 . For domestic sales outside Gujarat ( inter-State
Scheme for Assistance to Micro , Small and Medium
sales ), Central Sales Tax ( CST ) paid into
Enterprises ( MSME ) as announced by the Government
Government treasury would be reimbursed , till GST
vide Resolution No . MSM / 102009 / 57928 / I dated 27-2-
is introduced . The amount of benefit availed under
2009 as amended and / or revised from time to time
this also will be counted against the ceiling
would be applicable to ESDM MSMEs :
mentioned in para 6.1 .
11.1 . Quality Certification : Any MSME EDSM unit
6.3 . Notwithstanding anything mentioned in above
registered in Gujarat will be granted 11 assistance
clauses , it is stated that under the GST regime , the
for a maximum of three industry standard quality
unit shall be reimbursed up to the extent of SGST
certifications , at a rate of 50 % of cost of quality
paid in intrastate sale of the specified goods
certification within the overall ceiling of Rs . 6
subject to the tax actual realized into the treasury .
lakhs in 5 years . The amount of assistance will
7 . Employment Generation Grant on EPF : Eligible units as
include : -
defined in this Policy will be entitled to the
a ) Fees charged by certification agency
reimbursement of the Employers ’ PF Contribution
b ) Consulting fees and training charges
deposited by them for the employees for a period of five years subject to a ceiling of Rs . 5 lakhs per unit per year . However , existing units carrying out expansion / diversification will be entitled for this incentive for their additional employees engaged for
c ) Cost of testing equipment as suggested by BIS and other national or international qualitymarks such as
WHO , GMP , CE , HACCP . d ) Calibration charges of equipment
expansion / diversification only . This reimbursement
This ‘ Quality certification scheme ’ will be supplementary to the
would be as per the following criteria :
Central Government scheme .
• 100 % of EPF amount paid in case of female
11.2 . Technology Acquisition Fund : Assistance for
employees
acquisition of appropriate technology in any form
• 75 % of EPF amount paid in case of male employees
8 . Single-Window Clearance System :
to a group of at least 10 MSMEs for a specific product / platform will be provided by way of 50 % grant subject to maximum of Rs . 1 cr . per
8.1 . An empowered ‘ Single Window Clearance
technology including royalty payments for the first
Committee ’ will be set up and operationalized for
two years .
granting approvals and clearances for setting up
New Units in the State .
11.3 . Support to R & D Institutions : In order to give impetus to the Research and Development , need-based
8.2 . It would be supported by a ‘ state-of-the-art
support will be provided to R & D institutions set
centralized help desk call centre ’ on 24x7 basis
up with the approval of the State Government .
9 . Special Scheme to Assist Training Institutions and Trainees in
a ) Apart from new R & D institutions , testing facilities ,
the ESDM industry : In addition to the Skill Development
incubation centres , etc . will also be covered . The
assistance provided by the Government of India , the
assistance will be given up to 60 % of the project
State Labour and Employment Department would
cost excluding land and building subject to
come out with a new Scheme with customized courses
maximum of Rs . 50 lakhs .
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