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STATE POLICY - TELANGANA

Incentives

6.1 Incentives provided by Govt . of India under the
VI . Reimbursement of expenses relating to compliance with
National Electronics Policy ( NPE ) 2012
" Indian Standards for MSMEs :
I .
Financial incentives under M-SIPS :
Districts of Hyderabad , Ranga Reddy and Medak have been notified under the Brownfield EMCs and are eligible for the financial incentives under the GoI ’ s M-
SIPS scheme : Electronic products manufacturing units shall be provided incentive for 20 % of capex for SEZ based units and 25 % of capex plus reimbursement of excise / CVD on capital equipment for vnon-SEZ based units . Thresholds for investments in the Electronics unit
a .
Reimbursement of actual testing charges subject to the testing charges incurred for getting the products tested at STQC labs ( for initial registration as well as during surveillance ) as per prevailing rates of test charges levied by STQC labs . The maximum re-imbursement under the scheme would be limited to INR 75,000 / -. b . Reimbursement of actual test charges received by
BIS for Registration ( Max . INR 25,000 / -)
have been defined in the M-SIPS 2012 notification of
VII . Skill Development :
MOC-IT .
a . To facilitate skill development in the Electronics
ii .
Financial assistance for greenfield and brownfield EMCs :
sector focusing on youth to increase their
a . For greenfield EMCs , financial assistance will be
employability to work in ‘ Manufacturing ’ and
provided for up to 50 % of project cost , limited to
‘ Service support ’ functions , a ‘ Scheme for Financial
INR 50 Crores for every 100 acres of land .
Assistance to Telangana for Skill Development ’ has
b . For expansion / upgradation of brownfield EMCs , financial assistance will be provided up to 75 % of the project cost , limited to INR 50 Crores . iii . Development of Electronics Manufacturing Clusters by
MSMEs : a . Reimbursement of expenses of diagnostic study for
Greenfield or Brownfield EMCs – INR 2.50
Lakhs / cluster . b . Reimbursement of expenses incurred for soft interventions will be 75 % of the sanctioned amount of the project cost in the DPR , limited to INR2.5
Lakhs / cluster . c . Reimbursement of expenses incurred for preparing
Detailed Project Report ( DPR ) – INR 5
Lakhs / cluster .
been approved by GoI . b . The scheme provides for 75 % of training fee as assistance for training courses identified by
Electronics Sector Skills Council , Telecom Sector
Skills Council and NIELIT . c . The scheme also provides for 100 % fee reimbursement to 40 % of the seats which would be reserved for the candidates belonging to
SC / ST / Economically weaker sections . d . Further , Registration-cum-Certification fee per candidate ( for the first attempt only ) would also be reimbursed to assessing / certifying agencies . e . A target of 10,000 ( 2000 per year ) candidates for
Telangana has been set to benefit from this scheme .
VIII . Promoting R & D and announcement of national awards :
iv . Preferential market access :
a . GoI has targeted to increase the number of PhDs to
The policy of GoI on preferential market access in
Government procurement for domestically manufactured electronics products shall be implemented in all Government of Telangana departments . Special preference shall be given to
Telangana-based manufacturers .
V . Reimbursement of expenses for testing and certification required for export for MSMEs :
3,000 over a period of 5 years with 100 % funding by the GoI . b . To recognize the achievements in the Electronics industry , to motivate the entrepreneurs in the sector and to encourage new investments and innovation in the sector , GoI has constituted various national awards with budget of more than INR 3.5 Crores .
6.2 Incentives provided by the Government of
a . Reimbursement of testing charges incurred for
Telangana
getting the products tested from any lab
6.2.1
Common incentives applicable to all categories of
domestic / abroad , subject to the testing charges
Electronics Industry
incurred for getting the products tested at STQC labs as per prevailing rates of test charges levied by
STQC labs . The maximum reimbursement under the scheme would be limited to INR 75,000 / -. b . Reimbursement of 25 % charges towards the annual certification fee paid to any certification body
( domestic / abroad ) per model at actual , subject to :
• Upto INR 50,000 / - for one model .
i .
Electronics Industry units are regulated and governed as per the provision of the Air Act , Water Act , and E ( P )
Act , 1986 . ii .
Electronics Industry companies are exempt from the purview of statutory power cuts on similar lines as the
IT / ITES Industry . iii . Electronics units are permitted to file self-certificates , in the prescribed formats for the following :
• Upto two certifications and each model would qualify only once under the scheme
I .
II .
The Factories Act , 1948
The Maternity Benefit Act , 1961
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