Divyang, Agniveer, Naxalite Employment Subsidy CG

The Chhattisgarh Industrial Development Policy 2024-30 includes the Divyang, Retired Agniveer & Surrendered Naxalite Employment Subsidy, a measure intended to support inclusive growth and create jobs within the state. Through this scheme, employers are encouraged to bring marginalised groups and specific skilled categories into the mainstream workforce.

The Government of Chhattisgarh provides a reimbursement to lessen the financial load on businesses that hire people from these identified categories. This serves the twin purpose of advancing social equity and ensuring that valuable talent — including individuals with distinctive skills and experience, such as retired Agniveers — is put to effective use in the industrial sector.

Employers of varied scale are covered under the policy, ranging from small and medium enterprises to larger industrial units. They are encouraged to widen their recruitment to take in Divyang individuals, who frequently encounter obstacles to employment, and Surrendered Naxalites, whose reintegration into society is supported through stable livelihoods. The initiative demonstrates the state's dedication to balanced economic development alongside social welfare.

- **Check eligibility:** Confirm that your organisation and the staff you intend to recruit (or have already recruited) satisfy the particular requirements for Divyang, Retired Agniveer, or Surrendered Naxalite status, and that the role is a permanent one. - **Assemble documents:** Collect the required paperwork, which generally comprises proof of the employee's eligibility (such as a disability certificate, Agniveer discharge papers, or a surrender certificate), salary records for the employee, the company's incorporation documents, and any further forms stipulated under the Chhattisgarh Industrial Development Policy. - **File the application:** Reimbursement applications are ordinarily filed via the portal or department named in the overarching policy. This generally entails completing a prescribed application form and enclosing all supporting documents. - **Verification and approval:** The relevant state authority will examine each submitted application to confirm that every condition has been fulfilled. - **Disbursement:** Once verification and approval are complete, the reimbursement amount payable is credited to the employer's bank account.

The department tasked with rolling out the Industrial Development Policy under the Government of Chhattisgarh will scrutinise each employment subsidy application. Verification centres on whether both the employer and the employee(s) named in the claim meet the eligibility criteria. This covers documents establishing the employee's status — Divyang, Retired Agniveer, or Surrendered Naxalite — along with evidence of permanent employment and net salary.

Before any reimbursement is sanctioned, the committee confirms that every policy guideline has been satisfied.