Maharashtra FSI Premium Exemption Scheme 2025

# Exemption from Premium for Additional FSI for Plug and Play Facilities

Under the Maharashtra Industries Investment and Services Policy 2025, this incentive allows private developers to build ready-to-use infrastructure aimed at Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in manufacturing and services. The measure addresses gaps in infrastructure and seeks to make conditions more favourable for MSMEs operating and expanding in Maharashtra.

Developers receive additional Floor Space Index (FSI) of up to 200% — or as per local DCR, whichever is higher — with no premium payable. The Government of Maharashtra intends this to lower the cost burden on developers and draw investment into building modern industrial and service-oriented facilities. For MSMEs, such plug and play facilities offer immediate access to compliant, functional workspaces, cutting setup time and capital expenditure so that they can concentrate on core business activities.

The incentive serves the broader policy aim of positioning Maharashtra as a destination for industrial investment and innovation, with MSMEs equipped with the infrastructure needed to grow and contribute to the state's economic growth.

Applications for this incentive are generally handled through the wider application mechanism established under the Maharashtra Industries Investment and Services Policy 2025. The source text does not set out the individual steps, but an applicant would ordinarily be required to:

- File a registration of the project, along with the intention to build plug-and-play facilities, with the appropriate industrial development authority in Maharashtra (for instance, the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation - MIDC, or via the MAITRI portal). - Put forward a detailed project proposal covering architectural plans, environmental clearances and a full business case showing how 'plug and play' facilities for MSMEs would be developed. - Furnish every legal and incorporation document required of the private entity seeking the incentive. - Go through an evaluation by the state authorities, who verify eligibility, the project's compliance with policy guidelines, and conformity with local Development Control Regulations.

The Government of Maharashtra reviews project proposals submitted under this incentive through its relevant authorities. A committee — expected to include representatives from the Department of Industries alongside other technical experts — assesses the proposed 'plug and play' facilities. Among the criteria applied are the project's alignment with the policy's aim of supporting MSMEs in manufacturing and services, conformity with local Development Control Regulations (DCR), financial viability, and the extent to which it strengthens the state's industrial ecosystem.

Approval is given priority to projects that show a clear benefit to MSMEs and meet all statutory requirements.