Infrastructure Subsidy

The Infrastructure Subsidy forms part of the "Motivation of Entrepreneurs to Start Industries and Fiscal Assistance to Industries" Scheme, which the Industries and Commerce Department, Union Territory of Puducherry, administers. Through this component, financial assistance is extended towards infrastructure development to support industrial growth in the Union Territory.

Industrial units and infrastructure developers that commit substantial investment to building construction are the intended recipients, with the IT and biotechnology sectors specifically in view. By covering a share of the capital expenditure involved in putting up factories or facilities, the subsidy seeks to encourage the emergence of strong industrial ecosystems.

The programme also aims to draw fresh investment and to back the expansion and modernisation of units already in operation. In doing so, it is expected to contribute to employment generation and to the diversification of Puducherry's economy.

1. Download the prescribed application form from the Official Website of the Directorate of Industries and Commerce, Puducherry. 2. Complete every mandatory field in the form. 3. Enclose copies of all documents asked for, self-attested wherever required. 4. Send the completed and signed form, together with the supporting documents, to the authority concerned. 5. Ask for a receipt or acknowledgement at the time of submission, and check that it carries the date, time and, where applicable, a unique identification number. 6. New units must apply within one year from the date of obtaining Entrepreneurs Memorandum Part-2/ Permanent Registration/ Commencement of Production Certificate. 7. Existing units must apply within one year of completing Expansion/ Diversification/ Modernization. 8. The State Level Committee will examine the merits of each case and decide whether the incentive/subsidy may be granted.

Every application is examined in detail by the State Level Committee, which weighs the documents furnished alongside the eligibility criteria before ruling on whether the industrial unit or infrastructure developer may be granted the incentive or subsidy. Selection for financial assistance therefore rests on units satisfying the stipulated requirements and advancing the scheme's objectives.