UP MSME ERP & ICT Support Scheme

## Support for ERP System and ICT Facilities

The Support for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System and ICT Facilities scheme sits under the Uttar Pradesh Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Promotion Policy 2022. It extends financial assistance to MSMEs in the state that are adopting modern technological solutions.

Assistance covers capital expenditure on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and other Information and Communication Technology (ICT) facilities. The intent is to help MSMEs streamline processes, manage resources better and bring different business functions onto a single platform.

For MSMEs looking to use technology as a growth lever, the scheme supports competitiveness, productivity and wider market reach. It forms part of the state's broader push on industrial development and employment generation in Uttar Pradesh.

Applications under the Support for ERP System and ICT Facilities scheme are ordinarily routed through the administrative set-up of the Directorate of Industries and Enterprises Promotion, Uttar Pradesh, in line with the wider MSME Promotion Policy 2022.

- **Refer to the guidelines**: Before applying, applicants ought to go through the detailed guidelines of the Uttar Pradesh MSME Promotion Policy 2022 so that the particular requirements and procedures attached to this incentive are clear. - **Assemble the paperwork**: An enterprise must put together documents covering its MSME registration, particulars of the ERP system or ICT facility it proposes to install, capital expenditure invoices, and evidence of payment. - **File the application**: Submission is expected to take place either via a designated portal or directly before the District Industries Centre (DIC) or the Directorate of Industries and Enterprises Promotion, Uttar Pradesh. - **Verification and approval**: The relevant authorities will scrutinise the application and the accompanying documents. Support is contingent on the ERP system itself having secured approval. - **Release of funds**: Once verification and approval are complete, the support amount payable — 75% of capital expenditure, subject to the stated maximums — is disbursed to the MSME.

The incentive is awarded on an entitlement basis to MSMEs that satisfy the criteria, rather than through a competitive pitch or a selection committee. Applications from eligible MSMEs are scrutinised by the Directorate of Industries and Enterprises Promotion, Uttar Pradesh, or agencies it designates.

Scrutiny covers verification of MSME status, confirmation that the proposed ERP systems are approved, and validation of capital expenditure claims against invoices and other supporting documents. The exercise centres on adherence to the guidelines laid down in the Uttar Pradesh MSME Promotion Policy 2022.