The Government of Gujarat on October 05, 2022, issued the Aatmanirbhar Gujarat Scheme for assistance to Large Industries. This scheme will provide incentives to attract increased investments in the manufacturing sector to create more employment opportunities in Gujarat. It will go on to strengthen the overall ecosystem in the State and help achieve the larger goal of an Aatmanirbhar Gujarat for Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
This scheme will come into force from October 05, 2022, to April 04, 2027, and it will be operative for 5 years.
The following points have been mentioned in the scheme-
•Under this scheme, Industrial Undertaking has been defined as a legal entity such as a company, partnership firm including LLP, society, trust, industrial cooperative society, or proprietary concern engaged or to be engaged in the manufacture, production, processing, or job work of articles.
•Under this scheme large industrial undertaking means an industrial undertaking in which the fixed capital investment made in Plant and Machinery is higher than INR 50 crores, and for which an Industrial Entrepreneurs Memorandum has been filed or any other license or permission as prescribed by the Government of India, has been obtained.
The large industrial undertaking must have obtained acknowledgment or registration, as the case may be from The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
•A micro, small or medium industrial undertaking under this scheme means an industrial undertaking that has fixed capital investment made in Plant and Machinery as per the following:
1. Micro: Less than or equal to INR 1 crore
2. Small: More than INR 1 crore and less than or equal to INR 10 crore
3. Medium: More than INR 10 crore and less than or equal to INR 50 crore
•This scheme also defines New Industrial Unit, Thrust Sector, Industrial Complex, Existing Industrial Unit, Expansion, Diversification, Installed Capacity, Capacity, Gross Fixed Capital Investment (GFCI), Eligible Fixed Capital Investment (EFCI),
•In case of breach of any one or more of the conditions of this GR, the incentives disbursed under the scheme shall be liable to be recovered as an arrear of land revenue or in any other appropriate manner the government may deem fit along with interest at the rate of 18% per annum from the date of the first availment of such incentive. Further, the non-disbursed incentive amount due to the eligible large industrial undertaking shall also be liable to be forfeited.
•The Land and Land development cost, Working capital, Goodwill, Royalty, and other such expenditure shall not be considered for calculating the eligible fixed capital investment.
[Notification No. MIS-102022-1271(2)-1]
