Aatmanirbhar Gujarat Scheme: Up to ₹35L Capital Investment Subsidy — Frequently Asked Questions

The payout is a share of your term loan, and the share depends on the taluka category. Units in Category 1 talukas get 25% of the term loan amount up to ₹35,00,000; Category 2 talukas get 20% up to ₹30,00,000; and Category 3 talukas plus Municipal Corporation Areas get 10% up to ₹10,00,000. Across the scheme, that translates into assistance between ₹10 lakh and ₹35 lakh.

Micro-enterprises in Gujarat's manufacturing sector. Your unit can be newly set up, or an existing one going in for expansion or diversification. You also need an acknowledgement or registration from the Ministry of MSME or DPIIT, whichever applies to your classification, and commercial production must have commenced within the scheme's operative period.

No. It is not exclusive to DPIIT-recognised startups. The requirement is registration or acknowledgement from either the Ministry of MSME or DPIIT, as applicable to how your enterprise is classified.

No. This is a subsidy, not an equity investment. It functions as a reimbursement against the term loan raised for capital investment, so it is non-repayable and the promoters retain full ownership.

The scheme's final operative date is 4 October 2027, and applications must be in before that. There is also an individual clock running for each applicant: you have one year from the later of the first term loan disbursement, the start of commercial production, or the Government Resolution issue date.

Yes. The subsidy is calculated as a percentage of your term loan amount, so a term loan taken for capital investment is the basis of the claim. This effectively makes it a co-financing arrangement alongside your lender.

Manufacturing. This specific component — capital investment subsidy to micro-enterprises — is built around manufacturing units rather than businesses across every sector.

The Aatmanirbhar Gujarat Scheme as a whole covers MSMEs, but this particular component is structured for micro-enterprises, and the subsidy payout is targeted at them.

Through the Gujarat Investor Facilitation Portal. Register as a new investor, verify the link sent to your email, log in, and open the application for Assistance of Capital Investment Subsidy to Micro enterprises. Fill in the mandatory business details, upload the supporting documents called for by the scheme guidelines, and submit before your deadline.

The authoritative checklist comes from the scheme guidelines, and you upload the required supporting documents during the online application itself. Given what the department verifies, the records that matter most are your MSME or DPIIT registration, your term loan details, and proof of when commercial production began.

Aatmanirbhar Gujarat Scheme: Up to ₹35L Capital Investment Subsidy is offered by Industries and Mines Department, Government of Gujarat, a government body. It is provided as non-dilutive funding.

Apply directly through the official application link on this page. Review the eligibility criteria and prepare your startup documents before you begin.