Aatmanirbhar Gujarat EPF Reimbursement for MSMEs — Up to ₹1,800/Month — Frequently Asked Questions

It refunds the whole of the employer's statutory EPF contribution for each new employee you hire — that is 100% reimbursement. The payout per person is capped at whichever is lower, 12% of the employee's basic salary plus Dearness Allowance, or ₹1,800 per employee per month. Because the figure depends on your salary structure and your headcount, the total value to a business is not fixed.

No fixed last date. Applications are treated as rolling and the scheme remains open for the period it is in force, from October 5, 2022 to October 4, 2027. The important timing rule is on the project side: your enterprise has to begin commercial production within that same window.

You need to be a Micro, Small or Medium Enterprise with a valid acknowledgment or registration from the Ministry of MSME or DPIIT, as applicable. Your unit should be a new manufacturing enterprise, or an existing one going through expansion or diversification, and commercial production must start during the scheme's operative period. Since this is a Government of Gujarat scheme, it applies to enterprises in Gujarat.

Yes. Recognition from the Ministry of MSME or DPIIT, whichever is applicable to your enterprise, is one of the stated eligibility conditions, so you should have that acknowledgment in place before you apply on the portal.

No. This is a government subsidy delivered as a reimbursement of a statutory cost, not an investment. You are not handing over any stake in the business and you are not required to repay the amount, so the support is entirely non-dilutive for founders.

Assistance can continue for up to 10 years, counted from the day your enterprise commences commercial production. That long runway is what makes the component useful for planning hiring well beyond the first couple of years.

Existing enterprises are covered too, provided they are undertaking an expansion or a diversification. New manufacturing enterprises are equally eligible. What matters in both cases is that commercial production commences during the scheme's operative period.

Applications are handled online through the Investor Facilitation Portal (IFP). Start by choosing "New Investor Registration" and completing the registration form with your personal and business details. You will then receive a verification link by email — click it to confirm your email address and finish the registration. After that, log back in to the portal with your email address and password, open your dashboard, fill in the remaining details and upload the documents needed for your EPF reimbursement claim. The registration page is available at https://ifp.gujarat.gov.in/IC/digigov.htm?actionFlag=loadCitizenRegPage.

The application is completed entirely on the Investor Facilitation Portal, where you enter your business details and upload the mandatory documents relating to your enterprise and to the EPF reimbursement claim. Keep your MSME or DPIIT registration acknowledgment and your provident fund records for the new employees handy, since the claim is built around that employer contribution.

It is administered by the Industries and Mines Department, Government of Gujarat, as one component of the larger Aatmanirbhar Gujarat Scheme for MSMEs.

Aatmanirbhar Gujarat EPF Reimbursement for MSMEs — Up to ₹1,800/Month 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.