AP Stamp Duty Reimbursement — 100% for Special Category Units — Frequently Asked Questions

It reimburses 100% of the stamp duty and transfer duty you paid on the industrial land purchase. Since the payout mirrors the duty you actually paid, the rupee figure varies from one transaction to the next — there is no flat slab. The reimbursement is made once for each land purchase.

The Special Package of Incentives that this reimbursement belongs to is aimed at enterprises promoted by women, Backward Classes (BC), Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), minorities, specially-abled persons and transgender entrepreneurs. The Government of Andhra Pradesh defines the exact Special Category criteria, and your application has to show that your enterprise falls inside them.

It is neither a loan nor an equity deal — it is a state subsidy delivered as a reimbursement. You do not hand over shares or any stake in the business, and there is nothing to pay back.

Applications run on a rolling basis, so there is no fixed cut-off date. The incentive operates within the AP IDP-MSME-EDP-FPP (4.0) policy window of 2024 to 2029. Even so, it is sensible to file soon after the land purchase and the duty payment, while the receipts and records are fresh.

No. The land has to be purchased for industrial use, and the claim is allowed once per land purchase. A plot bought for speculation, resale or a non-industrial purpose does not fit the scheme.

The published terms of this incentive do not list DPIIT recognition as a condition. What the application does call for is your enterprise registration documents, so keep those records ready along with the purchase and duty papers.

Expect to produce proof of the land purchase, receipts showing the stamp duty and transfer duty payments, your enterprise registration documents, and evidence that the enterprise qualifies under the Special Category criteria. The full list, together with the specific terms and conditions, is set out in Section 15.18 of the policy document.

Applications go to the designated authority within the Andhra Pradesh Industries Department, or through the department's official online portal where one is available. The department's incentives page at https://www.apindustries.gov.in/Incentives/Index.aspx is the starting point for the current process.

Both. The Special Package of Incentives is designed to help entrepreneurs establish new industrial units as well as expand existing operations, and the stamp duty reimbursement applies to land acquired for either purpose.

It sits under the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Development Policy — Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises — Entrepreneurship Development Program — Food Processing Policy, known as AP IDP-MSME-EDP-FPP (4.0), covering 2024-29. Section 15.18 of that document carries the terms for the stamp duty reimbursement.

AP Stamp Duty Reimbursement — 100% for Special Category Units is open to startups at any stage. It is open to startups registered anywhere in India.

AP Stamp Duty Reimbursement — 100% for Special Category Units is offered by Department of Industries & Commerce, Government of Andhra Pradesh, 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.