MSME Uttarakhand Aroma Park Subsidy — Up to ₹40L for Aromatic Units — Frequently Asked Questions

It is an incentive package from the Department of MSME, Government of Uttarakhand, for entrepreneurs setting up aromatic industries inside Aroma Park at SIIDCUL, Kashipur. The Centre for Aromatic Plants (CAP), Selaqui, Dehradun, implements it and also provides technical assistance to units as they establish operations.

The headline amount is up to ₹40 lakh as Investment Promotion Assistance, calculated at 40% of your fixed capital investment in plant, machinery and the workshop building. On top of that, an interest subsidy of 10% on term loans for construction and machinery can reach ₹8 lakh per year for five years. There is also five years of 100% net SGST reimbursement on in-state B2C sales, a full stamp duty exemption on land registration, a 100% market fee exemption on raw materials for five years, and electricity at a concessional ₹1.55 per unit for five years.

The scheme is meant for aromatic industries — businesses built on aromatic plants and the products derived from them. It is not a general manufacturing subsidy; the unit has to be an aromatics venture located within the designated park.

Yes. The incentives apply to industries established in Aroma Park at SIIDCUL, Kashipur, in Uttarakhand. The benefits are tied to that park, so an aromatic unit operating anywhere else in the state would not qualify under this scheme.

No. This is a government subsidy and incentive package, not an investment. Nothing in the scheme involves the department or CAP taking shares, a board seat or any ownership stake, so accepting the support does not dilute your holding. The benefits come as a capital incentive, reimbursements, exemptions and concessional tariffs.

The interest subsidy, the net SGST reimbursement, the market fee exemption and the concessional electricity tariff each run for five years from the date the unit commences production. The stamp duty exemption applies at the point of land registration rather than over a period, and the Investment Promotion Assistance is linked to your fixed capital investment rather than to a number of years.

The incentive scheme itself is described as rolling or always open, with no single fixed deadline. The real constraint is plot availability: applications for vacant plots in Aroma Park are advertised on the SIIDCUL website and remain open only for a fixed period, so your window depends on when the next advertisement appears.

Start by watching for SIIDCUL's advertisements about vacant plots in Aroma Park on its e-procurement portal at https://esiidcul.com/eprocure/home. Review the plot sizes and the required Earnest Money Deposit, then apply online for your preferred plot through the portal. After the application period closes, an online bidding round decides the allotment, and the highest bidder receives the allotment letter.

Plot applications go through SIIDCUL's online portal and require an Earnest Money Deposit (EMD). The plot sizes available and the EMD amount are set out in each advertisement, so check the notice for the figures that apply to you. The scheme details do not publish a separate document checklist for the incentives themselves.

The scheme as published does not state a DPIIT recognition or MSME registration requirement. Eligibility is framed around setting up an aromatic industry inside Aroma Park at SIIDCUL, Kashipur, and around securing a plot there through SIIDCUL's allotment process.

MSME Uttarakhand Aroma Park Subsidy — Up to ₹40L for Aromatic Units is open to startups at any stage. It is open to startups registered anywhere in India.

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