Banglashree MSME Power Subsidy (PS) — Up to ₹30L a Year, West Bengal — Frequently Asked Questions

The payout is capped by the size of your unit. A micro enterprise can claim up to ₹10 lakh a year, a small enterprise up to ₹20 lakh a year, and a medium enterprise up to ₹30 lakh a year. The subsidy applies to the electricity your unit consumes for its approved manufacturing activity, so the exact figure depends on your actual consumption against that ceiling.

You need to be a Micro, Small or Medium Enterprise running a manufacturing operation in West Bengal. Private sector units, cooperative sector units, joint sector undertakings, state government-owned companies and Industrial Self Help Groups are all recognised as eligible promoters.

It depends on your Date of Commencement of Commercial Production, or DOCCP. Commercial production must have begun on or after April 1, 2019, and the DOCCP itself has to fall between April 1, 2020 and March 31, 2025.

There is no single fixed deadline for everyone — the window is rolling. Your first application must reach the department within 12 months of your Date of Commencement of Commercial Production, or within 12 months of the scheme notification of April 1, 2020, whichever of the two falls later.

Five years, counted from the date commercial production started for your approved project. Claims are made year-wise, and the application form lets you add each year's breakup separately.

No. It is a subsidy, not an investment, so it does not dilute your shareholding or give the government any stake in your business. It is simply a financial incentive against the power you consume.

Eligibility rests on your unit being a Micro, Small or Medium Enterprise in the manufacturing sector. The scheme details do not lay down a separate DPIIT startup recognition requirement, so the core test is your MSME status and your production start date.

The subsidy is linked specifically to electricity consumed for your approved manufacturing activity in West Bengal. It is a manufacturing-sector incentive, and the verification step checks the consumption tied to that activity.

Everything is handled online through the Shilpasathi Portal. You first register as a new user and pick your applicant type, then log in and choose 'MSME Incentive' from the services list. From there you create a CAF, complete the eligibility form and the common application form, move on to the 'Online Form - A', fill in year-wise subsidy details, upload your documents, preview the application and hit 'VERIFY & SUBMIT' after confirming the declaration. A reference number is issued once Form-A goes through.

It is the West Bengal government's umbrella MSME incentive programme, run by the Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Textiles. The Power Subsidy is one sub-scheme under it, launched on April 1, 2020 and in effect until March 31, 2025.

Banglashree MSME Power Subsidy (PS) — Up to ₹30L a Year, West Bengal is open to startups at any stage. It is open to startups registered anywhere in India.

Banglashree MSME Power Subsidy (PS) — Up to ₹30L a Year, West Bengal is offered by Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Textiles, Government of West Bengal, 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.