CG Training Expense Reimbursement Scheme — ₹15,000 per Pharma Employee — Frequently Asked Questions

A company can recover up to ₹15,000 per eligible person as a one-time reimbursement of training expenses. The actual payout is the lower of one month's wage paid to that employee or ₹15,000, so for a worker on a modest monthly salary the wage figure will often be the binding cap. Each employee can be claimed only once.

The scheme is limited to new industries in the Pharma sector in Chhattisgarh. Units outside that sector, and units that are not new, do not qualify for this particular reimbursement.

Three conditions have to be met together. The person must be skilled or semi-skilled, must be domiciled in Chhattisgarh, and must be drawing a monthly wage of less than ₹50,000. An employee who is a Chhattisgarh domicile but earns ₹50,000 or more a month falls outside the scheme, and so does a well-paid hire brought in from outside the state.

No. The scheme operates on a rolling basis, so there is no fixed closing date to beat. What you do need to track is the timing rule inside the scheme: the first claim for an employee becomes payable one year after that person's appointment, and the overall claim window runs for five years from your commercial production or operational activity date.

Two limits apply and the earlier one ends the benefit. The scheme is available for five years starting from the date of commercial production or operational activity, and it also stops once total reimbursement under the scheme has reached 100% of the industry's fixed capital investment. If your reimbursements hit that fixed capital ceiling before the five years are up, the benefit closes at that point.

The first claim is payable one year after the employee's appointment. This delay is built in to ensure the employment is sustained rather than short-lived, so plan your working capital on the assumption that the reimbursement will come roughly a year after the hire.

No. This is a subsidy by way of reimbursement, so there is no equity dilution and no repayment obligation. The state simply pays back a portion of the training expense you have already incurred on eligible employees.

You will need the application form along with proof that the training took place, invoices for the training expenses, and details of each employee being claimed for. Supporting records of appointments, Chhattisgarh domicile, monthly wages and training completion certificates are what allow the department to verify the claim, so maintain them from the day the employee joins.

Claims are filed with the designated authority of the Government of Chhattisgarh, typically through the state's online portal or a specific department office. The single-window login for applications is available at https://swsportal.cgstate.gov.in/login/. Before filing, go through Section 10 of the Chhattisgarh Industrial Development Policy 2024-30 for the detailed guidelines and documentation requirements, and remember that the first claim is generally made one year after the relevant employee's appointment.

The reimbursement covers training costs incurred for skilled and semi-skilled employees, but the policy extract does not itemise which specific cost heads qualify. Keep itemised invoices and completion records for the training you conduct, and confirm the accepted expense categories against the official guidelines before you file.

No. DPIIT (Startup India) recognition is not listed as a mandatory requirement for CG Training Expense Reimbursement Scheme — ₹15,000 per Pharma Employee, though having it can strengthen your application and unlock other benefits.

CG Training Expense Reimbursement Scheme — ₹15,000 per Pharma Employee is open to startups at any stage. It is open to startups registered anywhere in India.

CG Training Expense Reimbursement Scheme — ₹15,000 per Pharma Employee is offered by Department of Industries, Government of Chhattisgarh, 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.