Chhattisgarh Project Report Subsidy — Up to ₹10L for New Enterprises

The Project Report Subsidy sits among the incentives created by the Chhattisgarh Industrial Development Policy 2024-30 and is delivered by the state's Department of Industries. Its purpose is narrow but practical: it takes one of the earliest expenses a founder faces — paying for a detailed project report before the business is up and running — and gives the money back.

A qualifying new enterprise can claim reimbursement of what it spent on preparing that report. The payout is worked out at 1% of the unit's Fixed Capital Investment (FCI), and in no case can it go beyond ₹10 Lakh. The support arrives as cash, refunded against a cost already incurred, so nothing has to be repaid and nothing is given away in equity.

A project report is the document that sets out a venture's feasibility, its financial projections and how it intends to operate — the groundwork that lenders, investors and the promoters themselves rely on. When those reports have to be commissioned at full cost, early planning can become a heavy burden for a business that has not yet earned anything. Subsidising the exercise keeps that groundwork affordable.

Applications run on a rolling basis, so there is no closing date to race towards; a claim can be filed once the expense has been paid and the enterprise meets the conditions in the policy. Complete procedural guidance, including the eligibility detail for a "new enterprise", appears in Section 8 of the 2024-30 policy.

• Reimbursement of up to ₹10 Lakh for project report preparation costs
• Calculated at 1% of the enterprise's Fixed Capital Investment
• Open to new enterprises establishing or operating in Chhattisgarh
• Cash support, non-repayable and with no equity given up
• Rolling applications — no deadline, file once the cost is incurred
• An incentive under the Chhattisgarh Industrial Development Policy 2024-30

This incentive is reserved for new enterprises that are either in the process of being established or already operating within Chhattisgarh.

• The applicant must be a new enterprise as understood under the Chhattisgarh Industrial Development Policy 2024-30 — the policy document, and specifically Section 8, carries the full definition.
• Because the scheme is a reimbursement, a project report expense must actually have been incurred before a claim can be made.
• The enterprise's Fixed Capital Investment has to be documentable, since the payout is calculated as a proportion of that figure.
• The scheme information does not narrow eligibility by industry, entity type or funding stage; new-enterprise status in Chhattisgarh, paired with a genuine project report cost, is what drives the claim.
• Applicants are expected to work through the policy's terms and conditions before filing, as claims are assessed against those conditions.

Chhattisgarh Project Report Subsidy — Up to ₹10L for New Enterprises is open to startups at any stage. It is open to startups registered anywhere in India.

Chhattisgarh Project Report Subsidy — Up to ₹10L for New Enterprises accepts applications on a rolling basis — there is no fixed cut-off date, so eligible startups can apply at any time. Because rolling programmes can pause without notice, confirm the window is still open on the official site before you start.

Approved applicants are reimbursed for what they spent on preparing their project report, with the amount calculated from the size of their investment.

• The reimbursement equals 1% of the enterprise's Fixed Capital Investment (FCI).
• The total is capped at ₹10 Lakh, so wherever 1% of FCI is the smaller figure, that smaller figure is what gets paid.
• Support comes in the form of cash, disbursed as a refund after the project report cost has been incurred — it is not a loan and no stake in the business is taken.
• The reimbursement targets project report preparation specifically, the groundwork that typically covers feasibility assessment, financial projections and operational planning.
• As an incentive under the Chhattisgarh Industrial Development Policy 2024-30, the subsidy is designed to keep early planning affordable for new industrial ventures and to make the state a more attractive place to set up.

Chhattisgarh Project Report Subsidy — Up to ₹10L for New Enterprises is offered by Department of Industries, Government of Chhattisgarh, a government body. As a government-backed subsidy, it is publicly funded and open to eligible startups across India.

There is no competitive shortlisting here. The Project Report Subsidy runs on a claim-based mechanism, which means an application succeeds or fails on whether it complies with the policy rather than on how it ranks against other applicants.

• Read the policy. Section 8 of the Chhattisgarh Industrial Development Policy 2024-30 sets out the guidelines, the eligibility conditions and the route for applying.
• Prepare the paperwork. Claims generally require proof of enterprise registration, particulars of Fixed Capital Investment, and the invoices or receipts covering the project report expense.
• Submit the claim. Applications are filed through the state industrial department's online portal or through a local District Industry Centre (DIC).
• Verification. Officials examine the submission against the policy's terms, confirming that the costs were genuinely incurred and that the applicant qualifies as a new enterprise.
• Approval and disbursement. A compliant, verified claim is approved and the reimbursement is paid out; a claim that does not meet the conditions is rejected.

Before you apply to Chhattisgarh Project Report Subsidy — Up to ₹10L for New Enterprises, keep the following documents ready:

• A pitch deck or short business plan describing the problem, product and traction
• Company registration documents and PAN
• Founder identification (PAN / Aadhaar) and brief profiles
• Recent financial statements or projections
• Product details — a demo, prototype or working link if available

Exact requirements are confirmed on the official application portal — treat this as a preparation checklist.

Chhattisgarh Project Report Subsidy — Up to ₹10L for New Enterprises is best suited for startups in India seeking non-dilutive funding of ₹10L. If that describes your startup, review the eligibility criteria above before applying.