Chhattisgarh Inclusive Hiring Subsidy — 40% Salary, ₹5L/Year

Part of Chhattisgarh's Package for Large Enterprises in Core (Steel) Sector, this employment subsidy is administered by the Department of Industries, Government of Chhattisgarh. Its formal name is the Divyang, Retired Agniveer & Surrendered Naxalite Employment Subsidy, and it works as a reimbursement rather than an upfront grant — a company that places members of these groups into permanent jobs can claim back a portion of the salary it pays them.

The core numbers: a beneficiary enterprise recovers 40% of an eligible employee's net salary, for five years from the date of employment, capped at ₹5 lakh per employee per year. Because the support runs across five years, the value attached to a single eligible hire can reach ₹25 lakh. Claims are not tied to a fixed window — the scheme is rolling and always open.

Why the state funds this: Chhattisgarh's steel industry is one of its largest employers, and the policy deliberately links that industrial scale to social outcomes. Companies get a financial cushion for hiring Divyang individuals, retired Agniveer personnel and surrendered Naxalites into stable permanent roles, which supports rehabilitation and inclusion while widening the talent pool available to the sector. Under the same package, participating enterprises can also draw on regulatory support.

• 40% of net salary reimbursed for each eligible employee
• Capped at ₹5 lakh per employee per year, for 5 years
• Support per eligible hire can reach ₹25 lakh over the term
• Built for large enterprises in Chhattisgarh's steel sector
• Employees must be Divyang, retired Agniveer or surrendered Naxalite individuals in permanent roles
• Rolling, always-open scheme with no fixed deadline

Eligibility rests on two things: the kind of company you are, and the kind of people you hire.

• Company: the policy is open to large enterprises in the steel sector — the group the Package for Large Enterprises in Core (Steel) Sector was written for.
• Hiring condition: the enterprise must take on Divyang individuals, retired Agniveer personnel or surrendered Naxalites and give them permanent employment.
• Entity types: the policy addresses large enterprises, which typically means private limited companies, LLPs, OPCs and partnerships. Proprietorships are generally not classified as large enterprises, though the wording does not explicitly rule them out.
• Not required: the policy does not make DPIIT recognition or MSME registration a condition, and it sets no separate founder-level requirement. Sector eligibility is limited to steel.

Chhattisgarh Inclusive Hiring Subsidy — 40% Salary, ₹5L/Year is open to startups at any stage. It is open to startups registered anywhere in India.

Chhattisgarh Inclusive Hiring Subsidy — 40% Salary, ₹5L/Year 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.

• 40% of net salary reimbursed for every eligible employee, calculated on the net salary actually paid.
• Five-year support period, starting with the individual's date of employment.
• ₹5 lakh per employee each year is the ceiling on the annual reimbursement.
• Across the full five years, the support attributable to one eligible hire can reach ₹25 lakh.
• The subsidy is non-dilutive — it is a government reimbursement, so no equity, interest or repayment is involved.
• Companies also gain a lower effective salary cost on these roles, a more diverse workforce, goodwill for their inclusion record, and access to regulatory support available to large steel enterprises under the same package.

Chhattisgarh Inclusive Hiring Subsidy — 40% Salary, ₹5L/Year 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.

Applications are assessed as claims against the policy rather than through a competitive funding round. The sequence generally runs like this:

• The enterprise confirms that it qualifies as a large steel-sector unit and that the workers being claimed for hold permanent positions.
• It files the claim through the department or portal that handles the Package for Large Enterprises in Core (Steel) Sector, usually once a year or at whatever frequency the policy specifies.
• Supporting paperwork goes in with the claim — proof of incorporation, steel-sector classification, employment contracts, salary slips and bank statements showing the salaries were disbursed.
• The responsible government authority then verifies that the claim complies with every provision of the policy.
• Once verification clears, the reimbursement is approved and disbursed.

Before you apply to Chhattisgarh Inclusive Hiring Subsidy — 40% Salary, ₹5L/Year, 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 Inclusive Hiring Subsidy — 40% Salary, ₹5L/Year is best suited for startups in India seeking non-dilutive funding of ₹25L. If that describes your startup, review the eligibility criteria above before applying.