Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Udyog Uday Yojana — Rent Subsidy for SC/ST MSEs — Frequently Asked Questions

Up to 70% of the rent your enterprise pays is reimbursed. There is a ceiling of ₹1,00,000 per year, and the reimbursement continues for five years.

Your unit must be a Micro, Small or Medium enterprise with SC/ST contribution of 51% or more, engaged in manufacturing, operating from a legally rented or leased shed whose owner holds lawful ownership and possession, and consuming electricity for production. The rent benefit is described for Micro and Small manufacturing units, and the business must be operating in Gujarat.

No fixed cut-off applies. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the scheme's operating period, which runs from 7 August 2020 to 6 August 2025. You can apply as soon as your unit and paperwork are in order.

It is a Gujarat state programme launched by the Industries and Mines Department, so it applies to enterprises operating within Gujarat.

No. The support comes as a subsidy in the form of rent reimbursement, so it does not dilute your ownership or require any stake in return. It simply offsets rent your enterprise pays.

A business in which the contribution — ownership or equity — of an SC/ST entrepreneur is 51% or more.

The scheme's stated conditions focus on your classification as a Micro, Small or Medium enterprise and on SC/ST ownership of 51% or more, along with the manufacturing, rented-premises and electricity requirements. DPIIT recognition is not listed among the conditions.

Records relating to the rent you have paid, proof of the property owner's ownership and possession, evidence that electricity is being consumed for manufacturing, the rent or lease agreement for the shed, and papers establishing the SC/ST ownership share in the enterprise.

Applications are made online through the Investor Facilitation Portal (IFP) of Gujarat. You first complete a new investor registration on the portal, verify your email through the link sent to your registered address, then log in with your email and password. Once inside, you fill in the required business details and upload the mandatory documents to submit the application, which is then taken up for review.

Yes. The enterprise must be engaged in manufacturing activity and must be consuming electricity or power for that production. A business that only trades or provides services would not match the eligibility conditions.

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Udyog Uday Yojana — Rent Subsidy for SC/ST MSEs is offered by Industries and Mines Department, Government of Gujarat, a government body. It is provided as non-dilutive funding.