Gujarat Integrated Logistics Facilities Scheme — Electricity Duty Exemption

Gujarat's Industries and Mines Department runs an umbrella programme called the Scheme for Financial Assistance to Integrated Logistics Facilities, framed under the state's Integrated Logistics and Logistics Park Policy. It is meant for private developers who build logistics facilities and logistics parks along with the infrastructure and logistics services such projects need. The component covered on this page is the exemption of electricity duty.

The policy window runs from 2 August 2021 to 1 August 2026, and the last date to apply is 1 August 2026. A project that comes up within this period can operate without paying electricity duty, with the relief beginning on the day its operations commence.

Electricity is one of the heaviest recurring expenses for any operation that moves and stores goods at scale. Waiving the duty brings down the cost of running the facility, which is intended to make Gujarat's logistics projects more competitive and to draw fresh investment into the sector.

The scheme's larger purpose is growth of industry and the state economy: a stronger logistics base, lower operating expenses for businesses working in Gujarat, more jobs and development that lasts. The support arrives as a duty waiver rather than an investment, so the developer's ownership of the project stays intact.

• Electricity duty exemption for newly set up logistics facilities and logistics parks in Gujarat
• Offered under the Gujarat Integrated Logistics and Logistics Park Policy
• Run by the Industries and Mines Department, Government of Gujarat
• Benefit starts from the date operations commence
• Developer must operate and maintain the facility for at least 5 years
• Scheme window: 2 August 2021 to 1 August 2026

The exemption is built for fresh capacity, not for facilities that are already up and running.

• Only new units or projects qualify under this component.

• The applicant is the private developer setting up the logistics facility or logistics park, including the infrastructure and logistics services it requires.

• The project has to be located in Gujarat. This is a state scheme and is not available to projects elsewhere in the country.

• Once operations begin, the developer must maintain and operate the facility for a minimum of 5 years.

The structured eligibility facts do not list any sector-wise restrictions, entity-type conditions or founder-related requirements beyond the points above.

Gujarat Integrated Logistics Facilities Scheme — Electricity Duty Exemption is open to startups at any stage. It is open to startups registered anywhere in India.

The most recent application window for Gujarat Integrated Logistics Facilities Scheme — Electricity Duty Exemption closed on 1 Aug 2026. Many programmes run repeat cohorts, so it is worth checking the official site for the next round.

The support takes the form of an exemption from electricity duty for a newly set up Integrated Logistics Facility or Logistics Park in Gujarat. It is a subsidy by nature — nothing has to be repaid and no stake changes hands.

• The relief applies to the electricity duty the unit would otherwise be liable to pay.

• It becomes available from the date the facility begins operations.

• How much a project saves varies, because the value of the relief follows the duty the unit would have been charged.

• By removing a recurring statutory cost, the exemption improves the long-term viability and competitiveness of the logistics business, which in turn supports industrial growth and economic development in the state.

Gujarat Integrated Logistics Facilities Scheme — Electricity Duty Exemption is offered by Industries and Mines Department, Government of Gujarat, a government body. As a government-backed subsidy, it is publicly funded and open to eligible startups across India.

For offline applicants the journey has two clear milestones — registration and sanction.

Registration

1. Submit the application in the prescribed form along with the required documents to the Industries Commissionerate.

2. The Industries Commissionerate reviews the papers and, if anything is missing, asks for it within 15 days.

3. The file is then forwarded to the General Manager of the District Industries Centre (DIC), who carries out a site visit and files an inspection report.

4. On the basis of that report, the Industries Commissionerate may issue a Registration Certificate.

Sanction

1. After registration and approval of the project layout plan, submit the sanction application in the prescribed format with a detailed project report and the required documents.

2. The Industries Commissionerate scrutinises the application and requests any missing details within 15 days.

3. The applicant presents the project before a Screening Committee chaired by the Industries Commissioner.

4. Once the committee's remarks are addressed, the Sanctioning Authority reviews the proposal against the scheme guidelines and takes the approval decision.

Applications can also be filed online through the Investor Facilitation Portal, where registration is followed by login and submission of the business details and mandatory documents.

Before you apply to Gujarat Integrated Logistics Facilities Scheme — Electricity Duty Exemption, 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.