Standard Quality Compliance Subsidy — ₹5L for West Bengal Powerloom MSMEs — Frequently Asked Questions

It refunds half of the eligible certification expenditure you have incurred, and the payout cannot exceed ₹5,00,000. The claim is limited to expenditure that a Chartered Accountant certifies in the prescribed annexure.

The scheme names ISO 9000, ISO 14000, ISO 14001 and ISO 18000, provided the certification is obtained from an approved institution or research laboratory. It also permits other certifications to be considered on a case-by-case basis where they are necessary and essential.

Powerloom enterprises in West Bengal are the target. The unit must have begun commercial production between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2024, must have executed a four-party agreement with the Directorate of Textiles, a financial institution and Tantuja, must have a detailed feasibility report or project plan supporting the project, and the project must have been approved and sanctioned by a Central Financial Institution, a Commercial Bank or a State Financial Institution.

No. This is a subsidy paid as a reimbursement of certification expenses, so no equity or ownership stake is taken in your enterprise. Your promoters' shareholding stays untouched.

The scheme itself is valid until 31 December 2024. Separately, your application has to be filed within 12 months from the date your commercial production commenced, so the clock effectively starts when you begin production and not when the scheme closes.

You file the application in the prescribed Form-A2, accompanied by an original Chartered Accountant certificate prepared as per Annexure-V that sets out the eligible expenditure on certification. Supporting papers covering your eligibility, the four-party agreement and the sanction of your project form the rest of the submission.

Applications are submitted offline to the Directorate of Textiles, Handlooms, Spinning Mills, Silk Weaving & Handloom Based Handicrafts Division, New Secretariat Buildings, 1, K. S. Roy Road, 5th Floor, 'B' Block, Kolkata 700001. The application form and details are available on the West Bengal MSME and Textiles department portal.

Hotel bills, travel costs and surveillance charges do not count. The Chartered Accountant certificate must exclude these when it details the amount spent on acquiring the certification.

It is an agreement that the unit executes with the Directorate of Textiles, a financial institution and Tantuja. Having it in place is one of the stated eligibility conditions, and it is checked during the Directorate's compliance review.

Yes. The scheme expressly covers private sector units, cooperative sector units, joint sector units, State Government-owned undertakings and Industrial SHGs, as long as they meet the other conditions.

No. DPIIT (Startup India) recognition is not listed as a mandatory requirement for Standard Quality Compliance Subsidy — ₹5L for West Bengal Powerloom MSMEs, though having it can strengthen your application and unlock other benefits.

Standard Quality Compliance Subsidy — ₹5L for West Bengal Powerloom MSMEs is offered by Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Textiles, Government of West Bengal, 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.