Incentives to Industries for Training Prospective Employees Scheme, Goa — Frequently Asked Questions

The state returns 60% of the training cost an enterprise incurs. Any single trainee is capped at ₹60,000, and one unit cannot receive more than ₹7,20,000 in a year.

No. The scheme runs on a rolling basis, so applications can be filed at any point in the year — there is no closing date to work towards.

Micro, small, medium and large manufacturing enterprises registered under the Goa State Incentives to Encourage Investments Scheme (the Umbrella Scheme) can apply. Registration under that Umbrella Scheme is the eligibility condition the scheme lists; DPIIT recognition is not among its stated requirements.

Yes. Trainees must be Goan residents aged 18 to 42 years. A person qualifies as Goan if they were born in Goa, hold a 10-year Residence Certificate from the Mamlatdar, or can produce other government-issued documents showing 10 years of residence in Goa.

Neither. The support is a reimbursement-based subsidy paid against training costs the enterprise has already incurred. The government takes no equity stake in the unit, and the amount does not have to be repaid.

Payments made to trainees — stipends, wages and allowances — are not treated as training costs and cannot be reimbursed. Only the training cost itself qualifies, and even then only to the extent of 60%, within the per-employee and per-unit caps.

No. If a similar benefit has already been claimed under a different Goa government scheme, this scheme does not apply to that training.

Applications are submitted offline. First work with an approved Skill Training Provider on a training proposal covering content, duration, trainee numbers, on-site training and infrastructure; the STP sets the course fee and the employer pays it. Then download the scheme's application form and fill in the unit's Umbrella Scheme registration number, STP details, course name, the number of eligible Goan trainees aged 18 to 42, the fees paid and the amount claimed. Submit it with the supporting documents on the scheme checklist to the Directorate of Industries, Trade & Commerce, Udyog Bhavan, Panaji. The scheme document is published on the Goa government website at https://www.goa.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/target-schemes.pdf.

The Task Force Committee (TFC) scrutinises applications and recommends the units that should receive reimbursement. Disbursement then depends on that recommendation and on the budget allocation available.

Yes. Training has to be conducted through approved Skill Training Providers (STPs) for demand-driven Short Term Training Courses. Courses arranged outside an approved STP do not satisfy the scheme's conditions.

Incentives to Industries for Training Prospective Employees Scheme, Goa is open to startups at any stage. It is open to startups registered anywhere in India.

Incentives to Industries for Training Prospective Employees Scheme, Goa is offered by Directorate of Industries, Trade and Commerce, Government of Goa, a government body. It is provided as non-dilutive funding.