Special Incentives for Wildlife Resorts — MP Subsidy up to ₹3 Crore — Frequently Asked Questions

The subsidy works out to 20% of the fixed capital investment approved for your project, but the payout is capped according to the forest area category. Category A forest areas carry a ceiling of ₹1 crore, Category B areas ₹2 crore, and Category C areas ₹3 crore.

Only resorts coming up inside notified protected areas qualify — that means National Parks, Tiger Reserves and Sanctuaries located within Madhya Pradesh. A resort built outside these notified forest areas does not fall under this scheme.

The scheme itself is rolling and always open, so there is no last date for beginning the project. The deadline that does matter sits at the claim stage: your capital subsidy application must be submitted within one year of the date commercial operations commence. The project also has to be established and operational during the operative tenure of the Tourism Policy.

Eligibility is broad. Public Limited Companies, Private Limited Companies, LLPs, Proprietorship Firms, Partnership Firms, Cooperatives, Trusts and FPOs can apply, and individuals are permitted as well.

Both thresholds move with the forest area category. In Category A areas you need capital expenditure of at least ₹5 crore and 10 rooms. Category B areas require capital expenditure of at least ₹3 crore. Category C areas need capital expenditure of at least ₹1 crore along with 5 rooms.

No. This is a capital subsidy rather than an equity investment, so the state does not take any stake in the business. The only money that flows back to the government is under the early-closure clause, which is a conditional repayment of part of the subsidy already received.

Partly, and only if the resort stops operating early. If the unit closes within one year, 80% of the subsidy has to be refunded; within two years, 60%; and within three years, 50% of the subsidy amount.

Applications run through the Madhya Pradesh government's Invest Portal at https://sws.invest.mp.gov.in/. You first register as a "Vendor / Investor", entering basics such as your organisation type (Private Limited, Proprietorship, Individual and so on), the firm or company name, and the authorised person's name. Supply a valid email ID and mobile number, because your application number, user ID, password and all important communications are sent there. After the first login with the generated credentials, complete your profile.

You submit the capital subsidy application online through the portal within one year of commencing commercial operations, uploading the required documents in the formats specified — photographs, for example, must be in JPG. The Tourism Department or Board then verifies the claim, checking proof of the fixed capital investment, evidence that operations have started, and adherence to the minimum room capacity and capital expenditure for your forest area category. Once verification is done, the subsidy claim is processed, and continued operation of the unit is monitored afterwards.

The scheme is structured around establishing new wildlife resorts inside notified forest areas, and the claim is filed only after construction is complete and commercial operations have begun. The process is therefore designed for a new build rather than an existing, long-running property.

No. DPIIT (Startup India) recognition is not listed as a mandatory requirement for Special Incentives for Wildlife Resorts — MP Subsidy up to ₹3 Crore, though having it can strengthen your application and unlock other benefits.

Special Incentives for Wildlife Resorts — MP Subsidy up to ₹3 Crore is offered by Tourism Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh, a government body. It is provided as non-dilutive funding.