Madhya Pradesh Ropeway Infrastructure Subsidy — Up to ₹5 Crore — Frequently Asked Questions

It is a capital subsidy scheme run by the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board under the state's Department of Tourism. It encourages private investment in ropeway infrastructure that carries visitors into tourist places and forest areas where conventional transport cannot easily reach, so that tourism in the state grows alongside better connectivity.

Eligible projects receive a capital investment subsidy equal to 40% of their fixed capital investment. The payout is capped at ₹5,00,00,000, or five crore rupees, so the support a project actually receives depends on how much fixed capital it invests.

Yes. The project must involve capital expenditure of at least ₹1,00,00,000 — one crore rupees — as approved by the department. Projects below that threshold do not qualify for the subsidy.

Any private investor or entity putting up a ropeway transport project that the state treats as a tourism project can apply. Eligible applicants include public limited companies, private limited companies, LLPs, proprietorship firms, partnership firms, cooperatives, trusts, FPOs and individuals. The project must sit in an inaccessible tourist place or forest area, must meet the minimum spend, and must be set up and operationalised while the Tourism Policy remains in force.

The scheme guidelines summarised here do not make DPIIT or MSME registration a condition of eligibility, so that is not something you need to establish for this particular subsidy. The qualifying conditions centre on the nature of the project, where it is located, the minimum capital expenditure and the timing of the claim.

The scheme runs on a rolling basis with no fixed last date. What matters is project timing: your capital subsidy application has to be filed online within one year from the date your ropeway unit begins commercial operations.

No. This is a capital investment subsidy, so the support is a subsidy disbursement rather than an equity investment — you are not handing over a stake in your venture. What the scheme does require is that the unit keeps operating for at least three years from the date the subsidy is availed, with an annual self-declaration confirming this.

The unit must operate continuously for at least three years from the date the subsidy is availed. If it stops operating within one year of receiving the subsidy, 80% of the disbursed amount has to be refunded to the government.

Start by registering on the Madhya Pradesh government's Invest Portal as a Vendor or Investor. You fill in basic information — the type of organisation, your firm or company name and the authorised person's name — along with an email ID and mobile number, because the application number, user ID, password and all communication go there. Once registration is complete, you receive a user ID and password, log in, and finish updating your profile. You then apply for and obtain all mandatory permissions through the online single-window system, build the ropeway unit while meeting the ₹1 crore minimum capital expenditure, begin commercial operations, and finally file the capital subsidy application online within one year of that start date, uploading the required documents in the specified formats.

After you submit the subsidy application with the required documents, the Tourism Department or Board verifies both the application and the supporting papers. That check establishes that you comply with the eligibility criteria and with the scheme guidelines, and only once it is cleared is the subsidy claim processed for disbursement.

Madhya Pradesh Ropeway Infrastructure Subsidy — Up to ₹5 Crore is offered by Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board, a government body. It is provided as non-dilutive funding.