RAMP Intervention 4 — GST Reimbursement for Destination Weddings in DNH & DD

RAMP Intervention 4 is a tourism-focused subsidy window opened by the Department of Industries, UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu. It sits inside the wider Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) programme — the Government of India's MSME reform and capacity-building drive, supported by the World Bank — but runs here as a separate, self-contained intervention built specifically for the Union Territory.

What it does is easy to state. An MSME that supplies services for a destination wedding staged inside the Union Territory can recover the Goods and Services Tax its client paid on those services. The reimbursement is capped at ₹5,00,000, and the payout can be released over two successive financial years rather than in a single instalment.

The logic behind it is economic. Weddings pull in guests, bookings and spending that flow onwards to hotels, banquet venues, caterers, decorators, transport operators and similar local businesses. By absorbing the GST element, the intervention lowers the effective cost for the client's side and makes DNH & DD a stronger contender against rival wedding destinations. The scheme carries a target of supporting at least 25 MSMEs.

There is no fixed closing date. Applications are accepted on a rolling, always-open basis and are cleared in the order they arrive, depending on how much of the year's allocation remains.

• GST reimbursement of up to ₹5,00,000 per MSME
• Open to Udyam-registered MSMEs operating in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
• Covers GST paid on destination wedding services hosted in the Union Territory
• Payout released across two successive financial years
• At least 25 MSMEs targeted under this intervention
• Rolling applications, generally processed within 90 days on a first-come, first-served basis

To claim this reimbursement, your unit has to be an Udyam-registered MSME that is genuinely operating inside Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu. Manufacturing and service units are both within scope, provided the wedding you are claiming for was hosted in the Union Territory during the period the guidelines cover.

The event itself must qualify too:

• Commercial venue only. The wedding must have taken place at a resort, hotel, heritage property or a comparable tourist site. Functions held at a family home, on a self-owned property or at any non-commercial premises are excluded.
• A real destination wedding. The couple's home must be in a different city, state or country; guests have to travel in and stay over; and the celebrations usually stretch across several days, with pre-wedding and post-wedding functions included.
• Udyam and GST registration are both mandatory. A unit that is not registered under Udyam and not registered for GST is ineligible.
• Valid GST invoices are required for the wedding services you rendered.

RAMP Intervention 4 — GST Reimbursement for Destination Weddings in DNH & DD is open to startups at any stage. It is open to startups registered anywhere in India.

RAMP Intervention 4 — GST Reimbursement for Destination Weddings in DNH & DD accepts applications on a rolling basis — there is no fixed cut-off date, so eligible startups can apply at any time. Because rolling programmes can pause without notice, confirm the window is still open on the official site before you start.

The support takes the form of a straight reimbursement rather than a loan or an investment. You recover the GST amount your client paid on the destination wedding services your MSME supplied, subject to a ceiling of ₹5,00,000.

• Actual GST amount reimbursed, capped at ₹5,00,000 — whichever figure is lower.
• Released in parts across two successive financial years, so the support stretches over a longer window instead of arriving as a single payment.
• No equity is taken and nothing has to be repaid, since this is a subsidy-style reimbursement.
• Direct cost relief for clients, which makes the Union Territory a more attractive wedding destination and sharpens the competitive edge of local service providers.
• A tourism multiplier effect, with the intervention designed to reach at least 25 MSMEs and drive benefits across the local hospitality and allied sectors.

RAMP Intervention 4 — GST Reimbursement for Destination Weddings in DNH & DD is offered by Department of Industries, UT Administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, a government body. As a government-backed subsidy, it is publicly funded and open to eligible startups across India.

Every application goes through the UT RAMP Programme Committee (UTRPC), which scrutinises the submission and verifies the documents attached to it.

• Application filed online through the scheme portal, using the prescribed form (Annexure I), with supporting papers uploaded as per Annexure II.
• Scrutiny and verification by the UTRPC — the committee confirms the applicant MSME's eligibility, verifies that the destination wedding actually took place, and cross-checks the Udyam and GST registrations along with the GST invoices.
• Recommendation and sanction order — acting on the UTRPC's recommendation, the District Industries Centre (DIC) issues a formal sanction order for the reimbursement.
• Disbursement — the approved amount is credited directly into the applicant's loan or cash credit account via RTGS/NEFT.
• Timeline — a complete application is normally processed within 90 days of submission.
• Queue — applications are taken up in the order they arrive, on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to the funds available for that financial year.

Before you apply to RAMP Intervention 4 — GST Reimbursement for Destination Weddings in DNH & DD, 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.

RAMP Intervention 4 — GST Reimbursement for Destination Weddings in DNH & DD is best suited for startups in India seeking non-dilutive funding of ₹5L. If that describes your startup, review the eligibility criteria above before applying.