UP Flatted Factory Rent Subsidy Scheme — 50% Rent for 5 Years — Frequently Asked Questions

It covers 50% of the rent on the flatted factory allotted to you. Because the benefit is calculated as a share of your rent rather than as a flat figure, the rupee value depends on what your particular unit costs, and no fixed maximum amount is set out in the scheme.

Five years. The support runs from the date the flatted factory is allotted to you and continues across that five-year window, which is what makes it useful for a business that needs time to stabilise.

Graduates in Textile, Textile Design or Fashion Design who are starting a business, or taking up employment, in the garmenting, apparel or home furnishing sector. Alongside the qualification, the venture has to be operating from a flatted factory allotted by a Development Authority or another government institution within Uttar Pradesh.

Textile-linked manufacturing and design activity — specifically garmenting, apparel and home furnishing units. Ventures outside these sectors are not covered by this incentive.

Yes. The scheme subsidises rent on a unit you already hold; it does not allot factories itself. You first identify and secure a flatted factory from a Development Authority or another designated government institution within Uttar Pradesh, then apply against that allotment. A flatted factory is a multi-storey industrial building whose units are leased out to different businesses, generally smaller enterprises, with common facilities and infrastructure shared across the building.

Neither. It is a subsidy, so the amount does not have to be repaid and no equity or ownership stake in your business is taken in return.

The policy is worded around graduates who are starting a business or taking up employment, which points to new ventures and units in their initial phase of establishment rather than long-established firms already operating at scale.

Expect to provide proof of your graduation in Textile, Textile Design or Fashion Design, proof of business registration if your company is already incorporated, and the rental agreement or allotment letter for the flatted factory. The nodal department will confirm the exact form and annexures.

No. Applications run on a rolling basis and the window stays open, so there is no fixed closing date to work towards. The practical gating factor is having your factory allotment in hand when you apply.

Applications go to the nodal department implementing the Uttar Pradesh Textile and Garmenting Policy 2022, which is likely the state's MSME or Industries department. The state's single-window portal at niveshmitra.up.gov.in is the natural starting point, while the official Uttar Pradesh government website or the relevant departmental office will carry the current application form, annexures and submission procedure.

No. DPIIT (Startup India) recognition is not listed as a mandatory requirement for UP Flatted Factory Rent Subsidy Scheme — 50% Rent for 5 Years, though having it can strengthen your application and unlock other benefits.

UP Flatted Factory Rent Subsidy Scheme — 50% Rent for 5 Years is offered by Government of Uttar Pradesh, 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.