West Bengal Powerloom Patent Registration Subsidy — Up to ₹5 Lakh for MSMEs — Frequently Asked Questions

The scheme refunds half of what you spent on patent registration, and the refund cannot exceed ₹5,00,000. So if your eligible registration expense is ₹6 lakh, you receive ₹3 lakh; if it crosses ₹10 lakh, the payout still stops at ₹5 lakh.

Any micro, small or medium enterprise operating in West Bengal's powerloom sector. That includes private units, cooperative societies, joint-sector ventures, companies or undertakings owned and managed by the State Government, and Industrial Self-Help Groups.

Yes. Your enterprise must have started commercial production between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2024. Units that began production outside this window are not covered.

The last date to apply is 31 December 2025. There is a second timing condition as well: your application has to reach the Directorate of Textiles within 12 months of the day your unit began commercial production, so the earlier of the two dates effectively applies.

Neither. This is a subsidy, not an investment or a loan. The amount is paid to you as a reimbursement of patent registration expenditure, you give up no shares, and nothing has to be paid back.

Yes. The scheme is not limited to privately owned companies. Cooperative sector units, joint sector units, enterprises owned and managed by the State Government and Industrial Self-Help Groups are all listed as eligible applicants, provided the other conditions are met.

You apply in the prescribed format, Form-A2. Along with it you will need a detailed feasibility report or project plan prepared for the purpose, proof that a financial institution has approved and sanctioned your project, records of the patent registration expenditure you are claiming, and the executed four-party agreement with the Directorate of Textiles, a financial institution and Tantuja.

Applications are submitted offline. The completed Form-A2 with all enclosures goes to the Directorate of Textiles, Handlooms, Spinning Mills, Silk Weaving & Handloom Based Handicrafts Division, New Secretariat Buildings, 1, K. S. Roy Road, 5th Floor, 'B' Block, Kolkata 700001. The office can be reached on 033-2248 4537 or 033-2248 6271 (Ext. 215), fax 033-2248 4537.

The Directorate of Textiles takes it forward for processing. It verifies that your unit meets the eligibility conditions and checks the expenditure you have claimed for patent registration before the reimbursement is cleared.

No. DPIIT (Startup India) recognition is not listed as a mandatory requirement for West Bengal Powerloom Patent Registration Subsidy — Up to ₹5 Lakh for MSMEs, though having it can strengthen your application and unlock other benefits.

West Bengal Powerloom Patent Registration Subsidy — Up to ₹5 Lakh for MSMEs is offered by Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Textiles, Government of West Bengal, 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.