West Bengal Textile Incentive Scheme — 100% Stamp Duty Reimbursement — Frequently Asked Questions

It refunds 100% of the stamp duty and registration fee you paid to register the documents for your textile unit in West Bengal. The rupee value varies from case to case, since it depends on the duty and fees you actually incurred — the scheme does not work on a fixed slab.

No. Applications are rolling and always open, so you can submit through the department's online portal whenever your unit and paperwork are ready.

Units engaged in manufacturing or processing textiles, apparel and technical textile products are covered. Private, co-operative and joint sector units qualify, and so do companies or undertakings owned or managed by the State Government.

No. The scheme applies only to units that commenced production on or after 1 April 2022, which is the cut-off built into the eligibility conditions.

Neither. This is a reimbursement-based subsidy, not an investment. You are refunded money you have already spent, so no equity, shares or ownership stake is given up, and nothing has to be paid back.

Yes. The project must have been approved and sanctioned by a Central Financial Institution, a Commercial Bank or a State Financial Institution. This prior sanction is one of the critical requirements checked during assessment.

You will need a Registration Certificate, a Date of Commencement Certificate and an Eligibility Certificate issued by the Director of Textiles, along with evidence of the project's approval and sanction by a recognised financial institution. On the portal, the Common Application Form (CAF), Form A and Form C — the last only if applicable — must be completed, self-signed and uploaded.

Applications are made online through the Department of Textiles portal. You first create a user account on the registration page, then log in with your registered email ID and password. After that, fill in the eligibility form, check your eligibility within the portal, complete the CAF along with Form A and Form C where required, download and self-sign those forms, upload the signed copies, and submit. A helpdesk from the Directorate of Textiles is available if you get stuck.

DPIIT startup recognition is not mentioned among the published eligibility conditions, and MSME registration is not listed as a requirement either. What the scheme does ask for is textile-related activity, the production start date, a project sanctioned by a recognised financial institution, and the three certificates issued by the Director of Textiles.

Yes. The scheme is not limited to private companies. Co-operative sector units, joint sector units, and companies or undertakings owned or managed by the State Government are all eligible, provided the other conditions on production date, project sanction and certificates are met.

West Bengal Textile Incentive Scheme — 100% Stamp Duty Reimbursement is open to startups at any stage. It is open to startups registered anywhere in India.

West Bengal Textile Incentive Scheme — 100% Stamp Duty Reimbursement 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.