Sarkari Yojana
Banglashree for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: Subsidy for Energy Efficiency (EES)
About Banglashree for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: Subsidy for Energy Efficiency (EES)
The “Subsidy for Energy Efficiency (EES)” sits under the umbrella “Banglashree for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises” scheme as a sub-scheme. The Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Textiles, Government of West Bengal, launched it on 1st April 2020, with validity running to 31st March 2025. > Objectives of the “Banglashree for MSME” Scheme:
The Scheme uses fiscal incentives to prompt entrepreneurs to start Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, seeking balanced MSME expansion in every part of the State and a sustainable MSME ecosystem that maximises resource use, opens up new jobs and widens business operations, so the State can become the MSME frontrunner nationally. > Objectives of the “Subsidy for Energy Efficiency” Scheme:
With this incentive, an eligible micro or small enterprise can be reimbursed, for its approved project, the cost of an energy audit done by a certified agency, payable once the audit’s recommendations have been put into effect. It can also be reimbursed for the cost of energy conservation installations recommended in the energy audit for its approved project.
Scheme Overview
State Government
Business Entity
04 Apr 2020
Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for Banglashree for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: Subsidy for Energy Efficiency (EES), applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
Eligible units are Micro/ Small/ Medium Enterprises
Eligible units are Micro/ Small/ Medium Enterprises.
Eligible units carry out manufacturing activity
Eligible units carry out manufacturing activity.
Eligible units began production on or after 1st…
Eligible units began production on or after 1st April 2019.
Eligible units are private sector/ cooperative sector/ joint…
Eligible units are private sector/ cooperative sector/ joint sector undertakings, or companies/ undertakings owned and managed by the State Government or the Industrial SHGs.
Eligible units have a Date of Commencement of…
Eligible units have a Date of Commencement of Commercial Production (DOCCP) falling from 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2025.
Benefits Provided
Banglashree for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: Subsidy for Energy Efficiency (EES) provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
Pattern Of Assistance:
For its approved project, an eligible micro or…
For its approved project, an eligible micro or small enterprise is reimbursed 50% of what it spent on an energy audit carried out by a certified agency, once the recommendations have been implemented.
For its approved project, an eligible micro or…
For its approved project, an eligible micro or small enterprise is also reimbursed 25% of the cost of energy conservation installations recommended by the energy audit, up to ₹2,00,000/-.
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
The partnership deed, or Memorandum of Association and…
The partnership deed, or Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association bearing Registrar of Companies authentication, as applicable (copy).
Details of the names and addresses of Directors…
Details of the names and addresses of Directors / Partners / Owners of the enterprise, or of Members of the Cooperative or Self Help Group, as relevant.
Approved project report (photocopy)
Approved project report (photocopy).
Loan sanction letter and disbursement letter from the…
Loan sanction letter and disbursement letter from the lending banks / financial institutions (photocopy).
Audited balance sheet for each of the last…
Audited balance sheet for each of the last 2 years, if applicable (photocopy).
Plant and machinery inventory with original values, accompanied…
Plant and machinery inventory with original values, accompanied by copies of bills and money receipts.
Existing West Bengal manufacturing details, if any
Existing West Bengal manufacturing details, if any: items, approved yearly capacity, and production for the past three years (quantity and value in Rs. Lakh).
Land deed (photocopy, if applicable); rent agreement and…
Land deed (photocopy, if applicable); rent agreement and receipt or lease agreement for rented /leasehold land or buildings.
Land/ building mutation & conversion certificate (photocopy)
Land/ building mutation & conversion certificate (photocopy).
Valid WBPCB consent to operate certificate (photocopy)
Valid WBPCB consent to operate certificate (photocopy).
Papers relating to SGST
Papers relating to SGST.
Trade licence (photocopy)
Trade licence (photocopy).
Earliest electricity bill, if applicable (photocopy)
Earliest electricity bill, if applicable (photocopy)
Udyog Aadhaar Registration acknowledgement slip (photocopy)
Udyog Aadhaar Registration acknowledgement slip (photocopy)
SC / ST certificate, if applicable (photocopy)
SC / ST certificate, if applicable (photocopy).
Other statutory licences/certificates as needed (photocopy)
Other statutory licences/certificates as needed (photocopy).
Self declaration in terms of para 7.1(vi) of…
Self declaration in terms of para 7.1(vi) of the Scheme .
Bills and money receipts showing money spent on…
Bills and money receipts showing money spent on the Energy Audit and
on energy conservation installations
on energy conservation installations.
Every Electricity Bill included in the claim, with…
Every Electricity Bill included in the claim, with its money receipt.
The certified agency's Energy Audit Report/Recommendations relevant to…
The certified agency's Energy Audit Report/Recommendations relevant to the claim.
Particulars of the energy conservation installations
Particulars of the energy conservation installations.
2020-04-04
How to Apply
Online Application
Applicants can apply for Banglashree for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: Subsidy for Energy Efficiency (EES) through the online application process outlined below.
Registration Process:
Log on to the Shilpasathi Portal and hit…
Log on to the Shilpasathi Portal and hit ‘Apply Online’, then hit ‘Create New’ on the following screen for a fresh registration.
Specify the Applicant Type (Industry /Business /Commercial /Charitable…
Specify the Applicant Type (Industry /Business /Commercial /Charitable Society/ Govt. entity) and fill in the Registration Number.
Fill each mandatory field on the ‘User Registration’…
Fill each mandatory field on the ‘User Registration’ page and hit ‘Register’. Application Process:
Log on to the Shilpasathi Portal and hit…
Log on to the Shilpasathi Portal and hit ‘Apply Online’.
Enter the portal using username & password or…
Enter the portal using username & password or an OTP delivered to your registered mobile number.
The user dashboard appears; hit ‘ALL SERVICES’ and…
The user dashboard appears; hit ‘ALL SERVICES’ and choose 'MSME Incentive' among the services.
Hit ‘Create CAF’ so that a CAF ID…
Hit ‘Create CAF’ so that a CAF ID is created, then hit ‘Apply Online’ to proceed.
Complete the "eligibility form" and hit “Save and…
Complete the "eligibility form" and hit “Save and Continue”; the common application form (CAF) then opens.
Supply all mandatory information in the CAF and…
Supply all mandatory information in the CAF and hit “Update and Continue” for a preview.
When the form has been submitted, you are…
When the form has been submitted, you are taken to the “Dashboard” to see the application status.
Proceed with the application from the Dashboard by…
Proceed with the application from the Dashboard by hitting “Click to Proceed”; hit “Save” at the end to keep the updates.
Hit "Preview" for a final look at the…
Hit "Preview" for a final look at the form before submission.
Hit "Go to Application" on the next screen…
Hit "Go to Application" on the next screen and complete the "Online Form - A" application.
The "APPLY SUBSIDY" section lets you check the…
The "APPLY SUBSIDY" section lets you check the year-wise subsidy items for your application; hit "SAVE" when complete.
In the "FILL UP SUBSIDY" tab, record the…
In the "FILL UP SUBSIDY" tab, record the year-wise subsidy details and hit "Add More" for a multi-year or year-wise breakup.
Upload relevant documents, preview the entries, hit “VERIFY…
Upload relevant documents, preview the entries, hit “VERIFY & SUBMIT”, tick the declaration box and hit “Submit Application”.
The final submission of the Form-A application produces…
The final submission of the Form-A application produces an application reference number, which you can use to track progress. Date of submission of first application: The first claim must be filed within 12 months of the DOCCP or within 12 months of Banglashree's notification date, whichever is later.
Exclusions / Who Is Not Eligible
> **Enterprises Excluded from this Scheme:**
- Enterprises registered and for which eligibility certificates have been issued /incentives have been sanctioned and/ or disbursed under the respective Incentive Scheme of the State.
- Enterprises registered and for which eligibility certificates have been issued in terms of the respective Incentive Scheme of the State but no sanction or disbursement of incentive has been made.
- Enterprises commenced production before 01.04.2019 and applied for incentive under the respective Incentive Scheme of the State within the stipulated date.
> ***Negative List Of Industries:***
1. Sponge Iron Factory.
1. Bricks (Excluding Fly Ash bricks, Sand lime Bricks, Refractory Bricks).
1. Any other industry notified by the State Govt. for inclusion in this list.
> **Items excluded while calculating the investment made in Plant & Machinery:**
- Equipment such as tools, jigs, dies, moulds and spare parts for maintenance and the cost of consumable stores.
- Installation of Plant and Machinery.
- Research and development equipment and pollution control equipment.
- Power generation set and extra transformer installed by the enterprise as per the regulations of the State Electricity Board.
- Bank charges and service charges paid to the National Small Industries Corporations or the State Small Industries Corporations.
- Procurement or installation of cables, wiring, bus bars, electrical control panels (not mounted on individual machines), oil circuit breakers or miniature circuit breakers which are necessarily to be used for providing electrical power to the Plant and Machinery or for safety measures.
- Gas producer plant.
- Transportation charges for indigenous machinery from the place of their manufacture to the site of the enterprise.
- Charges paid for technical know-how for the erection of the Plant and Machinery.
- Such storage tanks which store raw materials and finished products only and are not linked to the manufacturing process.
- Fire fighting equipment.
**NOTE:** The cost of any second-hand plant and machinery purchased and installed for implementation of the project will be excluded in the calculation of the cost of the plant and machinery.
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