Sarkari Yojana

Chief Minister’s Startup/innovation Projects/new Industries

Himachal Pradesh
Quick Summary: Himachal Pradesh's Chief Minister’s Startup/Innovation Projects/New Industries Scheme offers incentives, incubation centres and mentoring so that educated youth can launch startups and innovative projects in focus sectors such as tech, agriculture, tourism and biotech.

About Chief Minister’s Startup/innovation Projects/new Industries

Detailed The “Chief Minister’s Startup/Innovation Projects/New Industries Scheme” was drawn up to turn educated young people from job seekers into job creators, to back ‘Startup’ and ‘innovative projects’ in the state, and to give skills to youth and would-be investors so that entrepreneurship grows. It offers a range of incentives to help startup founders succeed in their ventures. It also provides for setting up incubation Centers at host institutions in the State to build capacity, create networks, put the needed infrastructure in place and spread awareness. The core aims are creating self-employment and jobs, upgrading entrepreneurs’ skills and helping them set up units with professional guidance, promoting innovation in focus areas, setting up incubation centers, creating working space for startups and innovative projects, and giving incentives. The scheme further seeks to guide and hand-hold entrepreneurs in choosing viable projects in promising manufacturing and service areas, and to train them to launch startups and then manage and run their businesses professionally.

Aims and Objectives

1. Creating self-employment/ jobs and generating income. 1. Encouraging new ideas/ products and processes fit for commercialisation through startups. 1. Establishing Incubators/Incubation Centers in the state. 1. Hand-holding new businesses and entrepreneurs. 1. Helping entrepreneurs build knowledge and expertise and draw on support offered under various State/Central Govt./other institutional schemes. 1. Enabling and encouraging innovation 1. Enabling startups and Innovation Projects 1. Enabling the creation of incubation space 1. Enabling sufficient investment in startups 1. Enabling venture capital funding 1. Developing Human Capital 1. Promoting Industrial development in the State.

Key focus areas of the Scheme for Innovation Projects

1. Innovation led by technology in any sector 1. b Rural infrastructure and amenities, crafts, arts, water and sanitation, renewable energy, healthcare and the like. 1. Cleantech 1. Agriculture, Horticulture and allied fields 1. Food Processing 1. Retail 1. Tourism and Hospitality 1. Mobile, IT and ITes, hardware included 1. Biotechnology

Scheme Overview

Government Level

State Government

Eligible Entity

Individual

Launch / Open Date

15 Nov 2016

Scheme Details

Eligibility

Eligibility Requirements

To qualify for Chief Minister’s Startup/innovation Projects/new Industries, applicants must satisfy the following conditions:

Definitions

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Startup/New Industries

Startup/New Industries: any entity, Proprietor, Limited Company, partnership firm registered under the Indian Partnership Act 1932, or Limited Liability Partnership that proposes to set up a micro or small scale enterprise in the services sector in the focus areas.

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Innovation Project

Innovation Project: innovation means introducing something new, or making changes with updated technology, whether large or small, radical or incremental, to products, processes and services, leading to new and innovative products.

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Incubator

Incubator: any organisation built to speed up the growth and success of entrepreneurial ventures, i.e. startups, by offering business support resources and services such as physical space, capital, coaching and mentoring, common services and networking connections.

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Host Institutes

Host Institutes: Host Institutes (HIs) are the state's reputed technology, management and R & D institutes, and other institutions and organisations working on entrepreneurship development and promotion, that set up Incubators to energise the State's startup ecosystem Eligibility
Every Startup/ new industry/Innovation Project meeting definitions 1, 2, 3 and 4 above can claim the applicable incentives for the components covered by the scheme. Incentives cannot be claimed for the same component under both a State and a Central Scheme.

Applicants must meet all of the above conditions to be considered eligible for this scheme.
Documents Required

Documents Required

Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:

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Innovation enterprises need to furnish only self-certified documents,…

Innovation enterprises need to furnish only self-certified documents, either online or by hand, and the department concerned will grant provisional registration within 15 days of receiving them.

Ensure all documents are valid and, where required, duly attested before submitting your application.
Important Dates

2016-11-15

How to Apply

Online Application

Applicants can apply for Chief Minister’s Startup/innovation Projects/new Industries through the online application process outlined below.

Application Portal: Open Application Portal ↗

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Application Process

Steps to follow

Begin by opening the official website at https://startuphimachal.hp.gov.in/
On the homepage, hover over the “Account” section in the main menu and choose the Register button.
Complete the online registration form.
Choose to register as a startup, mentor or incubator, type in your full name, email ID, mobile number and password, and press the “Register” button.
Sign in here with the same credentials
The HP CM Startup Scheme Login page will then open, asking for the email ID, password and verification code,

Ensure all required documents are ready before starting the application process.

Official Application & Website

Verify the latest eligibility, dates and instructions before applying.

Official Sources & References