Sarkari Yojana
Goa State Employment Subsidy Scheme for the Industries, 2008
About Goa State Employment Subsidy Scheme for the Industries, 2008
The Directorate of Industries, Trade and Commerce, Government of Goa, introduced the “Goa State Employment Subsidy Scheme for the Industries, 2008” in 2008 with several goals in mind: boosting industrial growth, building a favourable climate for new industrial units, reviving sick units, giving jobs to local youths and developing a workforce matched to what industry needs. On top of its core subsidy, the scheme carried extra advantages, among them a 5% higher local employment subsidy, preference in capital contribution and raised limits on interest subsidy. Only manufacturing units qualified, covering both new and existing micro, small, medium and large enterprises, with emphasis on units whose workforce was 80% local. Implementation rested with the Directorate of Industries, Trade and Commerce, while a Task Force Committee examined claims and recommended benefits. The scheme stayed operational until 31st March 2011.
Scheme Overview
State Government
Business Entity
30 Jan 2009
31 Mar 2011
Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for Goa State Employment Subsidy Scheme for the Industries, 2008, applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
The scheme was open to manufacturing units alone
The scheme was open to manufacturing units alone.
Micro and Small Enterprises, whether new or already…
Micro and Small Enterprises, whether new or already running, needed registration with the Directorate of Industries, Trade and Commerce.
Medium and large units qualified if the High-Powered…
Medium and large units qualified if the High-Powered Coordination Committee had approved them after 1st April 2008.
At least 80% of a unit's workforce had…
At least 80% of a unit's workforce had to be local manpower; contract, temporary and daily wage staff did not count towards this.
A unit's activity had to be classified in…
A unit's activity had to be classified in the "Green", "Orange", or specified "Orange" categories. For subsidy claims, the proprietor, partners, promoters and directors, along with their relatives (spouse, father, mother, son/daughter, grandparent, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother, sister, first cousin), could not be counted as employees. Preference/Priority Priority went to proprietary concerns wholly (100%) owned by women, and to partnership firms in which women held 51% ownership and which had at least one more partner who was not the husband, father, brother, or son.
Benefits Provided
Goa State Employment Subsidy Scheme for the Industries, 2008 provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
Additional Benefits
The Local Employment Subsidy Scheme benefit was enhanced…
The Local Employment Subsidy Scheme benefit was enhanced by an extra 5%.
Units received preference for Capital Contribution and within…
Units received preference for Capital Contribution and within the Special Capital Contribution Schemes.
The ceiling on interest subsidy rose from 1%…
The ceiling on interest subsidy rose from 1% to 2% of turnover, covering 35% of interest paid instead of the earlier 30%, with an overall cap of ₹8,00,000/-. Subsidy Quantum
A new unit located in a developed taluka…
A new unit located in a developed taluka received a 25% subsidy.
A new unit located in a less developed…
A new unit located in a less developed taluka got a further 10%, taking the total to 35%.
An existing micro or small unit in a…
An existing micro or small unit in a developed taluka was entitled to a 10% subsidy.
An existing micro or small unit in a…
An existing micro or small unit in a less developed taluka got a further 5%, for a total of 15%.
For a sick unit under a revival plan,…
For a sick unit under a revival plan, the appropriate authority fixed the subsidy, capped at 25%.
Taking every additional benefit into account, the overall…
Taking every additional benefit into account, the overall subsidy could not go beyond 40%. Disbursement
Half (50%) of the amount was released when…
Half (50%) of the amount was released when the agreement was signed.
The other 50% came as bonds carrying 6%…
The other 50% came as bonds carrying 6% interest, redeemable after 5 years, provided the unit was still working and had 80% local youths on its rolls at maturity.
Payment was released within 15 days after the…
Payment was released within 15 days after the claim was finalized.
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
Particulars of the unit's registration with the Directorate…
Particulars of the unit's registration with the Directorate of Industries, Trade and Commerce.
Evidence showing the date commercial production began
Evidence showing the date commercial production began.
Salary records of employees for each half-year
Salary records of employees for each half-year.
A declaration on employee eligibility sworn before a…
A declaration on employee eligibility sworn before a Magistrate.
Employees' Green Social Security Card (applicable from 1st…
Employees' Green Social Security Card (applicable from 1st January 2009).
Approval of the revival plan, where the unit…
Approval of the revival plan, where the unit is a sick unit (if Applicable).
2009-01-30
How to Apply
Offline Application
Applicants can apply for Goa State Employment Subsidy Scheme for the Industries, 2008 through the offline application process outlined below.
Units that qualified first had to get registered…
Units that qualified first had to get registered with the Directorate of Industries, Trade and Commerce by filling the prescribed proforma/form.
Claims were lodged every half-year, for the January-June…
Claims were lodged every half-year, for the January-June and July-December periods. Each claim was due within 3 months after its half-year ended, meaning 30th September for the first half and 31st March for the second.
Within one month, the Directorate of Industries, Trade…
Within one month, the Directorate of Industries, Trade and Commerce examined the claims, drew up a list of eligible units and sent it to the Task Force Committee, which then checked the claims and settled the final list within two months. Disputes, if any, could be taken to the Chief Secretary, and the decision given was final.
Official Application & Website
Verify the latest eligibility, dates and instructions before applying.