Sarkari Yojana
Employment Subsidy Scheme, 2017
About Employment Subsidy Scheme, 2017
Goa’s Department of Industries introduced the “Employment Subsidy Scheme, 2017” to make the State of Goa more attractive to investors, help existing units stay competitive and boost employment of local people. Subsidy is paid in proportion to the share of Goan manpower on the payroll, scaling between 60% and 100%. Eligible applicants are Micro, Small, Medium, or Large manufacturing industries, or Hinterland Eco tourism projects, that employ at least 60% Goan manpower on a regular basis. The Directorate of Industries, Trade and Commerce implements the scheme, and applications are made by filing at least one claim with the Directorate of Industries, Trade and Commerce (DITC).
Scheme Overview
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Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for Employment Subsidy Scheme, 2017, applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
The unit has to qualify as a Micro,…
The unit has to qualify as a Micro, Small, Medium, or Large manufacturing industry.
It must fall under the white category, green…
It must fall under the white category, green category, or orange category.
At least 60% of its regular workforce must…
At least 60% of its regular workforce must be Goan manpower.
Staff included in the percentage calculation must remain…
Staff included in the percentage calculation must remain on the enterprise's payroll without break throughout the claim year.
Goan employees counted towards the subsidy must be…
Goan employees counted towards the subsidy must be no older than 60 years.
Goan employees counted towards the subsidy must earn…
Goan employees counted towards the subsidy must earn a gross salary above ₹8,000/- per month.
Relatives as defined under section 56 of the…
Relatives as defined under section 56 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, cannot be counted as employees under this scheme.
The unit must not have benefited from the…
The unit must not have benefited from the Chief Minister’s Rojgar Yojana (CMRY) Scheme or any other employment generation scheme of the Government of India or the Government of Goa.
The unit must not be receiving, nor have…
The unit must not be receiving, nor have received, any benefit under any policy of the Department of Information Technology, Government of Goa.
No similar benefit should have been claimed under…
No similar benefit should have been claimed under any other scheme/program of the Government of Goa.
At least one claim must be filed with…
At least one claim must be filed with the Directorate of Industries, Trade and Commerce (DITC) while the scheme is valid (up to September 30, 2022). Eligibility for Hinterland Eco-Tourism Projects
The project must be a Hinterland Eco tourism…
The project must be a Hinterland Eco tourism venture located in lesser developed talukas.
It must be registered with or recognised by…
It must be registered with or recognised by the Department of Tourism/Goa Investment Promotion Board (IPB)/Town & Country Planning/Planning & Development Authority (PDA)/Eco Sensitive Zone Authority.
Benefits Provided
Employment Subsidy Scheme, 2017 provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
The reimbursement is capped at ₹7,000/- for each…
The reimbursement is capped at ₹7,000/- for each Goan employee per month.
Micro, Small, Medium enterprises and eco-tourism projects can…
Micro, Small, Medium enterprises and eco-tourism projects can receive a total subsidy of no more than ₹25,00,000/- per annum, calculated pro rata from the date of production.
Large enterprises can receive a total subsidy of…
Large enterprises can receive a total subsidy of no more than ₹50,00,000/- per annum, calculated pro rata from the date of production.
The subsidy rises in proportion to the share…
The subsidy rises in proportion to the share of Goan employees, starting at 60% benefit when 60% of employees are Goan and reaching 100% benefit when Goans make up 80% and above of the workforce. Benefit Disbursal
In Micro, Small, Medium enterprises and eco-tourism projects,…
In Micro, Small, Medium enterprises and eco-tourism projects, only 50% of total wages paid to Goan employees is considered before the reimbursement ratio is applied.
In Large enterprises, only 25% of total wages…
In Large enterprises, only 25% of total wages paid to Goan employees is considered before the reimbursement ratio is applied.
All benefits depend on the availability of budgetary…
All benefits depend on the availability of budgetary allocation.
Subsidy can be granted for a period of…
Subsidy can be granted for a period of no more than seven years. Conditions
Officials authorised by the Directorate of Industries, Trade…
Officials authorised by the Directorate of Industries, Trade and Commerce must be given free access to inspect or supervise the unit and its registers, and to speak with employees, so as to confirm that the State Government's financial incentives/subsidies are being used properly.
The enterprise must furnish every report, piece of…
The enterprise must furnish every report, piece of information and document specified in the scheme or requested or directed by the Directorate of Industries, Trade and Commerce (DITC) from time to time or whenever needed.
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
Claim Submission Documents
A self-attested copy of the unit's registration under…
A self-attested copy of the unit's registration under the umbrella scheme.
A self-declaration in the prescribed format
A self-declaration in the prescribed format.
A copy of the unit's payroll showing the…
A copy of the unit's payroll showing the total number of employees and the monthly salaries paid to them during the year.
A statement listing Goan employees, leaving out non-eligible…
A statement listing Goan employees, leaving out non-eligible Goans, together with their monthly salaries for the year.
Documentary proof that the employees are Goans as…
Documentary proof that the employees are Goans as defined in Clause (3) above (for instance, birth in Goa, a 10 years residence certificate from the Mamlatdar, or other proof of residence in Goa issued more than 10 years earlier such as a Driving License, Ration Card, Election Photo Identity Card (EPIC) or Passport).
A copy of the unit's audited balance sheet…
A copy of the unit's audited balance sheet for the claim year.
A copy of the Goods and Services Tax…
A copy of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns the unit filed for the claim year.
Copies of Employees’ State Insurance (ESI)/Provident Fund (PF)…
Copies of Employees’ State Insurance (ESI)/Provident Fund (PF) returns, where applicable.
A copy of the partnership deed or the…
A copy of the partnership deed or the Memorandum of Association/Articles of Association, whichever applies. Specific Documents for Hinterland Eco Tourism Applications
The registration or approval certificate issued by the…
The registration or approval certificate issued by the Department of Tourism/Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Authority/Goa Investment Promotion Board (IPB)/Eco Sensitive Zone Authority must be provided. Mandatory Chartered Accountant (CA) Certificates
A certificate from a Chartered Accountant confirming the…
A certificate from a Chartered Accountant confirming the salary amount paid to Goan regular employees during the year.
A Chartered Accountant's certificate setting out salaries paid…
A Chartered Accountant's certificate setting out salaries paid to employees for each unit separately (where the same entity has more than one unit of any kind).
A Chartered Accountant's certificate confirming that no incentive…
A Chartered Accountant's certificate confirming that no incentive claim has been lodged with the Department of Information Technology, Government of Goa.
A Chartered Accountant's certificate confirming that the applicant…
A Chartered Accountant's certificate confirming that the applicant has not claimed any similar benefit under another scheme/program of the Government of Goa.
How to Apply
Offline Application
Applicants can apply for Employment Subsidy Scheme, 2017 through the offline application process outlined below.
Print out the application form format prescribed for…
Print out the application form format prescribed for the scheme.
Complete all mandatory fields on the form, paste…
Complete all mandatory fields on the form, paste a passport-sized photograph (signed across, if needed) and attach copies of the required documents (self-attested, if needed).
Submit the filled and signed form together with…
Submit the filled and signed form together with the documents to the Directorate of Industries, Trade and Commerce, Goa, within the prescribed period (if any).
Official Application & Website
Verify the latest eligibility, dates and instructions before applying.