Scheme Name: Incentives - Skill Enhancement & Capacity Building

State: Manipur

Description of the Scheme:

To develop as one of the most favoured states for setting up business units.

To fast track enhancement of tele-density, so that all the corners of the state is connected.

To promote and position to be the most preferred destination for R&D and product /service hub.

To develop as one of the best e-Governed states, along with a strong infrastructure and an ecosystem conducive for industries.

To    foster   a   practice   of   continuous  capacity   building,      for availability of skilled and employable manpower.

Target group :

Sector of the Scheme:

Eligibility Criteria:

Nature & Mode of Assistance:

Assistance provided to selected MSMEs, based on the merit of their performance and/or project proposal in the event of start-ups, with minimum 10 on-roll employees at the rate of 50% of fees, subject to maximum Rs. 10,000 per employee on obtaining industry recognised certification such as .Net certifications, Networking certifications, Big data & Analytics, Project management, etc.

Assistance under this category will be with a ceiling of Rs. 2 lakh per year per unit to a maximum of 5 units.

Quality certification: Any IT/ITeS unit registered will be granted assistance for a maximum of two industry standard quality certifications (CMMI, ISO, etc.) at the rate of 50% of cost of quality certification (inclusive of fees charged by certification agency and consulting and training charges) subject to an overall ceiling of Rs. 12 lakhs per unit per year for a maximum of 5 units per year starting from the 4th year.

Technology acquisition: Assistance for acquisition of appropriate technology in any form to a group of 5 MSMEs for a specific product/platform will be provided by way of 50% grant subject to a maximum of Rs. 50 lakhs per technology for a maximum of 5 technology acquisition programmes starting from the 4th year. The Acquisition however, should ensure technology advancement in terms of citizen-centric impact. Resellers or Franchisees will not be eligible for such an incentive.

"Financial Information (Subsidy, low interest rate, etc.)":

"Other Assistance (Procurement of machinery, Technology /Marketing, International Cooperation, etc.)":

How to apply: Contact Department of Information Technology Government of Manipur

Whom to Contact:

Department of Information Technology New Secretariat,

Manipur-795001 dit-mn@nic.in