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Government Schemes for Business & Entrepreneurship

MSME support, startup incentives, trade facilitation, and enterprise development programs.

West Bengal Business & MSME

Artisans Facilitation Supports

Who Can Apply:

Registered handicraft and handloom artisans in West Bengal

Key Benefits:

•Free access to government-sponsored exhibitions and melas for product sale

•Travel and transport allowances for transporting goods to exhibitions

Updated: July 2026

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West Bengal Business & MSME

Banglashree Scheme

Who Can Apply:

New or expanding MSME units in West Bengal

Key Benefits:

•Capital investment subsidies ranging from 10% to 40% based on location zone

•Interest subsidy up to 6% on term loans

Updated: July 2026

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West Bengal Business & MSME

Handloom and Khadi Weavers Scheme

Who Can Apply:

Registered handloom weavers and weaving cooperative groups in WB

Key Benefits:

•Supply of raw yarn at 10% subsidized rates

•Work-shed construction subsidies up to Rs. 25,000

Updated: July 2026

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West Bengal Business & MSME

Interest Subsidy on Term Loan (MSME)

Who Can Apply:

Registered MSME units in WB paying regular interest on bank term loans

Key Benefits:

•Interest subsidy of 4% to 6% per annum on term loans for up to 5 years (subject to timely repayment track record)

Updated: July 2026

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West Bengal Business & MSME

Reimbursement of Stamp Duty and Registration Fee

Who Can Apply:

Registered MSME developers purchasing/leasing industrial land in WB

Key Benefits:

•Reimbursement of up to 100% of stamp duty and registration fees paid on land acquisition for setting up MSME units (varies by zone category)

Updated: July 2026

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West Bengal Business & MSME

Power Subsidy Scheme

Who Can Apply:

Registered manufacturing micro/small units paying commercial electricity rates in WB

Key Benefits:

•Power subsidy of Rs. 1.00 to Rs. 1.50 per unit consumed (capped under quarterly ceilings) for up to 5 years from production start

Updated: July 2026

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West Bengal Business & MSME

Incentive Scheme for Powerloom Sector

Who Can Apply:

Textile entrepreneurs setting up or upgrading powerloom factories in WB

Key Benefits:

•Capital subsidy up to 20% on the cost of modernizing powerlooms

•Electricity duty exemption up to 5 years

Updated: July 2026

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West Bengal Business & MSME

Power Subsidy (BSY/BMSSY)

Who Can Apply:

Registered manufacturing micro/small units paying commercial electricity rates in WB

Key Benefits:

•Power subsidy of Rs. 1.00 to Rs. 1.50 per unit consumed (capped under quarterly ceilings) for up to 5 years from production start

Updated: July 2026

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West Bengal Business & MSME

Handloom Weavers Scheme

Who Can Apply:

Active handloom weavers in West Bengal holding valid identity cards

Key Benefits:

•Subsidized yarn supply and credit linkages through Weaver Cooperatives

•Financial grant for loom upgradation and construction of work sheds

Updated: July 2026

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Central Business & MSME

PM Mudra Yojana

Who Can Apply:

Small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs

Key Benefits:

•Shishu: Loans up to Rs. 50,000

•Kishore: Loans Rs. 50,001 to Rs. 5 Lakhs

Updated: July 2026

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All States Business & MSME

PMEGP (Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme)

Who Can Apply:

Budding entrepreneurs looking to set up manufacturing or service start-ups in India

Key Benefits:

•Credit-linked subsidy for new projects: up to Rs. 50 Lakhs (manufacturing) and Rs. 20 Lakhs (service)

•State-backed margin money subsidy ranging from 15% to 35% based on location and category

Updated: July 2026

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All States Business & MSME

PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises

Who Can Apply:

Micro food manufacturers (pickles, spices, juices) and FPOs looking to scale up in India

Key Benefits:

•Credit-linked capital subsidy of 35% of the project cost (max Rs. 10 Lakhs)

•Seed capital up to Rs. 40,000 per member of SHG for working capital and purchasing small tools

Updated: July 2026

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