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"Employment Incentive" under "Motivation of Entrepreneurs to Start Industries and Fiscal Assistance to Industries"
PuducherryBusiness EntityState/ UTNo start date
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What this is

A Wage/Employment subsidy of 20% of wage/ salary up to a maximum of ₹5,00,000/- per annum is provided in the case of workers who are covered under the Provident Fund (PF). The new units which commence production on or after 2-8-2004 would alone be eligible for this incentive for 5 years.

In detail

The "Employment Incentive" is a Component of the "Motivation of Entrepreneurs to Start Industries and Fiscal Assistance to Industries" Scheme by the Industries and Commerce Department, Union Territory of Puducherry. Through this scheme, a Wage/Employment subsidy of 20% of wage/ salary up to a maximum of ₹5,00,000/- per annum is provided in the case of workers who are covered under the Provident Fund (PF). The new units which commence production on or after 2-8-2004 would alone be eligible for this incentive for 5 years from the date of commencement of production. The applications are accepted offline in the prescribed form available on the Official Website of the Department.

Who qualifies

  • The new units which commence production on or after 2-8-2004 would alone be eligible for this incentive for 5 years from the date of commencement of production.
  • The unit should provide direct employment to at least 10 persons.
  • The "employment incentive" will be granted if the unit has provided at least 60% of the employment to the people of UT of Puducherry.

What you get

  • Wage/Employment Subsidy of 20% wage/salary up to a maximum of ₹5,00,000/- per annum for the workers who are covered under the Provident Fund (PF) (if applicable).
  • "Employment Incentives", granted only if the unit has provided at least 60% of the employment to the people of UT of Puducherry.

*Wage/Salary would be limited by the minimum wages prescribed by the Government from time to time.

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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name288 characters
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schemeName"Employment Incentive" under "Motivation of Entrepreneurs to Start Industries and Fiscal Assistance to Industries"myScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeFalsemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme