Industrial areas we serve · the Surat belt
Subsidy consultant for Hazira, Sachin GIDC, Pandesara, Palsana, Kim and Navsari
Surat’s industrial ring — Hazira’s port-side steel, petrochemical and energy plants, the textile estates at Sachin GIDC, Pandesara, Palsana and Kadodara, Kim and Pipodara to the north, and Navsari’s GIDC and Bilimora — holds Large and Mega projects and thousands of MSMEs. The talukas that hold them are Category B under the Viksit Gujarat Industrial Policy 2026; Torrent Power supplies the city and DGVCL the rest; the DGFT Regional Authority and the Custom House are local. We file the capital, interest and power tariff subsidies, the electricity duty exemption and the MOOWR or EPCG scheme for units across both districts.
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Surat and Navsari districts: the estates sit in Category B talukas; Umarpada, Mahuva and Ambika (Surat) and Khergam (Navsari) are the Category A talukas.
- Bcategory of Chorasi (Hazira, Sachin), Surat City, Palsana, Olpad, Navsari and Gandevi talukas
- 8 Dec 2026registration deadline for Large, Mega and Ultra Mega units — or before production, whichever is later
- 100%electricity duty exemption for 5 years from the date production starts; 10 for a new SEZ unit
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Industrial estates in the Surat belt: talukas, categories and DISCOM
Three things fixed by the plot decide what a unit here earns: the taluka’s category under the Viksit Gujarat Industrial Policy 2026 — Chorasi, Surat City, Olpad, Palsana, Mangrol, Kamrej, Mandvi and Bardoli (Surat) and Navsari, Gandevi, Chikhli, Jalalpore and Bansda (Navsari) are Category B; Umarpada, Mahuva and Ambika (Surat) and Khergam (Navsari) are Category A — the DISCOM that bills the power, and the offices that handle the file. The estates and their talukas are below; Sachin GIDC has a page of its own.
- Districts
- Surat and Navsari
- DISCOM
- Torrent Power inside Surat city; DGVCL for the rest of Surat district — Sachin, Palsana, Kim, Hazira’s industrial area — and for Navsari
- DGFT (EPCG)
- Regional Authority Surat — Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi and Dang districts
- Customs (MOOWR)
- Custom House, Hazira, for the port and the air cargo complex at Surat airport; the MOOWR licence is issued by the Customs Commissionerate with jurisdiction over the plant, which we confirm before filing
- Sanctioning offices
- District Industries Centres at Surat and Navsari for MSME claims; Industries Commissionerate, Gandhinagar, for Large, Mega and Ultra Mega units
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| Estate | Taluka | District | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazira industrial area and port | Chorasi | Surat | B |
| Sachin GIDC, Surat SEZ and Surat Apparel Park | Chorasi | Surat | B |
| Pandesara GIDC | Surat City | Surat | B |
| Palsana and Kadodara | Palsana | Surat | B |
| Kim and Pipodara | Olpad / Mangrol | Surat | B |
| Kamrej and Bardoli | Kamrej / Bardoli | Surat | B |
| Navsari GIDC (Kabilpore) | Navsari | Navsari | B |
| Bilimora GIDC | Gandevi | Navsari | B |
Categories are as listed in the annexure to the taluka GR of 8 September 2026 (IMD/HMR/e-file/9/2026/2211/I). Several talukas were newly created when the list was drawn up and can differ from their neighbours, so we confirm the category in writing before you file.
What a unit in the Surat belt earns under VGIP 2026
The table reads the three VGIP 2026 GRs for the talukas of the Surat belt. The first column is where most plots in the belt fall; the Large columns are the general-sector and thrust-sector matrices of the GR of 8 September 2026 (chemicals, textiles, capital equipment, mobility, healthcare and the other thrust sectors are listed in its Annexure-A). Electricity duty exemption and EPF reimbursement are statutory and sit outside the ceiling in every column.
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| Component | MSME, Category B | MSME, Category A (Umarpada, Mahuva, Khergam) | Large, general sectors (B) | Large, thrust sectors (B) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital subsidy | 25% of EFCIover 5 years; micro units in one instalment | 35% of EFCIover 5 years; micro units in one instalment | 10% of EFCIover 10 years | 15% of EFCIover 8 years |
| Interest subsidyon the term loan; 8% for women, first-generation and registered start-up MSMEs | 7% a year5 years, up to 10% of EFCI | 7% a year5 years, up to 10% of EFCI | 7% a year10 years, up to 10% of EFCI | 7% a year8 years, up to 15% of EFCI |
| Power tariff subsidyon units bought from the DISCOM | ₹1 a unit5 years, up to 25% of EFCI | ₹2 a unit5 years, up to 25% of EFCI | ₹1 a unit10 years, up to 10% of EFCI | ₹1 a unit8 years, up to 15% of EFCI |
| Combined ceilingthe three above, together | 35% of EFCIover 5 years; 7% a year for small and medium units | 45% of EFCIover 5 years; 9% a year for small and medium units | 15% of EFCIover 10 years; 1.5% a year | 25% of EFCIover 8 years; 3.5% a year |
| Electricity duty exemption | 100% for 5 years from the date production starts10 years for a new SEZ unit; statutory under the Gujarat Electricity Duty Act 1958, outside the ceiling, the same for every size and category | |||
| EPF reimbursement | 100% for 5 yearsof the employer’s EPF on new employees, up to ₹1,800 / ₹2,500 / ₹3,000 a month; outside the ceiling | 100% for 5 yearsof the employer’s EPF on new employees, up to ₹1,800 / ₹2,500 / ₹3,000 a month; outside the ceiling | 100% for 10 yearsof the employer’s EPF on new employees, same monthly caps; outside the ceiling | 100% for 8 yearsof the employer’s EPF on new employees, same monthly caps; outside the ceiling |
The ceiling, not the rates, usually sets the number. Capital, interest and power tariff subsidy together cannot exceed 35% of EFCI over five years for an MSME in a Category B taluka (45% in Category A), and 15% over ten years for a Large unit in a general sector (25% over eight for a thrust sector). A power-hungry plant that could earn more than that from the power tariff subsidy alone is therefore placed in the components that pay earliest and most reliably — which is a filing decision, not a formula.
Which incentives apply in the Surat belt
The same package applies in every belt of Gujarat; what the belt sets is the rate (by taluka category), the DISCOM whose bills carry the power tariff subsidy and the electricity duty, and the customs and DGFT offices that take the MOOWR and EPCG files. For the Surat belt that means Category B rates on every estate, Torrent Power’s or DGVCL’s bills as the claim documents, Regional Authority Surat for EPCG and the Custom House at Hazira for bonded cargo.
Capital subsidy in Gujarat
25% of eligible fixed capital investment for an MSME in a Category B taluka (35% in Category A); 10% to 35% for Large, Mega and Ultra Mega units, paid in annual instalments within the combined ceiling.
Interest subsidy in Gujarat
7% a year on the term loan in every taluka, 8% for women, first-generation and registered start-up MSMEs; the unit bears at least 2%. Five years for MSMEs, capped at 10% of EFCI; eight to twelve years for larger units.
Power tariff subsidy in Gujarat
₹1 a unit on power bought from Torrent Power or DGVCL in the Category B talukas (₹2 in Category A), for five years for MSMEs, capped at 25% of EFCI. Captive power does not count; an expansion claims only its additional consumption on a sub-meter.
Electricity duty exemption in Gujarat
No electricity duty — 15% of consumption charges on HT, 10% on LT — for five years from the date production starts, ten for a new SEZ unit. Applied for at CEICED within 90 days of production; statutory, outside the VGIP ceiling, and available inside GIDC estates.
MOOWR and EPCG
No customs duty upfront on imported machinery and inputs under MOOWR (duty on inputs only when goods are sold in India), or zero duty under EPCG against exports of six times the duty saved within six years, filed at Regional Authority Surat. Central schemes, so they stack on the Gujarat package.
EPF reimbursement and the connection refund
100% of the employer’s EPF on new employees, up to ₹1,800 to ₹3,000 a month each, for five years (MSMEs) to ten, outside the ceiling. And for MSMEs outside GIDC estates and approved parks, 35% of the DISCOM’s service-line charges back, up to ₹5 lakh.
What the Surat belt makes, and the schemes that fit
A chemical plant’s money is in its power bill; an engineering unit’s in its machinery and its loan; a labour-intensive plant’s in its EPF. The belt’s main sectors and the components that matter most for each:
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| Sector | Where | Schemes that usually matter most |
|---|---|---|
| Textiles: weaving, processing, embroidery | Sachin, Pandesara, Palsana, Kadodara | Gujarat Textile Policy 2024 or VGIP 2026, compared before registration on our sector-wise subsidy schemes in Gujarat page; power tariff subsidy on processing loads; the electricity duty exemption in Gujarat |
| Petrochemicals, steel and energy | Hazira | Large, Mega and Ultra Mega registration under the Viksit Gujarat Industrial Policy 2026 by 8 December 2026; electricity duty exemption; MOOWR scheme for imported inputs through the port |
| Chemicals and dyes | Sachin, Kim, Pipodara | Power tariff subsidy, electricity duty exemption, capital and interest subsidy on new plant |
| Engineering and machinery | Surat, Palsana, Kamrej | Capital and interest subsidy; EPCG scheme on imported machine tools; EPF reimbursement in Gujarat on new hires |
| Agro and food processing | Navsari, Bilimora | Capital and interest subsidy for MSMEs, EPF reimbursement, the power connection refund for units outside GIDC estates |
Worked example: a textile-processing MSME at Palsana
A dyeing and printing house on the Palsana–Kadodara road with ₹15 crore of eligible investment, a ₹9 crore term loan and a 1.5 MW connection, filed under VGIP 2026 rather than the textile policy. Palsana is Category B: 25%, 7% and ₹1 a unit, with a 35% combined ceiling.
₹15 crore processing house, Palsana
Jet dyeing machines, a stenter and a boiler; textiles is a thrust sector for Large units, but an MSME takes the general matrix.
- Eligible fixed capital investment (plant, machinery, building; land excluded): ₹15 crore
- Term loan of ₹9 crore at 9.5%, 7-year tenure with a 1-year moratorium, repaid in equal annual instalments; the unit bears 2.5% after the 7% subsidy
- Contracted load 1,500 kW, run 6,000 hours a year — 9 million units bought from the DISCOM
- Small enterprise, textile processing, new unit; VGIP 2026 chosen over the Gujarat Textile Policy 2024 for the same investment
- Capital subsidy, 25% of EFCI₹3.75 crore
- Interest subsidy, 7% on the balance for 5 years (₹2.52 crore before the 10% cap)₹1.5 crore
- Power tariff subsidy, ₹1 a unit on 9 million units a year for 5 years (₹4.5 crore before the 25% cap)₹3.75 crore
- The three components added₹9 crore
- Combined ceiling, 35% of EFCI over 5 years₹5.25 crore
₹5.25 crore under VGIP 2026, not ₹9 crore. The three components add up to more than the combined ceiling, so the ceiling is the answer — and the file is built so the processing unit reaches it in five years, with the electricity duty exemption in Gujarat and EPF reimbursement claimed on top, outside the ceiling.
Figures are illustrative and rounded; the GR’s eligible fixed capital investment excludes land, working capital and second-hand machinery, and the interest subsidy runs only on the term loan actually disbursed. Our capital subsidy worked example, interest subsidy worked example and power tariff subsidy worked example walk through each component year by year, and the Gujarat subsidy calculator applies the right category to any taluka in the belt.
How a claim runs for a unit in the Surat belt
Every file in the Surat belt passes through the same offices: the District Industries Centres at Surat and Navsari for MSME claims, the Industries Commissionerate in Gandhinagar for Large units and above, CEICED online for the electricity duty exemption, Regional Authority Surat for EPCG and the jurisdictional Customs Commissionerate for MOOWR. We prepare, file and follow each one.
Fix the category and the dates
We read the plot’s taluka from the land record, confirm its category in writing, and set the project’s dates: investment counted from 1 January 2026, the date of commercial production, and the first deadline that follows from it.
Before you spendRegister where the size requires it
Large, Mega and Ultra Mega units register with the Industries Commissionerate before production or by 8 December 2026, whichever is later; MSMEs need no registration step but apply for the provisional or final eligibility certificate within six months of the date of commercial production.
Before productionFile the statutory and central applications on their own clocks
The electricity duty exemption online to CEICED within 90 days of production; the MOOWR application to the jurisdictional Customs Commissionerate before the first bonded import; EPCG at Regional Authority Surat before the machinery lands.
To each scheme’s clockClaim with the sanctioning office
The District Industries Centres at Surat and Navsari takes the MSME claims for capital, interest and power tariff subsidy, the quarterly EPF claims and the connection refund; the Industries Commissionerate takes the Large claims. Queries and asset verification are answered on site.
Follow every instalment
Annual instalments over five years for small and medium units, quarterly EPF, MOOWR returns, and the DISCOM’s refund of duty paid before the exemption certificate — tracked until the money is in the account.
The dates that decide a claim in the Surat belt
Four dates do most of the work in a VGIP 2026 claim, and all four are fixed by the GRs rather than by the estate. Investment counts from 1 January 2026; Large, Mega and Ultra Mega units must be registered before production or by 8 December 2026, whichever is later (see our note on the 8 December 2026 registration deadline); the electricity duty exemption is applied for within 90 days of the first production; and commercial production must start before the operative period ends on 31 May 2031.
- 1 Jan 2026Assets bought and paid for from this date count as eligible investment
- 8 Dec 2026Registration deadline for Large, Mega and Ultra Mega units, or before production if later
- 90 daysAfter production starts: electricity duty exemption application to CEICED
- 31 May 2031The operative period ends; production must start within it
MSMEs apply for the provisional eligibility certificate within six months of the date of commercial production or of 25 September 2026, whichever is later; a late application within two years is accepted with the incentive reduced in proportion to the delay. The power connection refund is claimed within six months of paying the DISCOM’s charges; EPCG is authorised before the machinery is imported; a MOOWR licence is in place before the first bonded consignment.
The Surat belt: questions we get asked
Is Hazira Category A or Category B?
Category B. Hazira lies in Chorasi taluka, which the taluka GR of 8 September 2026 lists as Category B along with Surat City, Olpad, Palsana, Mangrol, Kamrej, Mandvi and Bardoli. The Category A talukas of Surat district are Umarpada, Mahuva and the new Ambika taluka. A Large unit at Hazira therefore reads the Category B column of the Large GR: 10% capital subsidy over ten years in a general sector, 15% over eight in a thrust sector.
Textile unit: Gujarat Textile Policy 2024 or VGIP 2026?
One or the other for the same investment — the MSME GR bars a unit that has taken any State incentive on the same fixed capital investment from claiming again under VGIP 2026. The textile policy pays its own capital and power support with its own conditions; VGIP 2026 pays 25% capital subsidy, 7% interest and ₹1 a unit in a Category B taluka with a 35% ceiling. We run both on the project’s figures before registration, because the choice is made once.
Does a unit in Surat SEZ at Sachin get the electricity duty exemption?
Yes, and for longer: a new industrial unit in a special economic zone is exempt for ten years from the date production starts, against five years elsewhere. The application still goes to CEICED within 90 days of production.
Torrent Power or DGVCL — does the supplier change the subsidy?
No. The power tariff subsidy is paid on power bought from any distribution licensee, so Torrent Power inside Surat city and DGVCL at Sachin, Palsana, Kim or Navsari earn the same ₹1 a unit in a Category B taluka. Both charge electricity duty until CEICED’s exemption certificate reaches them.
Our plant is in Navsari. Which office takes the claim?
The District Industries Centre at Navsari for MSME claims — Navsari GIDC at Kabilpore and Bilimora GIDC at Gandevi both fall under it — and the Industries Commissionerate in Gandhinagar for Large units. EPCG for both districts is filed at the DGFT Regional Authority in Surat.
A Hazira project will start production in 2027. When must it register?
Before the date of commercial production or by 8 December 2026, whichever is later — three months from the Large GR of 8 September 2026. A project with production in 2027 therefore registers before it starts producing, with the IEM, land possession, GPCB consent to establish, the detailed project report and the term loan sanction. Registration is mandatory; without it there is no claim.
Is the power connection refund available at Sachin or Pandesara GIDC?
No. The 35% refund of the DISCOM’s service-line charges, up to ₹5 lakh, is for MSMEs outside GIDC estates and approved industrial parks — a unit on private land around Palsana, Kim or Navsari qualifies; a plot inside Sachin or Pandesara does not. The other components apply inside the estates.
Legal basis and official sources
Every rate on this page is the published term of the scheme it links to, read from the GRs and the Act; the taluka categories come from the taluka GR’s annexure.
Classification of talukas: Category A and B
Annexure-A lists all 268 talukas, district by district, as Category A or Category B — the source for every category on this page.
Download the GRScheme for assistance to MSMEs
Capital, interest and power tariff subsidy, EPF reimbursement and the power connection refund: rates, periods, ceilings and sanctioning authorities.
Download the GRScheme for assistance to Large, Mega and Ultra Mega industries
The general, thrust and selected-thrust matrices, the registration rule, PEC and FEC timelines and the sanctioning committees.
Download the GRNotes. Taluka categories are read from the annexure to the taluka GR; DISCOM areas from the distribution licences in force; DGFT jurisdictions from Appendix 1A of the Handbook of Procedures; Customs jurisdictions from CBIC Notification 21/2022-Customs (N.T.) of 31 March 2022; sector descriptions are ours. Estate boundaries, approved-park status and the DISCOM for a specific plot are confirmed with the GIDC, the DISCOM and the District Industries Centre before filing. Scheme notices are published by the Industries Commissionerate, Gujarat.
We work with units across Surat and Navsari districts from our office in Ahmedabad: the eligibility check is free and names every scheme, figure and deadline for your plot.
- Taluka category confirmed in writing before you commit the land
- Registration and eligibility certificates timed to the date of commercial production
- Electricity duty exemption filed with CEICED within 90 days; MOOWR and EPCG before the first import
- Claims filed and followed at the District Industries Centres at Surat and Navsari
Setting up or expanding in Surat, Hazira, Sachin and Navsari?
One free eligibility check: the taluka category confirmed in writing, every scheme that applies, the figures and the first deadline.