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Government incentive services for Gujarat manufacturers: 15+ services, one desk

NeoApex Saver claims every government incentive a manufacturing unit in Gujarat is entitled to: the Viksit Gujarat Industrial Policy 2026 package of capital subsidy in Gujarat, interest subsidy in Gujarat and power tariff subsidy in Gujarat, the electricity duty exemption in Gujarat, the MOOWR scheme and EPCG scheme for imported machinery, and the registrations around them, for MSME, Large, Mega and Ultra Mega units in every industrial area of the state. One eligibility check covers all of them.

20+ years in Gujarat incentives300+ projects99% filing success

The services on this page in five families. Most plants use three to six of them together: a VGIP 2026 component or two, the electricity duty exemption, and a customs route if machinery is imported.

  • 45% / 35%combined ceiling for MSMEs (Category A / B): capital, interest and power tariff subsidy as a share of EFCI
  • 100%electricity duty exemption for 5 years from the date production starts, outside that ceiling
  • 0%customs duty upfront on imported machinery under MOOWR, or against exports under EPCG
Legal basisPDFVGIP 2026 MSME scheme GR 25.09.2026PDFLarge, Mega & Ultra Mega scheme GR 08.09.2026GUIDEViksit Gujarat Industrial Policy 2026 The full guideSources: Industries & Mines Department GRs, Gujarat Electricity Duty Act 1958, Customs Act 1962, FTP 2023 · Reviewed by NeoApex Saver, 12 Nov 2026
On this page
  1. VGIP 2026 package
  2. Electricity duty
  3. Customs and exports
  4. Registrations and funding
  5. How an engagement runs
  6. Where we work
  7. FAQ
  8. Sources
State package

Viksit Gujarat Industrial Policy 2026: the state package

The Viksit Gujarat Industrial Policy 2026 pays manufacturing units that start commercial production between 1 June 2026 and 31 May 2031 three subsidies inside one combined ceiling: 45% of eligible fixed capital investment in Category A talukas and 35% in Category B for MSMEs (15% to 50% for Large, Mega and Ultra Mega units by sector), plus EPF reimbursement and the power connection refund outside it. We map your project to the components, register it before the deadlines and file every claim.

Viksit Gujarat Industrial Policy 2026

The complete guide: who qualifies, the combined ceiling, the three GRs, taluka categories and every deadline from 8 December 2026 to 31 May 2031.

GuideMSME to Ultra Mega

Capital subsidy in Gujarat

25% (Category B) or 35% (Category A) of eligible fixed capital investment for MSMEs; 10% to 35% for Large, Mega and Ultra Mega units, paid in annual instalments.

Up to 35% of EFCIComponent 1

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 always bears at least 2%. Five years for MSMEs, capped at 10% of EFCI.

7% a yearComponent 2

Power tariff subsidy in Gujarat

₹2 a unit in Category A talukas and ₹1 in Category B on power bought from the DISCOM, for five years for MSMEs, capped at 25% of EFCI.

₹1–2 per unitComponent 3

EPF reimbursement in Gujarat

100% of the employer’s statutory EPF on new employees, up to ₹1,800 (men), ₹2,500 (women) or ₹3,000 (specially abled) a month, for five to ten years. Outside the ceiling, claimed quarterly.

100% of employer EPFOutside the ceiling

Power connection charges refund

35% of the LT or HT service-line charges paid to the DISCOM, up to ₹5 lakh, for MSMEs outside GIDC estates and approved parks. Apply within six months of payment.

35%, up to ₹5 lakhOutside GIDC estates
Statutory

Electricity duty: the exemption, furnace relief and DG sets

Electricity duty is the State’s levy on your power bill under the Gujarat Electricity Duty Act 1958. A new industrial undertaking pays none of it for five years from the date production starts, which sits outside the VGIP ceiling and runs alongside the power tariff subsidy; furnace units get a permanently lower rate; and every DG set has its own registration and duty. The DISCOM keeps charging duty until the exemption certificate is issued, so the 90-day application window is the one that costs money when missed.

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. Apply to CEICED within 90 days of production.

100% for 5 yearsSection 3(2)(vii)

Furnace electricity duty relief

10% instead of 15% on the sub-metered load of electro-metallurgical, electrolytic and electro-chemical processes, for the life of the plant. Filed on Form E8.

15% → 10%Furnaces, electrolysis

DG set registration in Gujarat

Electrical Inspector approval for sets above 10 kW, registration on Form C, duty of 60 paise a unit on captive power, and the exemption for sets totalling 125 kVA or less.

Form C60 paise a unit
Central schemes

Customs and exports: MOOWR and EPCG for imported machinery

Two central routes take the customs duty out of imported machinery. MOOWR defers it with no export obligation and suits units that sell in India; EPCG waives it against exports of six times the duty saved. Both apply anywhere in India, so they stack on top of the Gujarat schemes, and the choice is made before the first import. Our MOOWR or EPCG decision guide walks through it.

MOOWR scheme

Run the factory as a customs-bonded warehouse under Section 65 of the Customs Act: import machinery and inputs with no customs duty or IGST upfront, pay duty on inputs only when goods are sold in India, never on exports. No export obligation, no interest, valid until surrendered.

No duty upfrontSell in India or export

EPCG scheme

Zero customs duty on imported capital goods under Chapter 5 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, against an export obligation of six times the duties saved within six years. Filed with the DGFT regional authority for your district.

Zero duty6× EO in 6 years
Registrations and funding

Registrations, funding and sector policies

The claims above rest on paperwork that has to be right first: the entity, Udyam or IEM registration, a project report the bank will lend on, the approvals to build, and the sector policy that may pay more than the general scheme. We handle these as part of the same file, and the Gujarat subsidy calculator shows the whole package for your taluka in one estimate before any of it starts.

GeM registration

Seller registration on the Government e-Marketplace: free, with no caution money and no transaction charge on orders up to ₹10 lakh. Profile validation, vendor assessment, catalogues and the first bids.

Free registrationGovernment buyers

Project report for a bank loan

The detailed project report banks appraise, CMA data, Udyam registration, company or LLP incorporation, the approvals a new plant needs and the collateral-free routes under CGTMSE, built so the subsidy claim rides on the same figures.

DPR and CMAIncorporation to sanction

Sector-wise subsidy schemes in Gujarat

The 16 thrust sectors and five selected thrust sectors of VGIP 2026, the Gujarat Textile Policy 2024, and the electronics, semiconductor, data-centre, IT/ITeS, biotechnology and logistics policies: which one fits your project, and what it adds.

Textiles to semiconductorsThrust sectors

Offered alongside, not as the lead: ZED certification support and DPIIT start-up recognition, where a project needs them for a higher rate or a tender.

Process

How an engagement runs, from the check to the account

One file, one point of contact. The first eligibility check is free and names every scheme, figure and deadline that applies to your project; from there we register, file, answer queries and follow each claim to disbursement, for as long as the scheme pays.

  1. Eligibility check

    Send the taluka, the investment split, the loan, the power load and whether you export. We map every scheme that applies, with the figure and the legal anchor for each, and tell you which deadline comes first.

    Free, usually within one working day
  2. Register before you spend

    Large, Mega and Ultra Mega units register with the Industries Commissionerate before commercial production or by 8 December 2026, whichever is later; MSMEs fix the project dates so the PEC or FEC window is never missed; CEICED, DGFT and Customs applications are timed to the first bill, import or export.

    Before production starts
  3. File each claim

    Eligibility certificates, the electricity duty exemption within 90 days of production, the MOOWR or EPCG authorisation before the first import, EPF claims every quarter, the connection refund within six months of payment.

    To each scheme’s clock
  4. Queries, inspection and sanction

    We answer the sanctioning authority’s queries, prepare the unit for asset verification and inspection, and follow the file to the sanction order.

  5. Disbursement and the years after

    Annual instalments, quarterly EPF claims, MOOWR returns and the records every scheme asks for in year three or five: we track them so nothing lapses.

Coverage

Where we work: every industrial area of Gujarat, MSME to Mega

We work with units in every industrial belt of the state, from Vapi and Dahej to Sanand, Vadodara and Kutch, and with every size of unit, micro to ultra mega. The office is in Gota, Ahmedabad; the files are wherever your plant is.

Industrial areas we serve. South Gujarat (Vapi, Sarigam, Umbergaon, Valsad, Navsari), Surat–Hazira–Sachin, Bharuch–Ankleshwar–Dahej–Jhagadia, Vadodara–Halol–Savli, the Ahmedabad belt (Sanand, Changodar, Bavla, Vatva, Naroda, Kadi, Mehsana, Becharaji, Dholera), Kutch (Mundra, Gandhidham, Anjar), and Saurashtra and North Gujarat. Each area has its own DISCOM, DGFT office, Customs House and taluka categories: see our guide to Gujarat’s industrial areas and their incentives.

  • UGVCL: north Gujarat
  • MGVCL: central Gujarat
  • DGVCL: south Gujarat
  • PGVCL: Saurashtra and Kutch
  • Torrent Power: Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Dahej SEZ
FAQ

Our services: questions we get asked

What does a government subsidy consultant do?

A subsidy consultant maps a project to every scheme it qualifies for, registers it before the first deadline, prepares and files each claim with the right authority (the District Industries Centre or Industries Commissionerate, CEICED, the DGFT regional authority, the Customs Commissionerate), answers queries and inspections, and follows the sanction to disbursement. NeoApex Saver has done this for Gujarat manufacturers for over 20 years, on 300+ projects.

Which incentives can a new manufacturing unit in Gujarat claim in 2026?

Under the Viksit Gujarat Industrial Policy 2026: capital subsidy, interest subsidy and power tariff subsidy inside one combined ceiling (45% of EFCI in Category A talukas and 35% in Category B for MSMEs), plus EPF reimbursement outside it and, for MSMEs outside GIDC estates, the power connection charges refund. Under the Gujarat Electricity Duty Act: a 100% exemption for five years from the date production starts. At the central level: MOOWR or EPCG on imported machinery. Which of these fit, and in what mix, depends on the taluka, the sector, the loan and the power load.

Do you work with units outside Ahmedabad?

Yes, across Gujarat. Most of our files are in South Gujarat (Vapi to Bharuch and Dahej), Surat–Hazira, the Ahmedabad–Sanand–Kadi belt, Vadodara–Halol–Savli and Kutch, and we also work in Saurashtra and North Gujarat. The office is in Ahmedabad; filing is done online or at the district office that handles your plant.

Is the eligibility check free?

Yes. Send the project details through the contact page or on +91 92748 61355 and we return the schemes, figures and deadlines that apply, with the GR or Act each one rests on. There is no charge for the check and no obligation after it.

Can an existing unit claim, or only new ones?

Both. VGIP 2026 covers new units and the expansion or diversification of existing ones; the electricity duty exemption covers an expansion whose new plant and machinery is at least 50% of the existing gross block; MOOWR and EPCG apply to any importing unit; EPF reimbursement follows the new employees, not the unit’s age. Units already in production before 1 June 2026 stay on the earlier scheme they were under.

What do you need from us to start?

The location (district and taluka), the investment split between land, building and plant and machinery, the planned date of commercial production, the term loan and its rate, the sanctioned power load or a recent bill, the headcount you will add, and whether you will export. From these we can place the project in every scheme and give you the figures.

Sources

Legal basis and official sources

The three Government Resolutions of the Viksit Gujarat Industrial Policy 2026 are hosted here; the Acts, regulations and policies behind the other services are linked from their own pages.

PDFGR 25.09.2026 · PDF

Scheme for assistance to MSMEs

Capital, interest and power tariff subsidy, EPF reimbursement, the power connection refund and the other MSME components of VGIP 2026.

Download the GR
PDFGR 08.09.2026 · PDF

Scheme for Assistance to Large, Mega and Ultra Mega Industries

The incentive matrices for Large, Mega and Ultra Mega units, registration by 8 December 2026 and the thrust-sector list.

Download the GR
PDFGR 08.09.2026 · PDF

Classification of talukas: Category A and B

All 268 talukas as Category A or Category B: the list that sets every VGIP 2026 rate.

Download the GR

Every figure on this page comes from the GR, Act or policy named on the service page it links to, and each of those pages carries its sources and the date it was last reviewed.

  • Electricity duty: Gujarat Electricity Duty Act 1958 and the Bombay Electricity Duty (Gujarat) Rules 1986: the electricity duty exemption in Gujarat page
  • MOOWR: Customs Act 1962, sections 58 and 65, and the MOOWR (No. 2) Regulations 2019: the MOOWR scheme page
  • EPCG: Foreign Trade Policy 2023 and its Handbook of Procedures, Chapter 5: the EPCG scheme page
  • GeM: General Financial Rules 2017, rule 149: the GeM registration page
20+years of Gujarat incentive work
300+projects filed
99%filing success rate
15+services we offer

Prepared by the NeoApex Saver advisory teamNeoApex Saver Pvt Ltd (formerly Apex Consultants) is a Gujarat government-incentive advisory based in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, led by Ashish Shah, Managing Director. Figures on this page are the headline terms of each scheme as published on the linked service pages, which cite their GRs, Acts and notifications.Last reviewed 12 November 2026 · Report a correction

Which of these does your plant qualify for?

One free eligibility check covers all 15 services: the schemes, the figures and the first deadline, with the GR or Act behind each.

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