IT/ITES Policy (2022-27) Atmanirbhar Gujarat Rojgar Sahay

The Gujarat IT/ITeS Policy is a policy initiative of the Government of Gujarat. The purpose of the policy is to transform Gujarat’s IT / ITeS ecosystem by attracting investment, generating employment, building world-class infrastructure, developing high-skilled talent, and fostering innovation in emerging technologies. The benefit for you as an MSME is that your business, if eligible and located in Gujarat, can access fiscal and non-fiscal incentives , which reduce cost, improve competitiveness, and support growth in the IT/ITeS sector.

Key Features
Financial Assistance
Eligibility Criteria
Documents Required
Application Process for the Scheme

Key Features

CAPEX support for IT/ITeS units & Mega Projects: The policy provides capital expenditure support to IT/ITeS units in Gujarat. For standard units the ceiling is about INR 50 Crore; for mega projects the ceiling goes up to INR 200 Crore. This helps units invest in buildings, hardware, software, networking, etc.
OPEX support for eligible units & Mega Projects: Apart from CAPEX, the policy provides operational expenditure support for a number of years with ceilings (for standard units up to INR 20 Crore per year; for mega projects up to INR 40 Crore per year) on eligible OPEX .
Employment Generation Incentive: For every new eligible job created and retained for at least one year, the unit gets one-time support (for male employees up to ~ INR 50,000; for female employees up to ~ INR 60,000) per person.
Atmanirbhar Gujarat Rojgar Sahay: This special feature reimburses the employer’s statutory contribution to the Employees’ Provident Fund for eligible new hires (100% for female employees; 75% for male employees) for a period subject to ceilings (12% of basic salary + DA etc) and incremental employee count for expansions.
Direct Benefit Transfer for IT skills enhancement: The policy provides a DBT of up to INR 50,000 per youth for successfully completing approved IT/ICT skilling courses.
Rental subsidy for co-working/infrastructure seats: For eligible IT/ITeS units opting to operate in government-facilitated or empanelled co-working/office spaces, the policy provides rental subsidy for a period to help reduce upfront cost and encourage quick setup.
Interest Assistance on term loans: Eligible units may get interest subsidy (up to 7% of term loan or actual interest paid, whichever is lower) for up to five years, with specified annual ceilings.
100% Reimbursement of Electricity Duty: The policy provides full reimbursement of electricity duty paid by eligible IT/ITeS units for a period of five years from eligibility/commercial operations date.
Support for R&D centres, Data Centres, Cable Landing Stations, IT Cities/Townships: The policy addresses infrastructure and innovation growth by offering CAPEX support and other incentives for R&D centres and for Data Centres, CLS, and IT Cities/Townships.
Infrastructure facilitation & online investor portal: The policy emphasises ease of doing business via online investor facilitation, land allotment, and other support to set up IT/ITeS units quickly.

Financial Assistance

Component	Assistance Provided	Detailed Explanation & Example
CAPEX Support	One-time reimbursement up to about INR 50 Crore for standard units; up to INR 200 Crore for mega projects.	Example: If your MSME sets up an IT/ITeS office with eligible capital expenditure of INR 40 Crore, you may get up to ~25% of that (i.e., ~INR 10 Crore) reimbursed under CAPEX support.
OPEX Support	Annual support up to INR 20 Crore for standard units; up to INR 40 Crore for mega projects.	Example: If you incur eligible operational expenditure of INR 10 Crore in a year, you may receive a portion of that under the OPEX support for up to 5 years.
Employment & Related Incentives	Employment Generation Incentive: up to INR 50,000 per new male employee and up to INR 60,000 per new female employee; Atmanirbhar Gujarat Rojgar Sahay: Reimbursement of employer’s EPF contribution (100% for female, 75% for male) for up to 5 years.	Example: If you hire 10 female employees newly, and employer EPF contribution for each is say INR 1,00,000/year, you may claim full of that under AGRS for each of those for up to five years.
Interest Assistance	Subsidy up to 7% on term loan for up to five years.	Example: If you take a term loan of INR 10 Crore and pay interest of INR 70 lakh/year, you may get up to the interest amount (or 7% of principal) as subsidy for eligible period.
Electricity Duty Reimbursement	100% reimbursement of electricity duty for five years.	Example: If your data centre pays electricity duty of INR 50 lakh in a year, you may claim that amount back under the policy for the first five years of operations.

Eligibility Criteria

Who can apply:

The policy is applicable to new IT/ITeS units setting up in Gujarat during the policy period or existing units undergoing expansion.
An “eligible IT/ITeS unit” is defined as a business with minimum 10 employees for a new unit or minimum incremental headcount for expansion.
Units must commence commercial operations by 31 March 2028 to avail benefits. atharvadvisors.
The policy period is until 31 March 2027.

Who cannot apply:

Units that do not fall under the defined IT/ITeS industry scope as per policy may not be eligible.
Units that do not achieve the required employee count or do not meet investment/time thresholds may be ineligible.
Units that claim the same incentive for the same employee more than once.
Foreign firms may need to comply with other norms; the policy primarily targets units situated in Gujarat.
If other incentive schemes are already being availed that conflict with this policy incentives - firms may need to check eligibility.

Documents Required

Certificate of Incorporation / Business Registration
Detailed project report showing investment, headcount, timeline, cost break-up
Evidence of commercial operations commencement
Employee roster
EPF-contribution records
Invoices/bills for CAPEX
Invoices/bills for OPEX
Loan sanction document
Electricity duty payment proof
Any required certifications
Self-certification/ compliance affidavits as per policy guidelines.

Application Process for the Scheme

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Option 2: Apply directly through the Government portal

Visit the official portal of the Directorate of ICT & e-Governance, Government of Gujarat.
Register your unit as an “eligible IT/ITeS unit” under the policy and submit required in-principle approval application.
After in-principle approval, once commercial operations commence, submit the incentive claim within the specified time-limits (eg: claims for CAPEX within two years etc).
Track sanction and disbursement via the portal; claim reimbursement as per guidelines.

Option 3: Liaise with the State Nodal Agency / Industry Facilitation

Approach the nodal agency for clarity on sector-specific incentives.
Use the investor facilitation centre to get regulatory/clearance support, land allotment, single-window registration etc.
Submit periodic compliance reports and maintain records as required for claim monitoring and audit.