UP Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Policy 2023
Period (2023 to 2028)
Incentives to Pharma units
| Eligible units- | |
| MSME Units | As defined by Govt. of India |
| Large Units | Capital investment more than MSME and less than INR 100 Crores |
| Mega Units | Capital investment more than INR 100 Crores |
Capital Subsidy @15% of investment upto Rs 200 Cr to be provided in 5 annual instalments
Interest Subsidies –
- @5% p.a. for 5yrs on loan taken for procurement of P&M, upto max Rs 1 Cr p.a. per unit; Addtl subsidy @2% p.a for 7yrs for units in Bundelkhand and Purvanchal Districts
- @5% p.a. for 5yrs on loan taken for building infra self-use, upto max Rs 1 Cr p.a. per unit;
- @50% p.a. for 5yrs on loan taken for Research quality improvement, upto max Rs 2 Cr. per unit;
Electricity Duty Exemption: 100% exemption for 10yrs
Stamp Duty exemption @100%
Waste Management incentives –
- Interest subsidy for loan taken to set up waste management setup @50% annual for 5 yrs upto max Rs 10 lakh;
- For setting up common boiler project: @35% (in case of solid fuel) and @50% (in case of clean fuel) of the fixed installation cost, upto Rs 2 Cr
Patent Filing – Reimbursement of 100% of actual filing costs on domestic patents and 50% of actual filing costs on international patents
Quality Certification – Reimbursement of 75% of cost incurred for ISO certification and 50% of cost incurred for BIS certification
Skill Development incentive as refund of stipend for training under NAPS & CMAPS for 6 months for a maximum of 10 trainees
Incentives for R&D and Innovations
For setting up R&D institutes – Reimbursement of 60% of annual interest on loan
For Clinical Trials – Reimbursement of 75% of total expenditure
For Contract / sponsored research – 50% subsidy on eligible project cost to institutes situated within UP
Special Package for units setting up at Bulk Drug Parks & Medical Device Parks
Interest subsidy: For 10 years to units established in Bulk Drug Parks/Medical Device Parks
Air Cargo handling and freight charges incentive: at rate decided by State Govt from time to time to transport raw material and finished goods in and out of the country
- Incentives to Pharma Park –
Horizontal Pharma Park developed over min 10acres of land and Vertical Pharma Park developed over min 3 acres of land will be provided following – Interest Subsidies –
- @50% annual on loan taken to buy land for 7 years upto max. Rs 1 Cr per annum per park;
- @60% annual on loan taken to build infra for 7 years upto max. Rs 50 Cr per park;
- @60% annual on loan taken to build common facilities for 7 years upto max. Rs 30 crore per park
Capital Subsidy: @25% of FCI (common infra & utilities) upto max Rs 25 Cr in 5years
Stamp Duty Exemption at the rate of 100% to developers and 50% to units (1st)
Grant for setting up CETP: @40% of project cost to set up CETP/ Waste Management System up Rs 10 Cr. Total support by GoI and GoUP shall not exceed 75% of the total FCI incurred in this purpose.
Other incentives
- R&D incentives including those for setting up R&D centres, clinical trials & executing research contract are at par to what other States are providing (Mostly, Guj. is adopted)
- Start-up incentives as per New Start-up Policy 2022, or may be omitted in the policy, as they will be covered under State Startup Policy 2022.