Registration of Information Technology Units

Various fiscal and non-fiscal incentives are offered under the Information Technology Policy of Govt. of Maharashtra. Besides, incentives offered under the Package Scheme of Incentives 1993 and the Package Scheme of Incentives 2001 to information technology (IT) units.

Registration is a prerequisite for IT unit for obtaining fiscal and non-fiscal incentives offered by Govt. of Maharashtra. The IT units can be amongst SSI, Non-SSI, SSSBE or Maharashtra Small Industry (MSI) category.

The State Government have announced and are considering various fiscal and non-fiscal incentives to give an impetus to IT sector in the State, so as to consolidate the State's leading position. The concessions and incentives will be applicable to IT Units registered as Small Scale Industry (SSI) /Small Scale Service/Business Enterprises (SSSBE) /Maharashtra Small Industries (MSI)/Maharashtra Small Scale Service/Business Enterprises (MSSSBE) or holding Industrial Entrepreneurs Memorandum (IEM) on the strength of separate Letter of Intent (LOI) /Registration granted by the designated agencies mentioned below in para 3. The procedure for grant of such LOI /Registration has been finalised under the aegis of the High Powered Committee on Information Technology. The registration procedure laid down under Directorate of Industries, Govt. of Maharashtra circular no. IT/RGN/POL/(8)/99/B 22975, dated 7^th May 1999.