DPIIT recognition unlocks tax benefits, self certification under labour laws and relaxed public procurement norms. The application turns on how you describe your innovation.
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TIMELINE
ELIGIBLE ENTITIES
RECOGNISED BY
KEY TEST
The entity must be within the permitted age from incorporation, below the turnover ceiling, and must not have been formed by splitting up an existing business.
This is the part that decides the outcome. The application must show innovation, improvement or scalability, not simply that the business exists.
The application is submitted with incorporation documents and supporting material.
Recognition is the gateway. Tax exemption under 80-IAC and angel tax exemption are separate applications made after recognition.
DPIIT recognition and the income tax holiday are two different things, and assuming otherwise is the most common misunderstanding here. Recognition gives you self certification under labour and environment laws, relaxed public procurement norms, IPR fee rebates and access to the fund of funds. The three year profit linked tax holiday under section 80-IAC requires a separate application to an inter ministerial board, and approval rates there are considerably lower. Plan for recognition as the realistic outcome and treat the tax holiday as an additional application on its own merits.
A Private Limited Company, a Registered Partnership Firm or an LLP, within the permitted period from incorporation and below the turnover ceiling.
No. Sole proprietorships and one person companies are outside the eligible entity types.
Developing or improving a product, process or service, or a scalable business model with potential for wealth and employment creation. A conventional trading or reselling business generally does not qualify.
Recognised startups get rebates on patent and trademark filing fees and access to facilitators whose fees are borne by the government.
Yes, if it was obtained on incorrect information, and benefits already claimed may be withdrawn.
Tell us what you are building and we will assess eligibility honestly.
