Operational Guidelines for Incentives and Offerings Under Karnataka It Policy 2020- 25
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Operational Guidelines for Karnataka IT Policy 2020-2025 OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR INCENTIVES AND OFFERINGS UNDER KARNATAKA IT POLICY 2020- 25 DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA (GOK) 9/7/2021 12:53 PM 1 Operational Guidelines for Karnataka IT Policy 2020-2025 1 Contents 1. General Instructions ............................................................................................................................... 5 1.1. Acknowledgement ......................................................................................................................... 5 1.2. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 5 1.3. Definitions...................................................................................................................................... 8 1.4. Eligibility for Availing Incentives and Offerings ............................................................................. 12 1.5. Applicability of Incentives ............................................................................................................ 13 1.6. Application Procedure .................................................................................................................. 14 1.6.1. Application Submission Procedure ....................................................................................... 14 1.6.2. Application Scrutiny and Approval Procedure ...................................................................... 14 1.6.3. Sanction Procedure .............................................................................................................. 15 1.7. General Terms & Conditions ........................................................................................................ 15 1.8. Zonal Classification ....................................................................................................................... 17 1.9. Processing Fees ............................................................................................................................ 23 2. Registration under KITS/Department ................................................................................................... 24 2.1. Registration Certificate (Applicants registering for the first time) ................................................ 24 2.1.1. Process................................................................................................................................. 24 2.1.2. List of Documents ................................................................................................................ 26 2.2. Provisional Registration Certificate (Applicants availing Stamp Duty Exemption) ......................... 27 2.2.1. Process................................................................................................................................. 27 2.2.2. List of Documents ................................................................................................................ 28 2.3. Amendment Certificate (Applicants already registered with KITS/Department) ........................... 28 2.3.1. Process................................................................................................................................. 28 2.3.2. List of Documents ................................................................................................................ 29 3. Operative Guidelines for Availing Incentives and Offerings .................................................................. 30 3.1. Information Technology (IT) Hubs/Clusters .................................................................................. 30 3.1.1. Terms and Conditions .......................................................................................................... 30 3.1.2. List of Documents ................................................................................................................ 32 3.1.3. Milestone for availing the Subsidy ........................................................................................ 33 3.1.4. Application Process and the Form ........................................................................................ 36 3.2. Co-working Spaces/Plug and Play Infrastructure .......................................................................... 37 3.2.1. Terms and Conditions .......................................................................................................... 37 9/7/2021 12:53 PM 2 Operational Guidelines for Karnataka IT Policy 2020-2025 3.2.2. List of Documents ................................................................................................................ 39 3.2.3. Milestone for availing the Subsidy ........................................................................................ 40 3.2.4. Application Process and the Form ........................................................................................ 44 3.3. Lease/Rental Reimbursement ...................................................................................................... 44 3.3.1. Terms and Conditions .......................................................................................................... 44 3.3.2. List of Documents ................................................................................................................ 45 3.3.3. Application Process and the Form ........................................................................................ 46 3.4. Exemption on Stamp Duty ........................................................................................................... 47 3.4.1. Terms and Conditions .......................................................................................................... 47 3.4.2. List of Documents ................................................................................................................ 48 3.4.3. Application Process .............................................................................................................. 48 3.5. Power Tariff Concession (PTC) ..................................................................................................... 49 3.5.1. Terms and Conditions .......................................................................................................... 49 3.5.2. List of Documents ................................................................................................................ 50 3.5.3. Application Process .............................................................................................................. 51 3.6. Quality Certification Cost Reimbursement ................................................................................... 52 3.6.1. Terms and Conditions .......................................................................................................... 52 3.6.2. List of Documents ................................................................................................................ 52 3.6.3. Application Process and the Form ........................................................................................ 53 3.7. Marketing Cost Reimbursement .................................................................................................. 53 3.7.1. Terms and Conditions .......................................................................................................... 53 3.7.2. List of Documents ................................................................................................................ 54 3.7.3. Application Process and the Form ........................................................................................ 55 3.8. Reimbursements of PF/ESI ........................................................................................................... 55 3.8.1. Terms and Conditions .......................................................................................................... 55 3.8.2. List of Documents ................................................................................................................ 56 3.8.3. Application Process and the Form ........................................................................................ 57 3.9. Patents Cost Reimbursement ....................................................................................................... 57 3.9.1. Terms and Conditions .......................................................................................................... 57 3.9.2. List of Documents ................................................................................................................ 58 3.9.3. Application Process and the Form ........................................................................................ 59 3.10. R&D Support ................................................................................................................................ 59 3.10.1. Terms and Conditions .......................................................................................................... 59 9/7/2021 12:53 PM 3 Operational Guidelines for Karnataka IT Policy 2020-2025 3.10.2. List of Documents ................................................................................................................ 61 3.10.3. Milestone ............................................................................................................................