Highlights of Bihar Industrial Investment Promotion Policy 2016

with Latest Amendments

(Effective from 01.09.2016 till 31.03.2025)

SCOPE OF POLICY

The policy would be applicable to all the new units in the state, with the following conditions:

 If manufacturing activity does not contribute in value addition shall not be considered

under this policy

 Units involved only in trading activities will not come under the purview of this policy

 Units that at any point in the past were black listed by the government(state or

central) will not be eligible

 Units that at any point in the past has defaulted on any loan availed from any bank or

Financial Institutions (FIs) or has any dues payable to government will not be eligible

 Incentives under this policy would be applicable only for the investments made in

the state

 This policy shall be applicable only for private investment, including foreign

investment, but shall not apply to public sector investment by Central or State

Governments either alone or in partnership with the private sector.

INDUSTRIES THAT ARE CATEGORISED AS PRIORITY SECTORS:

1. Food Processing

2. Tourism Sector

3. Small Machine Manufacturing

4. IT, ITeS, Electrical and Electronic Hardware Manufacturing Sector

5. Textile

6. Plastic & Rubber

7. Renewable Energy Sector

8. Healthcare Sector

9. Leather

10. Technical Education Sector

Additional Sectors added w.e.f. 29.06.2020

11. Wood Based Industries

12. General Manufacturing Industries Sector



1. Priority sectors in theFood Processing Sector

 Food-grain (Cereal and pulses) and oilseed processing

 Fruits &Vegetable (F&V) Processing

 Milk Processing and Dairy Product Manufacturing

 Honey Processing

 Meat, Poultry and Fish Processing

 Spice and Herbs Processing

 Tea Processing (Biscuits, Bakery, Ice-cream, Chocolates, Ready to Eat meals etc)

 Sugarcane Processing (manufacture of sugar and ethanol)

 Warehousing (CA/MA chambers, cold rooms, ripening chambers, chillers, deep

freezers, modern grain silos)

 General/Business Development Services (R&D facilities, Training Centres etc, Food

Machinery Manufacturing, Irradiation units)

New Additions w.e.f. 29.06.2020

 Warehousing (Dry warehouse with cleaning and drying facilities)

 Cold Chain (Integrated Farm Level Processing, Transportation and Distribution of

Produce)

 Bottling unit (Juices, Ketchup and Squash based)

2. Priority sectors in the Tourism Sector

 Transportation

 Accommodation

 Tours & Travels

 MICE facilities

 HRD Institutions

 Souvenir shops

 Wayside amenities (On National Highways and State Highways)

 WellnessCentres

 River Attraction

 Entertainment

 Cinematic



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