Chandigarh, June 18 -- The Haryana government is planning to launch a new set of schemes aimed at providing comprehensive financial and infrastructural assistance to government-owned, government-supported and private incubators under the Haryana State Startup Policy 2022. This was stated during a review meeting of the State Startup Ecosystem and Incubator Schemes held under the chairmanship of chief secretary Anurag Rastogi on Tuesday. Commissioner and secretary, industries and commerce, Amit Agrawal on Tuesday said that the schemes included capital subsidy covering 50% of the capital expenditure, up to Rs.2 crore for government host institutions and Rs.1 crore for private ones. "Financial assistance of up to Rs.4 crore will be available for the development of new startup warehouses or innovation campuses with an additional Rs.1 crore per annum for three years to meet recurring operating expenses. A similar support structure is planned for the creation of mobile application development centres," Agarwal said. The schemes offer a 50% reimbursement on lease rent (up to Rs.5 lakh per year for three years) and 100% reimbursement on stamp duty and registration charges. Government-owned or supported incubators will also receive Rs.2.5 lakh annually for mentorship initiatives, he said. Agrawal said that the state has made significant strides in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship, emerging as the seventh-largest state in the country with over 8,800 startups recognised with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade. Over 45% of the startups in Haryana are led by women entrepreneurs," he added.htc...