About Us

MSME Department (Directorate of industries) of Uttarakhand is the State level office responsible for implementing the policies and programmes for Industrial Development in the State. The main aim of Directorate of Industries is to provide a comprehensive framework to enable a facilitating, investor friendly environment for ensuring rapid and sustainable industrial development in Uttarakhand
The role of the Directorate:

• Encouraging investment in Manufacturing and Services Sector.
• Encouraging Entrepreneurship.

Our Policies

The Uttarakhand government has notified its first micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) policy, which aims to boost entrepreneurship, end outward migration and bring about inclusive development in the state, especially in the remote and flood-hit hill areas. The policy offers several incentives like capital investment subsidy, interest subsidy and VAT reimbursement, said Sudhir Nautiyal, additional director, department of MSME. It will remain in force until March 31, 2020, though the incentives can be availed of until March 31, 2025.

About Portal

Himani (A Online Portal for Women Entrepreneurs)'s aim is to provide a facility to the women enterpreneurs to talk about the skills they specialse in. This Portal connects women entrepreneurs with a trusted network of business specialists.

• Himani is a dedicated portal to provide various web based services to women entrepreneurs of Uttarakhand.
• Himani works under the aegis of Directorate of Industries, Uttarakhand which is the executive wing of the department of MSME, Govt. of Uttarakhand.

Women Entrepreneurs

Women entrepreneurship has been recognised as an important source of economic growth. Women entrepreneurs create new jobs for themselves and others and also provide society with different solutions to management, organisation and business problems. Women's entrepreneurship can make a particularly strong contribution to the economic well-being of the family and communities, poverty reduction and women's empowerment. Thus, governments across the world as well as various developmental organizations are actively undertaking...