Delhi Industrial Policy 2026: What the Cabinet approved and what the details leave open

Approved: a 10-year policy with incentives across 10 sectors, including IT, data centres and healthcare.

Funding: Rs 1,000 crore for the Mukhyamantri Udyamshree Yojana over five years.

Hiring: Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000 per new hire, with higher incentives for women-led enterprises.

Discrepancy: reports differ on the sector list, naming waste management or circular economy.

Open: eligibility rules, application procedures and timelines.

The policy is a 10-year roadmap to attract investment, modernise industries and generate employment, according to the reports.

Rs 1,000 crore is earmarked for the Mukhyamantri Udyamshree Yojana over five years, from 2026-27 to 2030-31, according to Millennium Post and UNI.

The policy offers incentives across 10 sectors, according to the reports.

The sectors named include IT and digital services, global capability centres, data centres, healthcare, research and development, urban logistics, circular economy and precision manufacturing.

The reports differ slightly on the sector list, with one naming waste management where another names circular economy, so the official notification should be checked for exact eligibility.

Support covers capital investment, workspace rent, hiring, research, certification, technology upgrades, energy efficiency and skill development, according to the reports.

An incentive of Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000 will be provided for each new hire, according to the same reports.

IT and digital firms can receive up to Rs 10 crore for digital infrastructure, and women-led enterprises up to Rs 12 crore, according to the reports.

Global capability centres can receive up to Rs 50 crore for infrastructure, and women-led ones up to Rs 60 crore, according to the reports.

Healthcare projects can receive capital investment assistance of up to Rs 10 crore in general cases, and hospitals with at least 1,000 beds could qualify for up to Rs 100 crore, according to the reports.

Women-led enterprises get higher incentive ceilings, and employers hiring women will receive enhanced recruitment incentives, according to the reports.

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