The capital’s new 10-year industrial policy prioritises technology, data centres, healthcare and modern manufacturing while offering incentives for investment, hiring and cleaner production.
Delhi has approved a new industrial policy that aims to remake the capital’s manufacturing base over the next decade, steering it towards cleaner, knowledge-intensive activity and away from heavily polluting sectors, according to the Chief Minister’s Office. The plan, cleared by a Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, sets out a ten-year roadmap for industrial growth and includes a fresh funding push of Rs 1,000 crore over five years through the Mukhyamantri Udyamshree Yojana to support new enterprises and job creation.
The policy gives special treatment to 10 priority areas, among them information technology, global capability centres, data centres, healthcare, research and modern manufacturing. In a statement, the Chief Minister’s Office said the approach is designed to promote higher-value industries that can expand employment without worsening the city’s already strained environment.
Gupta said the policy was meant to make better use of Delhi’s economic strengths by encouraging advanced technology, research, specialist services and other high-value activities. She said the next decade would be used to build an investment-friendly climate, support entrepreneurs, promote women-led businesses and create more work for younger people. The policy also seeks to move the capital’s industrial economy towards a “more modern, cleaner and knowledge-based model”, according to her remarks.
The government is planning sector-specific incentives covering capital investment, workspace rentals, new hiring, research, certification, technology upgrades, energy efficiency and skills training. It will also encourage the reuse of resources and lower waste generation, reflecting a broader shift towards cleaner production methods.
For information technology and digital services, the policy offers a 25% incentive on digital infrastructure investment, capped at ₹10 crore, or ₹12 crore for women-led ventures, for three years. Office rental support of 40%, up to ₹2 crore, will also be available for three years, the Chief Minister’s Office said.
Women-led micro, small and medium enterprises will receive extra help to modernise and expand, while firms that hire women will be eligible for higher incentives for each woman recruited. Women and young people will also be given added attention in skills programmes, in a sign that the administration is tying industrial policy more closely to labour-market participation and entrepreneurship.
The package reflects a wider effort by the Gupta government to position Delhi as a cleaner, more technology-driven business hub at a time when urban pollution and land constraints continue to limit the scope for traditional industry. By focusing on sectors such as data centres, research and specialist services, the policy also appears designed to attract investment that can fit more easily into an urban economy than older, land-intensive factory models.
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