Delhi’s Cabinet has approved the Delhi Industrial Policy 2026, a 10-year plan aimed at developing the national capital as a high-tech industrial hub focused on non-polluting, knowledge-based and employment-generating sectors. The policy was approved under the chairpersonship of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and includes incentives for data centres, global capability centres, urban logistics, healthcare, waste management and modern manufacturing.
The government has earmarked Rs 1,000 crore for the Mukhyamantri Udyamshri Yojana over five years from 2026-27 to 2030-31. The funding is intended to support new industries, modernise existing enterprises and create more employment opportunities. The policy also provides incentives for capital investment, office or workplace rent, new hiring, research, certification, technology upgrades, energy efficiency and skill development.
According to the policy details reported by Live Hindustan – NCR, Delhi will prioritise 10 sectors: IT, IT-enabled services and digital services; global capability centres; data centres; research and development and testing facilities; healthcare and wellness; urban logistics; the circular economy and waste management; precision manufacturing; industry-linked skill development; and technological modernisation of MSMEs.
For IT, IT-enabled services and digital services, the policy provides a 25% incentive on digital infrastructure for three years, capped at Rs 10 crore and Rs 12 crore for women entrepreneurs. Office rent support of 40% will be available for three years, up to Rs 2 crore. Eligible companies can also receive support for bandwidth and cloud services for two years, as well as incentives of Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000 for each new hire.
Global capability centres will be eligible for a 25% digital infrastructure incentive for five years, capped at Rs 50 crore, with the limit rising to Rs 60 crore for women-led enterprises. The policy also provides rent assistance, recruitment incentives of Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.2 lakh per new employee, certification support up to Rs 25 lakh, research and development assistance up to Rs 5 crore, and support for workplace development up to Rs 10 crore.
Data centres will receive a 25% capital investment incentive capped at Rs 10 crore, or Rs 12 crore for women entrepreneurs. The policy separately supports low-water-use cooling systems with assistance of up to Rs 2 crore, while certification and data security costs can attract 50% support up to Rs 50 lakh. Regulatory compliance preparation can receive assistance up to Rs 25 lakh.
The healthcare provisions include capital investment support of up to Rs 10 crore, or Rs 12 crore for women-led enterprises. Hospitals with 1,000 or more beds may receive assistance of up to Rs 100 crore. The policy also offers support for wellness activities, quality certifications such as NABH, NABL and JCI, and the recruitment of specialist doctors.
Urban logistics and environmental infrastructure are also covered. New warehousing units can receive incentives of up to Rs 10 crore, while cold-chain facilities can receive up to Rs 2 crore. Technology adoption in logistics and the use of green energy will receive separate assistance. Recycling units, organic-waste processing facilities handling more than 10 tonnes daily, and e-waste management units are eligible for incentives intended to strengthen resource reuse and waste processing.
For precision manufacturing, the policy offers capital investment support of up to Rs 5 crore, increasing to Rs 6 crore for women entrepreneurs. MSMEs can receive up to Rs 5 crore for technological modernisation, or Rs 7 crore for women-led enterprises, along with support for energy efficiency and rooftop solar installations. Skill-development infrastructure and centres of excellence will also receive assistance subject to minimum investment requirements.
The policy’s implementation will be supported through the announced incentives and the Mukhyamantri Udyamshri Yojana funding window beginning in the 2026-27 financial year. The government has stated that its objective is to attract investment while promoting cleaner industries, technology adoption, resource efficiency and employment in Delhi.
