The Delhi Cabinet has officially approved the comprehensive Delhi Industrial Policy 2026, establishing a 10-year strategic roadmap designed to attract substantial investments, modernize existing industrial units, and generate extensive employment opportunities by prioritizing clean, technology-driven, and knowledge-based sectors, backed by an allocation of Rs 1,000 crore for the Mukhyamantri Udyamshree Yojana from 2026-27 to 2030-31 as announced by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, who emphasized that the policy focuses on ten key priority areas including information technology, Global Capability Centres, data centers, healthcare, research and development, urban logistics, circular economy, precision manufacturing, skill development, and the technological upgrading of micro, small, and medium enterprises, while offering lucrative sector-specific incentives covering capital investments, office rentals, recruitment, energy conservation, and certifications, featuring enhanced financial ceilings for women-led enterprises across these domains, such as IT digital infrastructure incentives scaling up to Rs 12 crore, Global Capability Centre incentives reaching Rs 60 crore, massive hospital assistance of up to Rs 100 crore for facilities with over 1,000 beds, and MSME modernization grants up to Rs 7 crore, supported operationally by Invest Delhi as a dedicated single-point agency and the digital Delhi Udyog Mitra Portal to ensure transparent, fast-tracked approvals and site selection, ultimately positioning the capital as a leading modern manufacturing and specialized services hub over the coming decade.
