The Delhi Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, approved the Delhi Industrial Policy 2026 on 14 October 2026, according to ANI, Millennium Post and other outlets. The policy runs for 10 years, and the government has allocated Rs 1,000 crore over five years for the Mukhyamantri Udyamshree Yojana, which is intended to attract investment, modernise industry and create jobs.
The policy aims to develop Delhi into a clean, technology-driven industrial centre. It offers incentives for 10 priority sectors, including information technology, global capability centres (GCCs), data centres, healthcare, research and development, urban logistics, waste management and precision manufacturing, according to the reports. The reports reviewed list eight of the ten sectors, and the other two are not named in them.
Women-led enterprises are eligible for higher incentive ceilings across all priority sectors, according to the reports. Women-led micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) will receive additional support for business modernisation and expansion.
One of the incentives is specified: a 25 per cent incentive for technological modernisation, up to Rs 5 crore, and up to Rs 7 crore for women. The difference of Rs 2 crore is 40 per cent more than the standard ceiling, a calculation by IndiaX24 from the two limits. The reports reviewed do not give the full schedule of incentives for other activities, such as land, power or training.
The sums can be put in context with a simple calculation. Rs 1,000 crore over five years is an average of Rs 200 crore a year, which is IndiaX24’s own division of the figures in the reports. The reports do not say whether the amount will be spent in equal parts or what proportion is reserved for women-led firms.
The priority sectors suggest the kind of economy the government wants. Information technology, GCCs, data centres, healthcare and research and development are service or technology activities, while urban logistics, waste management and precision manufacturing are related to the city’s needs and industrial base. That grouping is IndiaX24’s reading of the list in the reports and not a statement by the government.
The scheme is called the Mukhyamantri Udyamshree Yojana, and it is the vehicle for the Rs 1,000 crore. The reports reviewed do not say how businesses will apply for it, who will assess the applications or whether the money is a grant, an interest subsidy or another form of support.
The approval came at a Cabinet meeting held on 14 October, according to ANI’s report, which is dated with that day. The policy still needs to be notified before businesses can claim its incentives, which is the usual practice for government policies, although the reports reviewed do not describe the next steps.
The reports reviewed do not say when the policy takes effect, which department will administer it, or how many jobs the government expects it to create. They also do not give a comparison with the earlier industrial policy that it replaces.
IndiaX24 will report on the notification of the policy and its rules when they are published.
Image: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta with a visitor (file photo). Photo by Office of Chief Minister Delhi, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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