chdit.gov.in EDC Scheme Entrepreneur Development Centre : Chandigarh Information Technology

Organisation : Department of Information Technology
Facility : EDC Scheme Entrepreneur Development Centre
State : Chandigarh
Web Site : http://chdit.gov.in/
Terms & Conditions : https://www.statusin.in/uploads/23014-edc-scheme.pdf

EDC Scheme

1. Mode Of Allocation Of Space :
a) The office space available in EDC comprises of 19 bays totaling around 20,189 square feet. Out of the 19 bays, 11 bays (around 10,112 sft) are fully furnished with modular furniture and 8 bays (around 10,077 sft) are fully furnished but without modular furniture.

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b) Furnished bays having modular furniture installed shall be allocated to Young Entrepreneurs (YEs). This is in line with the plug & play model for incubation of YEs prevalent around the country.

c) Furnished bays without modular furniture shall be allocated to Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The SMEs would be required to furnish the space with modular furniture at their own cost and risk.

The furniture shall have specifications and layout approved by Chandigarh Administration.

d) Allocation shall be on leave and license basis for a maximum period of three years.

e) Allocation shall be based on a two stage bidding process.
f) Applications shall be invited from YEs and SMEs by way of advertisement in leading newspapers.

g) The advertisement would specify the eligibility conditions and the process of selection of YEs & SMEs for allocation of space.

h) Only organizations with proposed / existing businesses in IT / ITES excluding call centres for sales / marketing etc and excluding training shall be eligible to apply for space in both the categories.

i) The bays shall be allocated to the highest eligible bidder for each bay as per the process mentioned below.

2. Operation And Maintenance Of EDC :
a) Repair and maintenance works of the building & Plant & Machinery shall be undertaken by the Engineering Department of the Chandigarh Administration.

b) Other O&M services (e.g Security, Housekeeping etc) shall be provided by the Department of Information Technology, Chandigarh Administration.

3. Eligibility Criteria For Young Entrepereneurs :
a) Applicant(s) should be an Indian or a person of Indian origin or a proprietorship / company / partnership firm registered in India.
b) Applicants should be minimum 18 years of age on the date of the advertisement.

c) In case the applicant already has a running business, the organization should not be more than 1 year old.

Age of the organization will be determined from the date of its registration with the relevant Government Authority under the relevant Act (viz Indian Partnership Act, 1932, Companies Act 1956 etc as amended from time to time).

d) Applicants should submit application on prescribed form (annexure B) along with supporting documents in support of nationality, age of individual, age of the organization and its legal status.

Balance sheet / Profit & Loss, if any, should be submitted. Applicants should submit business plans that focus on IT / ITES excluding call centres for sales / marketing and excluding training.

The business plans shall clearly spell out the profile of the YE / organization, ownership pattern, loan availed / planned, existing and proposed business activity, Technology, platform, system / network architecture, geographical area of export (if any), existing & target clients (domestic and international), Technical collaboration, current manpower / manpower projections and current financials / financial projections (revenue / expenditure), SWOT analysis and viability assessment.

Note : The eligibility criteria above has been prescribed based on the various models across the country keeping in mind the objective of promotion of entrepreneurship.

4. Eligibility Criteria For Small & Medium Enterprises :
a) The applicant should be a company / proprietorship / partnership firm registered in India under the relevant Act (e.g Partnership Act, Companies Act).

b) The organization should be working in the field of IT / ITES excluding call centres for sales / marketing etc and excluding training.

c) Age of the organization should be between I and 4 years
d) Investment in Plant & Machinery by the organization should be between Rs 10 Lacs and Rs 5 Crores

e) Applicants should submit application on prescribed form (annexure B) along with supporting documents in support of registration of the organization, age of the organization and investments in Plant & Machinery. Balance sheet / P&L of the last three years should be submitted.

Note : The eligibility criteria related to turnover is based on the guidelines of the Ministry of Micro Small & Medium Enterprises, Government of India and also keeping in mind the objective to support SMEs.

5. Process Of Application For Space In EDC :
** Applications shall be called from eligible YEs & SMEs by way of advertisements.
** The selection of licensee shall be done by a Committee based on a two stage process.
** The applicants shall submit three sets of separate sealed envelopes to apply for space in EDC.

Other Conditions :
a) Applicant can apply for space only under one category, either YE or SME.

b) The bays are being offered on ‘as is where is’ basis and the bidders are required to visit the site in advance and ascertain the shape, size of the bays and the number of modular furniture / other infrastructure in each bay.

c) The licensee shall be required to pay one month advance license fees and two months license fees as security deposit at the time of signing of the leave & license agreement.

d) The leave and license agreement shall initially be for a period of 12 months. The agreement is extendable twice so that the maximum total period of license of any licensee shall under no circumstances be beyond 36 months.

e) The licensee in the YE category shall start production from the allocated space within two months of commencement of the agreement failing which the license shall stand terminated.

f) The licensee in the SME category shall start production within 3 months from the commencement of the agreement failing which the license shall stand terminated.

g) The licensee shall not be allowed to sub-license the space and in the event of any violation of the agreement the Chandigarh Administration shall have the option to terminate the agreement with 15 days notice.

For this purpose, the Chandigarh Administration shall closely monitor the performance of the licensee.