DoT to reimburse part of testing, certification costs for start-ups, MSMEs

NEW DELHI: The department of telecommunications will reimburse part of the testing and certification costs incurred by start-ups and small and micro enterprises of the telecom sector, communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced at the theme launch event of India Mobile Congress on Thursday.

Under this scheme, 75% costs of start-ups, 60% costs of micro enterprises and 50% costs of small enterprises will be reimbursed by DoT. A corpus of ₹25 crore have been allocated for it, and each start-up or MSE can get up to ₹50 lakh. Applications can be made online.