Assistance for Purchase and Conversion of Boilers to Cleaner Fuels

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Haryana Government Gazette EXTRAORDINARY

Published by Authority

© Govt. of Haryana

No. 126-2026/Ext.] CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2026 (SRAVANA 28, 1948 SAKA)

HARYANA GOVERNMENT

INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE DEPARTMENT

Notification

The 19th August, 2026

No. 02/05/2026-1IB-II.— In order to provide support to the industries from the MSME sector of Haryana in purchase of new boiler that operates on PNG/CNG/Gaseous Fuels, in line with the findings of the Haryana Clean Air Project for Sustainable Development (HCAPSD 2025-31), the Governor of Haryana is pleased to notify the Scheme of "Assistance for Purchase and Conversion of Boilers to Cleaner Fuels".

1. Rationale of the Scheme:

According to the Haryana Clean Air Project for Sustainable Development (HCAPSD 2025-31) Detailed Project Report (DPR), Industries are major contributors to air pollution, particularly through emissions from industrial boiler fuels. Traditional fuels like coal, pet-coke, and heavy fuel oil release harmful pollutants, including sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter. Micro and small enterprises in sectors such as chemicals, pulp and paper, and sugar heavily rely on steam for their production processes, often utilizing small, inefficient boilers that consume excessive fossil fuels and generate significant pollution.

2. Objective:

The scheme aims to promote the adoption of cleaner fuel alternatives, Piped Natural Gas (PNG), Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and other gaseous fuels to help industries reduce harmful emissions and improve air quality. By facilitating the purchase of industrial boilers, the scheme targets a significant reduction in air pollutants such as particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides. It also supports technological upgrades by enabling compliance with the standards set by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM). Key objectives include:

i. Promoting cleaner fuel adoption to improve air quality

ii. To incentivize and encourage Industries to purchase ecologically friendly PNG/ CNG/ cleaner fuel boilers.

iii. Facilitating infrastructure development for safe and efficient PNG boiler operation

iv. To assist industrial units in compliance mandated by Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in Haryana.

(2074)HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), AUG. 19, 2026 (SRVN. 28, 1948 SAKA) 2075

3. Quantum of Assistance:

i. The scheme will offer incentives for the purchase of the first 1,000 boilers that operate on PNG, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), or other gaseous fuels across all MSMEs in the state. An incentive of 50% of the boiler cost up to INR 20 lakh (whichever is lower), will be provided under the scheme. This incentive will apply to boilers utilizing various technologies, including fire tube, water tube, condensing, and non-condensing systems.

ii. Financial assistance shall also be provided for conversion of existing boilers to operate on cleaner fuels (PNG/CNG), at the rate of up to 50% of conversion cost, subject to a ceiling of ₹10 lakh per unit.

4. Benchmark Pricing

The eligible project cost for subsidy calculation shall be capped based on benchmark rates derived from prevailing market prices for purchase of new boilers, which are as follows:

(A) For purchase of new Boiler

(B) For Conversion of Boiler

Note: Subsidy shall be calculated on actual cost or upper limit of benchmark cost, whichever is lower and shall exclude GST and installation cost.

5. Definitions:

(i) CNG (Compressed Natural Gas): Natural gas used as fuel, substituted for petrol, diesel.

(ii) PNG (Piped Natural Gas): Natural Gas distributed through a pipeline network.

(iii) Boiler: Means a closed vessel that use a fuel source or electricity to heat water or generate steam for industrial use.

(iv) Medium Enterprise: Investment in Plant and Machinery or Equipment does not exceed INR 125 crore and Annual Turnover does not exceed INR 500 crore as amended by GoI under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 from time to time.

(v) Small Enterprise: Investment in Plant and Machinery or Equipment does not exceed INR 25 crore and annual turnover does not exceed INR 100 crore or as amended by GoI under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 from time to time.

(vi) Micro Enterprise: Investment in Plant and Machinery or Equipment does not exceed INR 2.5 crore and annual turnover does not exceed INR 10 crores or as amended by GoI under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 from time to time.

(vii) NCR (National Capital Region):The area specified in Schedule 2 of The National Capital Region Planning Board Act, 1985 and the subsequent notifications from time to time.

6. Commencement and Applicability:

The scheme shall commence with effect from the date of notification and shall remain in operation for a period of 6years.

7. Eligibility:

New/Existing Micro, Small and Medium enterprises operating in the State of Haryana that purchase new boilers operating on CNG/PNG/cleaner fuel shall be provided financial support by way of reimbursement of expenditure incurred in procuring the new boilers to run on cleaner fuel.

The units under the restrictive list of the industries notified under HEEP-2020 shall not be applicable for this assistance.

The eligible Units shall also comply with the following conditions:

i. The unit should have HUM/Udyam Registration Certificate (URC)

ii. The unit should have obtained NOC/CLU from Competent Authority if applicable.

iii. The unit should be in regular commercial production at the time of disbursement, and the subsidy shall not be released to a closed unit.

iv. The unit should not have availed subsidy for purchase/conversion of boilers under any other State/Central scheme.

v. The purchased/converted boilers should have been certified from the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB).

vi. The units shall follow the guidelines released by Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas from time to time.

8. Procedure:

8.1 Application on prescribed Form (Annexure-I) for the grant of assistance, along with listed documents would be submitted to the Director General, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, on the web portal of the department within 3 months of date of installation or from the date of notification of the scheme, whichever is later.

8.2 The application would be processed and examined by the Joint Director/Deputy Director, District MSME Centre. He will be responsible for scrutiny and shall clearly recommend for approval/rejection of the claim after conducting inspection of the unit. The deficiencies, if any, would be communicated to the applicant in writing within a period of 7 days and the applicant would be given a time period of 10 days to rectify the deficiencies so pointed out. An enterprise shall not be required to submit any additional document other than specified under Annexure-I unless required for establishing genuineness of the claim.

8.3 In case the deficiencies are not removed within the prescribed period,the claim can be forfeited by the Competent Authority, after intimation to the applicant through an e-mail and official letter 9. Monitoring and Compliance

9.1 Post Installation Verification

All boilers installed or converted under the scheme shall be subject to physical and technical verification by the concerned District MSME Centre and/or any agency designated by the Directorate prior to release of subsidy. The verification shall include confirmation of installation or conversion, operational status, fuel type, and compliance with prescribed technical specifications and statutory requirements.

9.2 Compliance with Regulatory Standards

The beneficiary unit shall ensure that the installed DG set, RECD device, or dual-fuel system complies with the emission standards notified by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and directions issued by the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) and the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) from time to time. Non-compliance with applicable environmental standards shall render the unit ineligible for assistance under the scheme.

9.3 Minimum Operational Period

The beneficiary unit shall be required to operate and maintain the supported equipment for a minimum period of six (6) years from the date of disbursement of subsidy. The equipment shall not be disposed of, transferred, or rendered non-operational during this period without prior approval of the competent authority.

9.4 Inspection and Monitoring

The Directorate of MSME, HSPCB, or any other agency authorized by the Government may undertake periodic inspections of the beneficiary units to verify continued operation and compliance with scheme conditions. The beneficiary unit shall extend full cooperation and provide access to records, equipment, and premises for such inspections.

10. Time Limit:

The applicant shall forfeit its entitlement for the Assistance for installation of PNG/CNG/cleaner fuel boilers, if it does not submit its claim, complete in all respects within three months of installation of Equipment as certified by Chief Inspector of Boiler department, or from the date of notification of the scheme, whichever is later.

11. Competent Authority for sanction:

The Joint Director/Additional Director, Directorate of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Haryana, shall be competent authority for sanction of the subsidy.

12. Interpretation/Clarification:

The Administrative Secretary, Industries & Commerce, Haryana shall be competent to make interpretation/ clarification of provisions of this scheme.

13. Appeal:

An appeal against an order passed by the Competent Authority shall lie with the Director General, Directorate of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Haryana within a period of 30 days from the date of communication of orders appealed against. The orders passed by the Director General, Directorate of MSME, Haryana in appeal shall be final.

14. Power to condone delay in submission of application & appeal:

(a) The Director General, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Haryana shall be competent to condone the delay up to a period of 03 months after the prescribed time limit.

(b) The Administrative Secretary, Industries & Commerce, Haryana shall be competent to condone the delay up to a period of 06 months after the prescribed time limit.

Provided that the competent authority is satisfied with the reason so flat e submission of the application on the basis of the substantial evidence/ documents/ arguments presented by the applicant.

15. Penal Action:

In case, it is found at any stage that the applicant has claimed assistance on the basis of wrong facts, the applicant shall refund assistance with compound interest at the rate of 12% per annum and face legal action. The applicant shall also be debarred from grant of any incentives/assistance from the State Government. If the applicant fails to refund the subsidy amount with interest, then the amount shall be recovered as arrear of land revenue. The applicant shall also be debarred from public procurement as a result of mismatch in facts and figures.

AMIT KUMAR AGRAWAL, Commissioner & Secretary to Government Haryana, Industries & Commerce Department.

Annexure-I

Application format for claiming Assistance for installation of PNG/CNG/cleaner fuel boilers

Self-attested copies of documents to be attached with the application:

i. Copy of HUM/ Udyam Registration Certificate (URC)

ii. Certificate of registration of Boiler from the Chief Boiler Inspector.

iii. Declaration by the applicant (as per Annexure II) on non-judicial stamp paper of Rs. 50/- (Min) duly sworn before a Notary Public or First-Class Magistrate

iv. CA certificate of details of Expenditure incurred (in original)(Annexure-III).

v. Certificate from Chief Inspector of Boiler Department (Annexure-IV).

vi. Change of Land Use (CLU)/ NOC from competent authority, if applicable.

vii. Certificate from Haryana State Pollution Control Board.

Signature of the applicant (with seal)HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), AUG. 19, 2026 (SRVN. 28, 1948 SAKA) 2079

Annexure II

Undertaking/Declaration (to be submitted on non-judicial stamp paper of Rs. 50/- (Min) duly sworn before a

Notary Public (duly affixed with Notarial Stamp; and with Notary Seal & Notary Registration Number or

First-Class Magistrate):

I__________________________________________do hereby solemnly state that I am proprietor/ partner/ director of M/s located at which is engaged in the manufacture of______________ and I have been authorized to file the assistance for installation of PNG/CNG/cleaner fuel boilers with the Department of MSMEs, Haryana.

2. I have gone through all the conditions/criteria mentioned in this scheme "Assistance in purchase of boiler operating on cleaner fuels" and the same have been duly complied with.

3. I have not availed any assistance for the same boiler under any scheme from State/Central Government. 4. The unit will be liable to refund excess subsidy/assistance, if any released due to omission or pointed out by the Audit team of Principal Accountant General, Haryana.

5. I do hereby further affirm that the particulars given in the application are correct. In case any of the statement/ information furnished in the application/ documents later found to be wrong or incorrect or misleading or violation of the eligibility criteria/conditions, I do hereby undertake to refund the entire amount of assistance of Rs.____ (Rupees ) granted to me at the compound interest @12% per annum, besides facing legal action in case facts contained in this application are proved to be wrong at the time of verification/ checking or otherwise at any stage.

Dated:

Signature of the applicant

(With seal)2080 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), AUG. 19, 2026 (SRVN. 28, 1948 SAKA)

Annexure-III

Certificate from Chartered Accountant (on CA letter head)

To whom it may concern

The document & records of M/s ................................................................................ ……………with their regd. Office at................................................... and factory located at....................................................................in respect of the expenditure incurred for installation of PNG/CNG/cleaner fuel boilers have been verified, and it is certified that the said industrial unit have incurred a total expenditure of Rs…………….. (Rupees.......................................) as per the following details of payments:

Details of expenditure and amount paid (in rupees) is certified as under:

a) Cost of Boiler

b) Installation cost

Total ..........................................

AND

Verified from the books of accounts of above firm the total investment in purchase of boiler (original purchase value) of the company as on date................stands as Rs………..(Rupees.................................................) and turnover of last financial year Rs.……………..(Rupees………………………………………)

Name & signature of the Chartered Accountant with stamps & CA membership Number Date-------------

UDINNo-----------

Payment at (a), (b) and (c) above should be supported by copies of bills.

Annexure IV

Certificate from Chief Inspector of Boiler Department

No. ________ Date ___________ Certified that the installation of boiler has been completed on _____________. The boiler is in accordance with the scheme approved by the Department of Industries &Commerce and the Boilers Act, 1923.

For

Chief Inspector of Boiler Department of Industries & Commerce, Haryana2082 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), AUG. 19, 2026 (SRVN. 28, 1948 SAKA)

Annexure-V

Certificate from Regional Officer of State Pollution Control Board

No.

Date:

This is to certify that a new boiler operating on PNG/CNG/Gaseous Fuels has been installed at (name and address of the unit) ______________ is in accordance with the CPCB emission standards, to promote a clean environment and to comply the CAQM standards.

Regional Officer Haryana State Control Board

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