BIADA Land Allotment & Bihar Industrial Policy Incentives
Quick answer: A Bihar industrial unit needs two files moving together: Stage-1 clearance on the Single Window portal (which decides incentives) and the BIADA land or shed application on biada1.bihar.gov.in (which decides the plot). The 2025 incentive package closed on 31 March 2026 — we confirm the policy in force before you commit, then run SWC, BIADA, consents and the claim as one project.
Last verified 4 October 2026 — rules on this page checked against the current notifications. We update it the day a rule changes.
The two files that have to move together
| Step | Portal / authority | What it decides |
|---|---|---|
| Stage-1 clearance (approval in principle) | Single Window Clearance, swc2.bihar.gov.in — State Investment Promotion Board | Incentive eligibility; 15-working-day standard for complete applications |
| Land / shed allotment | biada1.bihar.gov.in — BIADA allotment committee, under the Land Allotment & Management Policy (Revised) 2026 | Plot or Plug & Play shed, lease terms, possession |
| Consents that follow | Bihar State Pollution Control Board; Labour Resources Dept (factory licence under the OSH Code); FSSAI/other sector licences | Whether you can build and operate |
| Incentive claim | Department of Industries | Capital subsidy / interest subvention / SGST reimbursement under the policy you applied under |
What actually gets applications rejected or stalled
- Applying for land before Stage-1 clearance — the two are sequenced, and the SWC file is what the incentive later hangs on
- A DPR whose investment and employment numbers don't match across the SWC form, the BIADA form and the bank — one inconsistent figure invites a query on all three
- Asking for more land than the project justifies; the committee tests area against investment and sector norms
- Ignoring possession-and-production timelines in the lease — BIADA cancels allotments that don't start
- Treating pollution consent as an afterthought; for most manufacturing it decides whether the plot is usable at all
What we do
- Choose the estate and plot size that fit the project — Patliputra, Fatuha, Bihta, or elsewhere in the state
- Stage-1 clearance on SWC, then the BIADA online application with a DPR built to the committee's tests
- Lease execution, possession, and the possession-to-production calendar
- BSPCB consent, factory licence and EPF/ESIC, FSSAI and sector licences, sequenced
- The incentive claim itself — and PMFME or CGTMSE alongside, where the unit qualifies
- Representation at BIADA and the Department of Industries, including the Managing Director's weekly grievance hearing (every working Tuesday, 3 PM)
Client: A Delhi-based food-processing company setting up a second unit in Bihar.
Situation: Had applied for a BIADA plot directly, without Stage-1 clearance; the application sat for months and the bank would not sanction against an unallotted plot.
Approach: Filed the SWC Stage-1 application with a corrected DPR, re-submitted the BIADA application against the Bihta land bank with figures matching the SWC file, and lined up BSPCB consent and FSSAI to run in parallel with the lease.
Outcome: Approval in principle, then allotment; bank sanction followed the allotment letter.
Client identity and certain details have been changed or withheld to protect confidentiality. Outcomes depend on individual facts and are not a guarantee of results.
Related: company registration in Patna, Bihar Startup Policy seed fund, Bihar government tenders, Bihar GST practice.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I apply for a BIADA plot?
Online only, on biada1.bihar.gov.in, against the Land Bank (available plots) or the Plug & Play shed bank, under the BIADA Land Allotment & Management Policy (Revised), 2026. Applications are scrutinised on project viability, investment and sector priority and decided by the allotment committee; a lease agreement and possession follow.
Is the 2025 Industrial Investment Promotion Package still open?
The application window on the Single Window Clearance portal closed on 31 March 2026. Units that applied in time are being processed; new units are governed by whichever policy is in force on the date they apply — we confirm the current instrument before you commit to a plot or a projection.
What did the 2025 package offer?
For units applying by the deadline: land at a token ₹1 for investments above ₹100 crore with 1,000 direct jobs (up to 10 acres) or above ₹1,000 crore (up to 25 acres), 50% concession on BIADA land rates for other qualifying units, and one of three mutually exclusive incentive routes — interest subvention and SGST reimbursement, or capital subsidy — plus stamp-duty and land-conversion reimbursement.
What is the Stage-1 clearance?
Approval in principle from the State Investment Promotion Board through swc2.bihar.gov.in, with a 15-working-day service standard for complete applications. It is the gate for incentive eligibility and should be sequenced before, not after, the land application.
Which BIADA estates are near Patna?
Patliputra Industrial Area (the oldest, fully allotted), Fatuha on NH-30, and Bihta — the growth belt with the state's first inland container depot and the largest available land. Hajipur is across the river in Vaishali district and often grouped with Patna.
Can you handle BIADA if I'm based in Delhi-NCR?
Yes — a large share of BIADA applicants are NCR businesses setting up a Bihar unit for incentives or market access. We run the SWC and BIADA filings, the pollution consent, FSSAI/factory licence and the subsidy claim from Delhi, and appear in Patna when the file needs a person in the room, including the MD's weekly grievance hearing if it comes to that.