To implement the "Henan Province Work Plan for Accelerating the Construction of a Modern Industrial System and Focusing on Cultivating Key Industrial Chains (2023–2025)," actively leverage the roles of fiscal and financial policies, promote the comprehensive transformation and upgrading of key industrial chains toward high-end, intelligent, and green development, and establish a modern industrial system, the following policy measures are formulated.
I. Support for Quality Improvement and Efficiency Enhancement
(1) Support for Enterprise Technological Upgrades. Focusing on the full-chain transformation and upgrading of key industrial chains toward high-end, intelligent, and green development, enterprises are encouraged to adopt new technologies, equipment, processes, and materials for technological upgrades. A post-grant subsidy equivalent to a certain percentage of the actual investment in equipment and software for demonstration projects will be provided, with a maximum of 10 million yuan (up to 20 million yuan for “Leading Goose” enterprises). (Responsible Units: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Department of Finance)
(2) Supporting the Implementation of “Machine-Replacing-Labor” Demonstration Projects. We encourage the demonstration and application of machine tools and robots in key industrial chains. A post-grant subsidy equivalent to a certain percentage of the actual investment in the purchase of complete machines will be provided, with a maximum of 5 million yuan. (Responsible Units: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Department of Finance)
(3) Guide the “Specialized, Refined, Distinctive, and Innovative” development of small and medium-sized enterprises. Encourage national-level “Little Giant” enterprises in key industrial chains to strengthen technological upgrades. During the validity period of the “Little Giant” designation, provide a certain percentage of ex-post subsidies for actual investments in equipment and software, with a maximum of 5 million yuan. (Responsible Units: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Department of Finance)
II. Encouraging Technological Innovation
(4) Promote the Application of “Three Firsts” Products. Support enterprises in key industrial chains in the R&D and application of the first-of-a-kind major technical equipment, first-batch materials, and first-version software products. Provide insurance subsidies and rewards to eligible enterprises. (Responsible Units: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Department of Finance)
(5) Support for Technological Breakthroughs. Support enterprises in key industrial chains in tackling key core technologies. Through various mechanisms such as competitive selection, “challenge-based” initiatives, and “competitive evaluation,” support provincial enterprises, universities, research institutes, and other entities in implementing a batch of provincial-level science and technology projects. (Responsible Units: Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Provincial Department of Finance)
(6) Support the establishment of manufacturing innovation centers. Encourage leading enterprises and innovation-driven enterprises in key industrial chains to collaborate with upstream and downstream enterprises and research institutions to establish manufacturing innovation centers. For provincial-level manufacturing innovation centers, provide a subsidy of up to 3 million yuan, equivalent to 30% of the actual investment in technology introduction and the purchase of scientific research instruments, equipment, and software. Additionally, provide a subsidy of up to 5 million yuan, equivalent to 5% of the actual revenue generated from technology transfer, commissioned R&D, and technical services provided to the industry.(Responsible Units: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Development and Reform Commission, Department of Finance)
(7) Encourage enterprises to further increase R&D investment. For enterprises in key industrial chains undertaking national major science and technology special projects, key R&D programs, or major projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation, R&D teams will be rewarded with 3%–5% of the actual national funding received in the previous year, with an annual reward of no more than 600,000 yuan per project and no more than 5 million yuan per entity. (Responsible Units: Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Department of Finance)
(8) Support the establishment (or reorganization and inclusion) of national-level innovation platforms. A one-time reward of 5 million yuan will be granted to newly established (or reorganized and included) national-level science and technology R&D platforms. (Responsible Units: Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Department of Finance, Development and Reform Commission)
(9) Support technology transfer and commercialization. For enterprises in key industrial chains that purchase advanced technological achievements from outside the province and carry out their transformation and industrialization within Henan, a subsidy of up to 10% of the actual transaction value of their technology contracts from the previous year will be provided, with a maximum of 1 million yuan per enterprise annually. Provincial universities and research institutes are encouraged to implement technology transfer and commercialization within Henan; they will receive a post-subsidy of up to 10% of the transaction value of their technology contracts from the previous year, with a maximum of 1 million yuan per institution annually.(Responsible Units: Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Provincial Department of Finance)
(10) Support Collaborative Research and Development. Pool funds to support the construction of provincial industrial research institutes and pilot production bases, thereby establishing a seamless pathway for the transformation of scientific and technological innovation into industrial development. For pilot production bases, innovation consortia, industrial research institutes, and other science and technology pilot production and joint transformation platforms, tiered grant support of up to 2 million yuan will be provided based on performance evaluation results. (Responsible Units: Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Department of Industry and Information Technology, Department of Finance)
III. Cultivating High-Quality Enterprises
(11) Support “Leading Goose” Enterprises in Reaching New Heights. Provide appropriate rewards to “Leading Goose” enterprises in strategic emerging industries within key industrial chains whose annual main business revenue first exceeds 1 billion, 2 billion, 3 billion, or 4 billion yuan, as well as to “Leading Goose” enterprises in traditional advantage industries whose annual main business revenue first exceeds 5 billion, 10 billion, 50 billion, or 100 billion yuan.(Responsible Units: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Department of Finance)
(12) Support enterprise quality and brand development. Encourage high-quality enterprises in key industrial chains to establish national-level demonstration enterprises. A one-time reward of 1 million yuan will be granted to enterprises (projects, platforms) that have been recognized by the State Council or the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology as national-level green factories, green supply chain management enterprises, national industrial design centers, national technological innovation demonstration enterprises, national quality benchmarks, or manufacturing single-champions. (Responsible units: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Department of Finance)
(13) Support enterprise listings. Encourage high-quality enterprises in key industrial chains to list on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Shenzhen Stock Exchange, or Beijing Stock Exchange, and provide subsidies in accordance with regulations. (Responsible Units: Provincial Bureau of Local Financial Supervision, Provincial Department of Finance, Henan Securities Regulatory Bureau)
IV. Accelerating Digital Transformation
(14) Support for Securing National Pilot and Demonstration Status. Enterprises (projects, platforms) that obtain pilot and demonstration status or titles recognized by the State Council or the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in areas such as the National Industrial Internet, big data industry development, service-oriented manufacturing, new information consumption demonstration projects, and the integrated development of next-generation information technology and manufacturing will be granted a one-time reward of 1 million yuan. (Responsible Units: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Department of Finance)
(15) Support the Innovative Development of the Industrial Internet. Optimize support policies for the integrated application of next-generation information technologies. Support the construction of specialized and regional industrial internet platforms; grant retroactive subsidies of up to 5 million yuan to platform construction entities based on a certain percentage of their actual hardware and software investment. Support the construction of secondary nodes for the Industrial Internet Identifier Resolution System; grant retroactive subsidies of up to 1 million yuan to construction entities of newly established nodes based on a certain percentage of their actual hardware and software investment. (Responsible Units: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Department of Finance, Provincial Communications Administration)
(16) Support the development of smart application scenarios. Support manufacturing enterprises in applying next-generation information technologies to build smart application scenarios, and provide rewards of up to 500,000 yuan to organizations that develop outstanding smart application scenarios. (Responsible Units: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Department of Finance)
(17) Support for Manufacturing Digital Service Providers. Eligible manufacturing digital service providers will receive a subsidy equivalent to a certain percentage of their revenue from technical services related to enterprise digital transformation and intelligent upgrading, with a maximum of 2 million yuan. (Responsible Units: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Department of Finance)
V. Strengthening Financing Support
(18) Implement Provincial Science and Technology Financial Support Policies. Encourage and facilitate financial institutions, such as banks, to develop “Science and Technology Loans” tailored to the needs of technology-based enterprises. Provide loans to technology enterprises—including high-tech enterprises and technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within key industrial chains—under the following conditions: the appraised value of physical assets used as collateral shall not exceed 30% of the loan amount, and the loan interest rate shall not exceed the benchmark interest rate for loans of the same category and term published by the People’s Bank of China plus a 30% markup.(Responsible Units: Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Department of Finance, Local Financial Regulatory Bureau, People’s Bank of China Henan Branch, Henan Regulatory Bureau of the National Financial Regulatory Administration)
(19) Leverage the role of provincial-level financing guarantee institutions. Coordinate banks, guarantee institutions, angel investors, venture capital funds, and other entities to establish a “Specialized, Refined, Unique, and Innovative (SRUI)” loan financing service system. Through three financial service models—direct bank lending, bank-guarantee cooperation, and investment-lending linkage—provide unsecured loans to SRUI “Little Giant” enterprises, SRUI SMEs, and innovative SMEs within key industrial chains.Encourage partner banks to issue loans at rates not exceeding a 30% premium over the Loan Prime Rate (LPR) for loans of the same term and tier. (Responsible Units: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Development and Reform Commission, Department of Finance, Local Financial Regulatory Bureau, People’s Bank of China Henan Branch, Henan Regulatory Bureau of the National Financial Regulatory Administration, Henan Securities Regulatory Bureau)
(20) Actively leverage the role of emergency working capital pools for small, medium, and micro enterprises. Encourage localities to actively establish and expand the scale of emergency working capital pools for small, medium, and micro enterprises. Through emergency working capital, emergency loan renewals, bridge financing, and guaranteed loans, focus on alleviating liquidity pressures for market entities, promote the reduction of comprehensive financing costs, and ensure that new financing flows primarily to small, medium, and micro enterprises in the manufacturing sector.The Provincial Department of Finance will evaluate the utilization of emergency working capital pools for SMEs across all localities and provide incentives to those with large investment scales, high turnover rates, high operational efficiency, and a large number of supported micro and small enterprises. (Responsible Units: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Department of Finance)
(21) Actively leverage the role of various funds. Harness the leading and catalytic role of government investment funds such as the Provincial Advanced Manufacturing Cluster Cultivation Fund, the SME Development Fund, the Emerging Industries Investment Guidance Fund, and the Venture Capital Guidance Fund to attract more social capital to invest in enterprises within key industrial chains. Leverage the role of science and technology innovation funds, such as the Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Venture Capital Fund, to increase support for technology-based enterprises in key industrial chains. Guide state-owned venture capital enterprises and state-owned enterprise investment funds to increase equity investments in enterprises within key industrial chains.(Responsible Units: Provincial Department of Finance, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Industry and Information Technology)
VI. Supporting Talent Recruitment and Attraction
(22) Encourage the cultivation and recruitment of high-level and urgently needed talent. Encourage innovative enterprises and research institutions in key industrial chains to recruit leading talent. For the recruitment of outstanding young talent—such as candidates selected for the National Key Talent Program’s Youth Project, recipients of the National Excellent Youth Science Fund, and “Changjiang Scholars” Young Scholars—provide corresponding support in accordance with existing policies. (Responsible Units: Provincial Party Committee Organization Department, Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security, Provincial Department of Finance)
(23) Support enterprises in attracting and retaining talent. Support enterprises in key industrial chains in establishing postdoctoral research stations. Provide 300,000 yuan in start-up funding for newly established postdoctoral research stations within the province; start-up funding for provincial-level stations will be borne by the provincial government, while funding for other stations will be borne by municipal and county governments in accordance with provincial standards.For newly recruited full-time, non-working postdoctoral researchers, funding ranging from 200,000 to 800,000 yuan per person will be provided over a two-year period in accordance with regulations. Postdoctoral researchers who complete their programs and remain in or relocate to Henan to work will receive a settlement allowance of 200,000 yuan per person. (Responsible Units: Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security, Provincial Department of Finance)
(24) Support entrepreneurs in enhancing their innovation and entrepreneurship capabilities. Implement the “100,000, 1,000, 100” Training Program for Private Entrepreneurs in the New Era of Central China, supporting managers of enterprises in key industrial chains to receive comprehensive training. This initiative aims to build a high-quality, well-structured, and exemplary team of entrepreneurs to help elevate the overall quality of entrepreneurs and the innovation and entrepreneurship capabilities of enterprises in key industrial chains. (Responsible Units: United Front Work Department of the Provincial Party Committee, Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Department of Finance, Federation of Industry and Commerce)
VII. Supporting Chain-Based Cluster Development
(25) Support Investment Promotion. Encourage the introduction of capital from outside the province and from overseas (including corporate capital and private capital from overseas and outside the province, excluding national policy-based loans, direct government investment, and other fiscal funds) into the province’s key industrial chains.For overseas investment projects that are actually implemented and result in paid-in capital of US$10 million (or the equivalent in RMB), a reward of 1 million RMB will be granted; for every additional US$1 million (or the equivalent in RMB), the reward will increase by 100,000 RMB. For investment projects from outside the province that are actually implemented and result in paid-in capital of 100 million RMB, a reward of 1 million RMB will be granted; for every additional 10 million RMB, the reward will increase by 100,000 RMB.For industrial projects related to leading industries that are introduced and established in the Henan Pilot Free Trade Zone, the Zhengzhou-Luoyang-Xinxiang National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone, the Zhengzhou Aviation Port Comprehensive Economic Experimental Zone, national-level economic and technological development zones, or national high-tech industrial development zones, the reward amount shall be increased by 50% based on the above standards; for projects in emerging industries or future industries introduced to our province, the reward amount shall be increased by 10% based on the established standards.Reward standards for major investment projects may be cumulative, with a maximum cap of 10 million RMB. For exceptionally significant projects, support will be provided on a case-by-case basis following approval by the provincial government. (Responsible Units: Provincial Department of Commerce, Department of Finance, Department of Science and Technology, Development and Reform Commission, Department of Industry and Information Technology; municipal governments under provincial jurisdiction; Jiyuan Demonstration Zone and Aviation Port Zone Administrative Committees)
(26) Strengthen Collaboration and Support Along the Industrial Chain. Key enterprises leading major industrial chains are encouraged to play a leading role, strengthen coordination with upstream and downstream entities, and procure key raw materials, components, and parts from core supporting small and medium-sized enterprises within the chain. (Responsible Units: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Department of Finance)
(27) Support the cultivation of industrial clusters. For clusters that win in the national advanced manufacturing cluster competition, support will be provided on a case-by-case basis. (Responsible units: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Department of Finance)
