Startup Grants & Funding for Product-Stage Startups

A margin money subsidy of up to ₹100 lakh for Scheduled Caste/Tribe, Women, Ex-Servicemen, Retired Agniveers, Naxal affected, third gender, and disabled entrepreneurs establishing new micro and small industries in Chhattisgarh.

Recognised startup units get back 80% of quality certification costs, up to ₹10 lakh.

Assistance for standalone industrial units in Telangana, covering 50% of infrastructure costs for roads, power, and water, up to ₹1 crore.

For recognised startup units: get back 50% of patent costs, up to ₹10 lakh — a lower cap than the general scheme.

A financial incentive from the Government of Chhattisgarh offering 25% margin money subsidy on capital investment, up to ₹1 crore, for new micro and small enterprises established by SC/ST entrepreneurs.

The Microcredit Finance Scheme provides microloans up to ₹5 lakh at 6% interest to Scheduled Caste individuals and Self-Help Groups in Gujarat for self-employment and small-scale businesses.

The Swayam Saksham Yojana by GBCDC offers low-interest loans up to ₹5 lakh to educated unemployed youth from Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) in Gujarat to establish their own self-employment ventures.

An open statewide innovation challenge by Startup Haryana inviting startups, students, and citizens to submit solutions for public challenges, offering cash prizes up to ₹5 lakh.

Reimbursement of patent filing costs up to ₹5 lakh for DPIIT-recognized MP startups.

Annual interest subsidy for DPIIT-recognized Punjab startups on scheduled bank loans, up to ₹5 Lakh/year.

Reimbursement for international marketing expenses (up to Rs 5L) for Karnataka startups; preference for women founders.

Lease rental reimbursement for DPIIT-recognized startups in Haryana, enhanced for women-led.

Goa Startup Mission (SITPC) reimburses Goa startups for national and international intellectual property registration costs, up to ₹5 lakh.

50% reimbursement for office rent in Jharkhand STPIs, SEZs, or IT Parks for eligible startups.

The Government of Haryana's Safety Audit Scheme offers MSMEs reimbursement for safety audits and a subsidy for safety equipment to enhance workplace safety.

A scheme by the Rajasthan government to reimburse interest on commercial loans up to ₹5 lakh for registered construction workers pursuing entrepreneurial aspirations.

The UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu offers MSMEs in the Wire & Cable industry reimbursement up to ₹5 lakh for product testing and certification costs.

This scheme provides one-time reimbursement assistance of up to ₹5 lakh to Micro and Small Enterprises in Rajasthan for acquiring advanced technology or software to improve production and manufacturing processes.

A scheme by the Department of Information Technology, Government of Goa, offering reimbursement for industry-standard quality certification costs to eligible IT units in Goa, capped at ₹5,00,000 per unit.

MSMEs in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu can claim up to ₹5 lakh GST reimbursement for services rendered towards hosting destination weddings, aiming to boost local tourism.

The Puducherry Generator Subsidy offers a 50% grant, capped at ₹5 lakh, to micro, small, and medium industrial units for investment in generator sets.

A scheme by Uttarakhand State Khadi and Village Industries Board offering interest subsidy on bank loans up to ₹5 lakh for rural entrepreneurs to set up industries.