Startup Grants & Funding in Chhattisgarh

Pharma sector employers get back 75% of EPF paid for Chhattisgarh-domicile skilled staff, up to ₹1 Crore a year for five years.

Textile, agro-food, dairy, forest produce, biogas and green hydrogen units get 25% off R&D plant and machinery, up to ₹1 crore.

PMMSY capital subsidy of up to ₹30 lakh for a new brackish-water shellfish or finfish hatchery.

Provides interest subsidy on term loans for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Chhattisgarh, with benefits ranging from 40-55% for 5-8 years, capped at ₹15-50 Lakh annually.

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.

Collateral-free business loan ₹5–₹10 lakh for established micro-enterprises scaling up

PMMSY capital subsidy of up to ₹30 lakh for establishing a small marine finfish hatchery.

Concessional term loan scheme offering up to ₹10 lakh to artisans and craftspersons from notified minority communities to meet working capital and fixed capital requirements.

India's premier startup competition — pitch your ideas, get mentorship, and win funding up to ₹10 Lakhs.

Up to ₹10 lakh reimbursed for successfully securing (granted) an international patent, for StartinUP-registered UP startups

A 3-day offline hackathon in Bengaluru for experienced developers to build production-grade AI solutions on edge devices — $6,000 prize pool.

Pre-seed incubation for deep-tech startups in cobotics, AI, drones, autonomous systems at IIT Delhi.

The NIEPA Grant-in-Aid Scheme provides non-dilutive funding to educational institutions, universities, research organizations, and NGOs for studies, evaluations, and conferences in educational planning and administration.

Collateral-free business loan ₹50,001–₹5 lakh for growing micro-enterprises

This scheme offers reimbursement for intellectual property (IP) filing fees, including patents, trademarks, GIs, and designs, to eligible Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises.

₹35,000/month stipend for up to 12 months for Indian innovators building CPS prototypes pre-incorporation at IIT Madras Pravartak.

Udyam-registered MSMEs get 100% of foreign patent registration costs reimbursed, up to Rs 5 lakh.

Week 3 of Locus' four-week online Paygentic Hackathon series, focused on CheckoutWithLocus, with a share of the series prize pool.

PMMSY input support of ₹2.40–3.60 lakh per hectare for the first crop in new brackish-water ponds.

PMMSY input support of ₹2.40–3.60 lakh per hectare for the first crop in new saline/alkaline water ponds.

The Ministry of Tourism's Marketing Development Assistance (MDA) Scheme provides financial support to approved tourism service providers and State/UT departments for overseas promotion and marketing of India.

A Central Sector Scheme providing holistic support including collateral-free credit, skill training, modern tools, digital transaction incentives, and market linkage to artisans and craftspeople.