Startup Funding Programs in India

The Chanakya Scheme for Swayam Upadhi provides one-time financial assistance of up to ₹2 lakh to eligible Brahmin entrepreneurs in Andhra Pradesh to establish micro-enterprises.

Monthly stipend for Jharkhand-registered startups with active full-time founders, turnover under ₹25 Cr, and less than 5 years incorporation.

This Karnataka state scheme provides a free steel kiosk (Paduke Kuteera) and a tool kit to roadside cobblers for self-employment and micro-enterprise development.

Monthly sustenance allowance of ₹10,000 for DPIIT-recognized startups in Madhya Pradesh.

A Bihar government initiative providing sustainable livelihood opportunities through asset transfers, capacity-building, and mentoring to 100,000 ultra-poor households.

Financial support in the form of Viability Gap Funding (VGF) is provided to eligible companies to establish and operate BPO/ITeS units in smaller cities and towns across India.

A scheme by Karnataka Leather Industries Development Corporation Ltd to empower SC leather artisans by procuring their products and marketing them through Lidkar Leather Emporia, providing financial assistance of ₹50,000 to ₹1,00,000 per artisan.

Financial assistance of 75% for units implementing ERP solutions, up to a maximum of ₹1 lakh, under the Jharkhand MSME Promotion Policy 2023.

Punjab gives ₹1 lakh annual awards to enterprises for excellence in productivity, quality and export, in MSME, SC, Women and Exporter categories.

A Uttarakhand government scheme providing subsidized bee boxes, bee colonies, and training support to farmers to promote beekeeping and enhance farm income.

A Puducherry scheme offering up to ₹50,000 as margin money to entrepreneurs setting up silk weaving units, reducing their initial financial burden for capital loans.

Rajasthan's scheme offering financial assistance up to ₹50,000 to beneficiaries of the Palanhar Scheme for establishing self-employment ventures after completing skill training.

A scheme by the Government of Rajasthan providing financial assistance and loan support to transgender individuals aged 21-50 for self-employment or business establishment.

A one-time recruitment assistance of up to ₹50,000 for AYUSH enterprises in Himachal Pradesh, providing ₹10,000 per employee recruited to support job creation.

PMFME pays FPOs, SHGs and cooperatives Rs 50,000 per case towards preparing a Detailed Project Report.

A sub-scheme by the Government of Goa providing project financing of ₹25,000 to ₹30,000 for Scheduled Tribe residents to establish tea, coffee, and tender coconut parlors.

A scheme by the Kerala Backward Classes Development Department offering financial assistance to traditional pottery makers from OBC communities to modernize their craft.

A scheme by the Kerala Backward Communities Development Department providing financial assistance up to ₹25,000 for traditional barbers to modernize and renovate their shops in rural areas.

Financial support of up to ₹25,000 for women handloom spinning-weaving workers in Uttarakhand to procure essential tools and equipment.

The Goa State Innovation Council (GSInC) provides grant-in-aid of up to ₹20,000 for prototyping technology-based innovative products/ideas registered under the Virtual Innovation Register (VIR).

The Jeevanam scheme by the Government of Kerala offers one-time financial assistance of ₹20,000 for self-employment to crime victims or their dependents who are struggling to make a living.

One-time financial assistance of up to ₹15,000 from the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala, to eligible ex-convicts to establish self-employment or small industries/trades as part of social rehabilitation.