Top 2025 Government Grants for Startups in India

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Ignition Grant under the NIDHI iTBI Scheme at AdtU

25 July 2025
NIDHI

central Government

NIDHI

ignition grant

10 Lakhs

AI

early Stage

Upto: ₹1,000,000

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MSME Idea Hackathon 5.0

31 July 2025
Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)

central Government

msme

idea hackathon

innovation

startup

any Stage

Upto: ₹1,500,000

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BFI-BIOME & IITK Bioinnovation Program - Cohort 2

18 July 2025
Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC), IIT Kanpur

private

healthcare

biotechnology

medical devices

diagnostics

early Stage

Upto: ₹1,000,000

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SIDBI Seed Fund Programme for iDEX-Supported Startups

20 July 2025
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)

central Government

iDEX

SIDBI

MSME

iitk

any Stage

₹1,000,000 - ₹150,000,000

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Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)

Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)

Goverment of India

PMEGP

employment generation

subsidy

micro enterprise

any Stage

Upto: ₹2,500,000

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Maharashtra Startup Week

Maharashtra State Innovation Society (MSInS)

state Government

msinh

innovation

pilot project

work order

early Stage

Upto: ₹1,500,000

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AIM-ICDK Water Challenge 5.0

05 May 2025
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)

central Government

aim

niti aayog

icdk

denmark

any Stage

Amount Not Specified

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Youth Startup Loan Scheme (Under SKEWPY)

Labour & Employment Department, Jammu and Kashmir

state Government

jammu and kashmir

jk

skewpy

unemployment

any Stage

Upto: ₹800,000

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SAMRIDH Accelerator Program at IIMA Ventures

IIMA Ventures

central Government

accelerator

technology

iima ventures

meity

early Stage

Upto: ₹4,000,000

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National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (NM-ICPS)

Department of Science & Technology (DST)

central Government

NM-ICPS

National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems

DST

CPS

growth Stage

Amount Not Specified

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Grant for Research & Entrepreneurship across Aspiring Innovators in Technical Textiles (GREAT)

National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM)

central Government

great

nttm

textiles

technical textiles

scalling up Stage

Upto: ₹5,000,000

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Social Innovation Programme for Products: Affordable & Relevant to Societal Health (SPARSH)

Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)

central Government

birac

sparsh

social innovation

biotechnology

early Stage

From: ₹500,000

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BIRAC - Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) Scheme

Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)

central Government

birac

big

biotechnology ignition grant

proof of concept

Idea to Proof of Concept Stage

Upto: ₹5,000,000

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National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM) - Ministry of Textiles

Ministry of Textiles, Government of India

central Government

technical textiles

textiles

r&d

startup

any Stage

Amount Not Specified

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DSIR - Promoting Innovations in Individuals, Start-ups and MSMEs (PRISM)

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR)

central Government

dsir

prism

science and technology

innovation

any Stage

₹200,000 - ₹5,000,000

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