Startup Grants & Funding for Pre-incorporation Founders

A subsidy scheme by the Uttarakhand Department of Horticulture to support farmers and entrepreneurs in setting up modern post-harvest infrastructure facilities like cold storage and pack houses.

100% exemption of stamp duty and court fee for industrial, commercial and institutional units in Jammu & Kashmir.

This centrally sponsored scheme provides financial assistance for setting up ice plants or cold storage units of minimum 50-ton capacity in Haryana to support the cold chain infrastructure under PMMSY.

Eligible Punjab units get 100% exemption or reimbursement of CLU and EDC charges under the Industrial and Business Development Policy 2022.

A Karnataka state scheme providing a 50% subsidy for handloom weavers to purchase new handlooms and necessary equipment, aiming to preserve handloom weaving skills.

M-Sand units in Rajasthan get 50% of their EPF and ESI employer contribution reimbursed for seven years, for domiciled employees.

Units buying farm produce directly are exempted from the PAMB licence condition to pay 2% over and above MSP.

M-Sand units in Rajasthan pay no stamp duty at all in practice — 75% is exempted upfront and the remaining 25% is reimbursed.

M-Sand units in Rajasthan pay no electricity duty for seven years under the RIPS 2024 M-Sand package.

100% reimbursement of net SGST for 10 years from 1 April 2021 for industrial units in Jammu & Kashmir.

50% marketing support for handicraft units registering their crafts on e-commerce platforms in Jammu & Kashmir.

The first 5 MSME and 5 large units in a new industrial park get 100% net SGST reimbursement for 12 years, capped at 125% of FCI.

Eligible Rajasthan enterprises pay no electricity duty on captive renewable energy generation for seven years.

50-75% of shoot permission charges paid in J&K reimbursed to film, web series and documentary producers.

100% electricity duty exemption for 7 years for new and expanding Punjab MSMEs, limited by fixed capital investment or approved DPR load, whichever is lower.

Interest above 3% p.a. on a term loan reimbursed, capped at 9% p.a. for five years, for new micro and small enterprises in Telangana.

50% of the cost of upskilling local manpower reimbursed, capped at Rs. 2,000 per person as a one-time facility, for Telangana MSMEs.

Interest subvention of 5% a year for Priority Sector units and 4% for non-priority units, for up to 7 consecutive years.

50% of the cost of upskilling local manpower reimbursed, capped at Rs. 2,000 per person as a one-time facility, for Telangana MSMEs.

Interest above 3% p.a. on a term loan reimbursed, capped at 9% p.a. for five years, for new micro and small enterprises in Telangana.

Full economy airfare for one SC/ST representative from each enterprise visiting an international exhibition, trade fair or seminar abroad.

Units in Meghalaya get 100% of employer EPF contributions reimbursed for 3 years — 4 for women employees — on local-domicile staff.