Startup Grants & Funding for Pre-incorporation Founders

Provides a capital investment subsidy to micro and small enterprises in the tourism sector in West Bengal, ranging from 7.5% to 25% of fixed capital investment, up to ₹1.75 crore.

After five years of operation: 25% net GST, power support including a Rs.25 lakh thrust ceiling, and 50% employer EPF and ESI for qualifying MSMEs.

50% investment subsidy on fixed capital, up to Rs. 1 crore, for micro and small manufacturing units set up by SC, ST and PwD entrepreneurs in Telangana.

Support for resident Indian citizens and student innovators to develop novel ideas into prototypes.

44%–50% subsidy on loans for agriculture graduates setting up agri-clinics and agri-business centres

Collateral-free loans up to ₹20 lakh for micro and small non-farm businesses

Collateral-free business loan ₹10–₹20 lakh for micro-enterprises with strong repayment track record

Loan scheme by Karnataka Minorities Development Corporation to provide financial assistance to individuals from religious minority communities to start or expand businesses in Karnataka.

A loan scheme by GMFDC providing financial assistance at concessional interest rates to individuals from minority communities in Gujarat for self-employment and small businesses.

A scheme by Mission Youth, J&K, offering financial assistance as a startup loan up to ₹20 lakh with interest subsidy for youth to establish or expand business units.

Loans of up to ₹20 lakh at concessional interest rates for individuals from minority communities in Haryana to enhance their employability and promote economic independence.

A Sikkim state scheme offering bank loans with a 35-50% back-ended subsidy to unemployed youth for setting up diverse self-employment ventures across manufacturing, service, business, and agriculture sectors.

A term loan scheme by GNDTDC offering up to ₹20 lakh at 6% interest to individuals from Nomadic and Denotified Tribes in Gujarat for self-employment in diverse sectors.

The Small Business Scheme by Gujarat Gopalak Vikas Nigam provides individual loans at a 6% annual interest rate up to ₹2 lakh to Rabari and Bharwad communities for establishing various small businesses.

Dayananda Sagar University's national 36-hour hackathon for student developers, designers, and innovators, featuring a total prize pool of ₹20 Lakhs+.

Exporting MSMEs in Punjab get 1% of FOB value or actual inland freight, whichever is less, up to ₹20 lakh a year for five years.

50% subsidy (max Rs. 20 lakh) on pollution control and online monitoring equipment installed by existing Ladakh industrial units.

Punjab refunds 75% of an MSME's patent registration expenses — up to INR 10 lakh for a domestic patent and INR 20 lakh for an international one.

Assam pays 50% of the cost of a generating set, taxes and transportation, capped at Rs 20 lakh.

An interest-free loan scheme by the Government of Uttarakhand to promote self-employment by providing funds for purchasing motorcycles/scooters to operate as taxi services.

Mizoram reimburses 60/25/15% of a new MSME's electricity bills by enterprise size, up to Rs 20 lakh a year for 5 years.

A Meghalaya government scheme offering financial support including upfront subsidy, EMI support, and loans up to 70% of project cost to entrepreneurs establishing new business ventures across the state.