Startup Subsidies & Reimbursements in India

SC/ST entrepreneurs in Chhattisgarh get a 100% exemption on land premium for industrial land, with a nominal lease rent of ₹1 per acre per year.

State-level capital subsidies and interest subvention for tourism and hospitality businesses

SC/ST entrepreneurs in Chhattisgarh get 50% of land registration fees reimbursed when they register land for business purposes.

35%–55% subsidies for polyhouses, cold chain and horticulture infrastructure

SC/ST entrepreneurs in Chhattisgarh can claim a 50% exemption on land diversion fees for industrial purposes, up to a maximum of 15 acres.

Gujarat: 25% capital assistance, 7% interest subsidy, SGST refund for new and expanding MSMEs

New and expanding Punjab units get 100% electricity duty exemption for 15 years, capped at 100% of fixed capital investment.

Assam reimburses 100% of SGST paid by eligible manufacturing units for 15 years, capped as a multiple of fixed capital investment.

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

New Priority Sector units in Meghalaya get 100% of net SGST paid reimbursed for up to 15 years.

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

New non-priority sector units in Meghalaya get 100% of net SGST paid reimbursed for up to 10 years.

Tamil Nadu: 15%–35% capital subsidy + SGST refund + interest subvention for new manufacturing MSMEs

Karnataka: 10%–30% investment subsidy + stamp duty and electricity duty exemption for MSMEs

Telangana: 15%–25% investment subsidy + power cost reimbursement + SGST refund for new manufacturing units

UP: 10%–25% capital subsidy + interest subsidy + stamp duty exemption for new MSMEs

MP: 15%–40% capital subsidy + interest subsidy + electricity duty exemption for MSMEs in backward areas

A Government of India initiative offering substantial financial incentives, capital subsidies, and interest subventions to boost industrial growth and employment in the North-Eastern Region states.

Subsidy of 35% to 50% on bank-linked loans for farmers and entrepreneurs in Uttarakhand to set up cold storage, pack houses and other post-harvest facilities.

This scheme by the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board offers a capital subsidy to existing hotels and resorts for renovation, modernization, and upgradation to Deluxe or 4-star and higher categories.

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.

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