Startup Grants & Funding for Agri, Food & Rural Startups

Assistance for standalone industrial units in Telangana, covering 50% of infrastructure costs for roads, power, and water, up to ₹1 crore.

This sub-scheme under the Investment Promotion Scheme provides financial assistance to MSMEs in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu for initiatives aimed at saving energy and water consumption, covering audit and equipment costs up to ₹21 lakh.

100% export-oriented units set up in Nagaland get a 20% capital investment subsidy, capped at Rs 1 crore.

This Gujarat government scheme offers financial assistance to MSMEs for adopting energy-efficient and water-saving practices through audit cost reimbursements and equipment subsidies.

A scheme by the Puducherry Industries and Commerce Department offering up to 45% subsidy on capital investments (land, building, plant & machinery) for enterprises, with enhanced support for Women/SC/ST Entrepreneurs.

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+.

This scheme provides a 3% interest subvention on working capital loans to eligible tea plantations and manufacturing units in Assam, promoting financial sustainability and a shift to Orthodox tea production.

MSME units in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu can get 20% reimbursement of Free On Board (FOB) value on export of Food/Marine processed products, up to ", "20 lakh per year for 3 years.

This Gujarat state scheme provides financial assistance to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for measures that reduce energy and water consumption, including audit reimbursements and equipment cost subsidies.

A subsidy scheme from the Government of Chhattisgarh, reimbursing 50% of patent registration costs, up to ₹20 Lakh, for eligible enterprises.

MSME units in Odisha can claim a reimbursement of 50% on technology purchases from government research centers, up to ₹20 lakh.

For MSMEs in the services sector: get back 50% of patent costs, up to ₹20 lakh, for a registered and sanctioned patent.

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.

For SC/ST entrepreneurs: get back 50% of patent costs, up to ₹20 lakh, for a registered and sanctioned patent.

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.

Supports innovation and entrepreneurship at grassroot level with grants for startups.

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.

Receive up to ₹16 lakh in non-repayable grant assistance from Startup Odisha for innovative product development and marketing activities in the state.

Supports technology-based startups with market validation ready to scale operations, up to ₹15 lakhs.

Seed funding up to ₹15 Lakh for DPIIT-recognized startups operating in Punjab.