Startup Grants & Funding for Agri, Food & Rural Startups

PMMSY subsidy of ₹6–9 lakh for one marine finfish nursery rearing 2 lakh fingerlings a year.

Arunachal Pradesh reimburses 50% of the technology and machinery cost of a wastewater recycling facility, up to Rs 2 lakh.

PMMSY subsidy of ₹5.6–8.4 lakh per 0.1 ha biofloc unit, including inputs, for freshwater areas.

Micro and small units in Meghalaya get 50% of the cost of a rainwater harvesting system back, up to Rs 2 lakh.

This scheme provides a 25% capital investment subsidy, up to ₹6.25 lakhs, to local entrepreneurs for establishing Micro and Small Enterprises in Lakshadweep.

A scheme by UREDA to promote grid-connected rooftop solar installations for domestic consumers, group housing societies, and RWAs in Uttarakhand, offering significant central and state government subsidies.

The Haryana Micro Finance Scheme (Credit Line 2) offers small loans of up to ₹1.5 lakh to members of Self-Help Groups from minority communities in Haryana for entrepreneurial activities.

A Haryana-based scheme offering loans and a 50% subsidy (up to ₹10,000) to Scheduled Caste individuals from Below Poverty Line (BPL) families for purchasing animal-driven carts.

The Piggery Farming Scheme by HSFDC offers loans and a 50% subsidy (up to ₹10,000) for individuals from Scheduled Castes in Haryana to establish piggery farming as a self-employment activity.

A Government of Rajasthan scheme offering financial assistance to MSMEs to support their participation in national and international trade fairs, exhibitions, and buyer-seller meets for market development.

This sub-scheme offers reimbursement for up to 75% of entrepreneurship and skill development training course fees for new and existing MSME units in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.

Haryana-based scheme offering loans and a 50% subsidy (up to ₹10,000) for individuals from Scheduled Castes and BPL families to start dairy farming.

Up to Rs. 1.50 lakh per event for an SC/ST enterprise visiting an international exhibition, trade fair or seminar abroad.

A microfinance scheme providing financial assistance and training to women entrepreneurs from backward or poor backgrounds to foster financial independence.

Up to Rs. 1.50 lakh per event for an SC/ST enterprise participating in a domestic exhibition or trade fair.

A micro-finance loan scheme by GBCDC offering low-interest financial assistance up to ₹1.25 lakh to men from socially and educationally backward classes in Gujarat for self-employment.

The scheme provides microcredit loans up to ₹1.25 lakh at a subsidized 5% interest rate to small entrepreneurs from Rabari and Bharwad castes in Gujarat.

This scheme provides loans up to ₹1,25,000 to women entrepreneurs from Backward Classes in Haryana to start or expand their businesses.

This microfinance scheme provides affordable loans up to ₹1.25 lakh at 5% interest to small entrepreneurs from Rabari and Bharwad castes in Gujarat.

Microfinance loan scheme by the Government of Gujarat for individual women entrepreneurs from Rabari and Bharwad castes to foster self-employment and establish businesses.

The Micro Finance Scheme by GNDTDC offers concessional loans up to ₹1.25 lakh to individuals from Nomadic and Denotified Tribes in Gujarat for self-employment and small-scale business ventures.

A low-interest loan scheme by the Gujarat Backward Class Development Corporation to empower women from socially and educationally backward classes by facilitating self-employment opportunities.