Startup Grants & Funding for Agri, Food & Rural Startups

A scheme by the Department of Horticulture, Uttarakhand, offering up to ₹4 crore as a 50% subsidy on project costs for establishing new food processing units.

Provides existing units in Jammu & Kashmir with a 5% interest subvention on working capital loans for up to 5 years, with a maximum benefit of ₹1 crore.

A capital subsidy program from the Government of Uttar Pradesh for new Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises on fixed capital investment in plant, machinery, equipment, and related buildings.

RIPS 2024 pays 50% of a services enterprise's in-house R&D IP costs — patents, copyright, trademarks and GI registration — up to INR 1 crore.

Capital subsidy for setting up fish feed plants with a minimum production capacity of 100 tons per day in Haryana, under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana.

MSMEs in Rajasthan recover 50% of the cost of environmental projects, up to a ceiling of INR 1 crore, under the RIPS 2024 green incentives.

Medium and large units in Meghalaya get 50% off captive power sets — up to Rs 50 lakhs conventional, Rs 1 crore renewable.

A financial assistance scheme by PIPDIC, Puducherry, offering loans up to ₹90 lakh to well-performing Small Scale Industrial (SSI) units for purchasing equipment, modernization, or expansion.

Financial assistance of up to ₹75 lakh for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Uttar Pradesh to adopt Zero Liquid Discharge waste recycling solutions.

Goa Government scheme to reimburse up to 50% of fresher salaries (up to ₹10,000/month) or up to 25% of local workforce salaries (up to ₹25 lakh/year) for up to 3 years.

A rebate scheme for Food Processing Industries (FPIs) in Himachal Pradesh to support technology up-gradation, establishment, or modernization.

This Tamil Nadu government scheme provides a 35% capital subsidy and a 6% interest subvention on loans for SC/ST entrepreneurs to establish or expand manufacturing, services, and eligible trading businesses.

Provides financial assistance up to ₹15 Lakhs (extendable to ₹50 Lakhs) to startups in Uttar Pradesh for prototype development, market research, and MVP launch.

This scheme provides self-employment loans up to ₹50 lakhs for persons with disabilities in Haryana, covering various income-generating activities in agriculture, small business, transport, and service sectors.

PIPDIC offers short-term financial assistance as loans ranging from ₹5 lakh to ₹50 lakh to existing Medium and Small Scale Industry units in Puducherry.

Provides soft loans at 6% interest for tiny, micro, and small units/enterprises in Nagaland towards technology upgradation and expansion.

Provides funding for manufacturing (up to ₹50 lakh) and service/retail (up to ₹25 lakh) projects, along with a 5% interest subsidy on loans for Scheduled Caste applicants in Madhya Pradesh.

Assistance for industrial units in Puducherry covering 50% of total rent, literature, and display material expenses for participation in international trade fairs, up to a maximum of ₹5 lakh.

This scheme offers a credit-linked interest subsidy for new or expanding food processing industries in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, covering up to ₹50 lakh annually.

A scheme by the Gujarat Government offering financial assistance up to ₹50 lakh to MSMEs for technology acquisition, covering up to 65% of the cost.

MSMEs get 25% of the cost of equipment put in after a water audit, up to ₹50 Lakhs.

A financial incentive for export units in Chhattisgarh, offering reimbursement of 50% of actual transportation charges for goods, up to ₹50 lakh annually for five years.