Startup Grants & Funding for Agriculture & Allied Startups

For existing food processing units expanding or modernising: 25% capital subsidy on plant, machinery and technical civil work, up to ₹1 crore.

Employers can claim 40% of net salary for 5 years, up to ₹5 Lakhs per employee a year, for giving permanent jobs to Divyang, Retired Agniveer and Surrendered Naxalite employees.

A top-up incentive for agro-processing cluster projects sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY), offering 15% of eligible project cost up to ₹1 Crore.

Chhattisgarh SC/ST entrepreneurs get 40% of net salary reimbursed for 5 years, up to ₹5 lakh a year, for permanently employing Divyang, Retired Agniveer or Surrendered Naxalite staff.

A margin money subsidy of up to ₹100 lakh for Scheduled Caste/Tribe, Women, Ex-Servicemen, Retired Agniveers, Naxal affected, third gender, and disabled entrepreneurs establishing new micro and small industries in Chhattisgarh.

Units in Jharkhand that set up an Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) get 50% of the expenditure reimbursed, with maximum financial assistance of INR 25 lakhs.

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

Arunachal Pradesh reimburses 50% of the cost of installing a 10KW-2000KW renewable energy system, up to Rs 25 lakh.

Karnataka Minorities Development Corporation loans of up to ₹20 lakhs for religious minority residents of Karnataka to start or expand a business, at 4% or 6% interest.

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.

Term loans at concessional interest from GMFDC for minority community residents of Gujarat who want to start or expand self-employment or a small business.

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 for people from minority communities in Haryana, aged 18 to 55, for self-employment, equipment or skill courses.

Bank loans with a 35-50% back-ended subsidy for unemployed youth in Sikkim aged 18 to 45 to start ventures in manufacturing, services, business and agriculture. Project cost up to ₹20 lakhs.

Term loans up to ₹20 lakh at 6% interest from GNDTDC for Nomadic and Denotified Tribes in Gujarat, for self-employment.

Individual loans up to ₹2 lakh at 6% a year from Gujarat Gopalak Vikas Nigam for Rabari and Bharwad people starting 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.

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 50% back on technology bought from government research centers, up to ₹20 lakh.

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.