Startup Grants & Funding for Climate, Energy & EV Startups

25% capital subsidy for SC/ST-owned MSEs on technology upgradation

Employers can claim 40% reimbursement of net salary for 5 years, up to ₹5 Lakhs annually, for providing permanent employment to Divyang, Retired Agniveer & Surrendered Naxalites.

A Nagaland government scheme offering interest subvention, a 30% back-ended subsidy, and collateral-free loans to farmers, entrepreneurs, SHGs, and FPOs for economic activities.

A Chhattisgarh government subsidy providing reimbursement of 40% of net salary for 5 years, up to ₹5 lakh per year, to SC/ST entrepreneurs for employing Divyang, Retired Agniveer, and Surrendered Naxalite individuals.

Provides a 50% subsidy on machinery costs, up to ₹25 lakh, for SC/ST entrepreneurs adopting carbon credit generating technologies in Chhattisgarh.

25% subsidy on institutional finance up to Rs.1 crore for plant, machinery or technology upgradation by SC/ST MSEs, capped at Rs.25 lakh.

Punjab funds 50% of an MSME's capital cost for an effluent treatment plant, water pollution control devices or zero liquid discharge, up to INR 25 lakh.

Loan scheme by Karnataka Minorities Development Corporation to provide financial assistance to individuals from religious minority communities to start or expand businesses in Karnataka.

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

A loan scheme by GMFDC providing financial assistance at concessional interest rates to individuals from minority communities in Gujarat for self-employment and small businesses.

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 rates for individuals from minority communities in Haryana to enhance their employability and promote economic independence.

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+.

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.

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.

Punjab refunds 75% of an MSME's patent registration expenses — up to INR 10 lakh for a domestic patent and INR 20 lakh for an international one.

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.