Startup Grants & Funding for Defence Startups

Loan of up to ₹2 lakh at 5% interest for self-employment, for women from nomadic and denotified castes in Gujarat. Repaid in 60 monthly installments.

An annual cash prize competition by the Government of Goa, through GSInC, to recognize and reward Goan Innovators/Scientists for impactful product or process innovations.

Up to ₹2 lakh reimbursed for successfully filing (granted) an Indian patent, for StartinUP-registered UP startups

A 50% space rent subsidy up to ₹2 lakh for MSMEs in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu taking part in industrial exhibitions in foreign countries.

A scheme by the Puducherry government offering up to ₹2 lakh subsidy to industrial units, covering 50% of the cost for up to three quality certifications.

This scheme provides MSMEs in Himachal Pradesh with a reimbursement of 25% on the expenditure incurred for purchasing Plant & Machinery to set up Effluent Treatment Plants and Rainwater Harvesting Systems, up to a maximum of INR 2 lakhs.

UP startups recognised under the UP Startup Policy get 50% of event costs back: up to ₹50,000 for national conferences and up to ₹2 Lakhs for international ones.

Subsidy of 50% of the cost of an energy audit, up to ₹2 lakhs, for eligible MSMEs in Maharashtra.

Startups under the UP Startup Policy get 50% of annual data center and cloud spend above ₹50,000 reimbursed, up to ₹2 Lakhs per financial year.

Reimbursement of up to 75% of energy audit costs, capped at ₹2 lakh, for Micro, Small, and Medium enterprises, FPOs, SHGs, Federations, Cooperatives, and Societies in Andhra Pradesh.

One-time reimbursement of 50% of Logistics Management Software cost, up to INR 200,000 per installation, for units in Rajasthan under RIPS 2024.

30% subsidy on the cost of procuring a quality certificate, up to ₹2 lakh, for units in Jammu & Kashmir.

Punjab refunds 100% of the CGTMSE guarantee fee paid by a micro or small enterprise, up to INR 2 lakh a year for 5 years.

Mizoram reimburses up to 50% of a new MSME's training expenses, capped at Rs 2 lakh per training per annum.

Micro and small units in Meghalaya get 50% of power service connection charges back, up to Rs 2 lakhs.

Up to Rs 2 lakh per MSME for consultancy and handholding to move towards Zero Defect Zero Effect.

Uttarakhand Scheduled Caste residents get a bank loan, margin money and a grant of up to ₹1.9 lakh in total for self-employment and small business projects.

Monthly stipend for Jharkhand-registered startups with active full-time founders, turnover under ₹25 Cr, and less than 5 years incorporation.

Loans and a subsidy for Scheduled Caste residents of Haryana who want to start self-employment or income-generating work. The Haryana Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation runs it.

Annual state awards recognizing MSMEs in Odisha with cash prizes for first, second, and third place, fostering excellence and economic contribution.

This scheme by Haryana Women Development Corporation provides financial assistance, including subsidies and loans, to women for economically viable projects up to ₹1,50,000.

Concessional loans of up to ₹1,00,000 or ₹1,50,000 for Self Help Group members from minority communities, for income-generating activities. Run by NMDFC.