Startup Grants & Funding for Defence Startups

Maharashtra pays eligible MSMEs back 50% of the cost of a water audit, up to ₹1 Lakh per unit.

Reimbursement for costs incurred on shipment of export samples for Export Oriented Units in Himachal Pradesh, up to INR 1 lakh per enterprise.

MSMEs in Maharashtra can claim a 50% reimbursement for credit rating costs, up to ₹1 lakh, under the Maharashtra Industries Investment and Services Policy 2025.

This scheme provides a 75% subsidy, up to ₹1 lakh, to MSMEs in Maharashtra for obtaining GMP and Hallmark quality certifications, encouraging quality upgradation.

Reimbursement of 75% of water audit costs, up to ₹1 Lakh, for eligible Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, FPOs, SHGs, Federations, Cooperatives, and Societies in Andhra Pradesh.

Assistance covering 50% of quality certification costs, up to ₹1 lakh, for eligible industrial units in Nagaland under the NTIIP 2025.

One-time reimbursement of 75% of water audit costs, up to ₹1 lakh, for new enterprises in Odisha undertaking water conservation measures.

Punjab reimburses the ₹1 lakh per-programme industry contribution an MSME pays for NID Ahmedabad design awareness programmes.

Manufacturing, services, sunrise and startup enterprises in Rajasthan get 50% of employee training cost reimbursed under RIPS 2024, on one of two stated caps.

95% of DPR consulting fees reimbursed, up to Rs. 1 lakh, for entrepreneurs from underprivileged sections in Ladakh.

SC/ST MSEs get back 80% of bank loan processing fees, up to Rs. 1,00,000 per financial year.

SC/ST MSEs get back 80% of the bank charges paid for a Performance Bank Guarantee, up to Rs. 1,00,000 a year.

Arunachal Pradesh reimburses 50% of what a unit, cooperative or FPO spends using a recognised Common Facility Centre, up to Rs 1 lakh a year.

90% of short-term course fees at top-50 NIRF management institutes refunded to SC/ST entrepreneurs, up to Rs. 1,00,000.

Udyam-registered MSMEs get 100% of Indian patent registration costs reimbursed, up to Rs 1 lakh.

Mizoram reimburses up to 30% of stall rental at national and international trade fairs, max Rs 1 lakh per fair for two fairs.

Claim 40% reimbursement, up to ₹1 lakh per year, on cloud computing and storage expenses for eligible Karnataka startups.

50% reimbursement of one person's travel and goods transport for State and national fairs, ceiling Rs.1.00 lakh per participation.

Subsidy of 50% of project cost, up to ₹50,000, plus a facilitated bank loan for small business ventures in Meghalaya under the Chief Minister’s ELEVATE Program.

A scheme by the Social Welfare Department, Government of Uttarakhand, offering grants, subsidized loans, and margin money to persons with disabilities for self-employment and livelihood generation.

A no-interest medium-term loan up to ₹60,000 provided by the Tamil Nadu government to tribal members through Large Sized Multi Purpose Cooperative Societies for livelihood support.

Loans up to ₹60,000 at 5% interest for Thakor and Koli women in Gujarat who are Self Help Group members, run by GTKVN to support self-employment.