Startup Grants & Funding for Energy & Climate Startups

Telangana: 15%–25% investment subsidy + power cost reimbursement + SGST refund for new manufacturing units

Gujarat's 'Scheme for Assistance for Start Ups/ Innovation' offers an additional 1% interest subsidy (up to 9% total) on term loans for MSMEs to eligible startups with innovative ideas.

UP: 10%–25% capital subsidy + interest subsidy + stamp duty exemption for new MSMEs

A 6% interest subsidy on bank loans up to ₹5 lakh for Scheduled Tribe individuals in tribal areas of Gujarat who start self-employment.

MP: 15%–40% capital subsidy + interest subsidy + electricity duty exemption for MSMEs in backward areas

An incentive from the Government of Himachal Pradesh providing exemptions on stamp duty and registration fees for eligible MSMEs, Large Enterprises, and Anchor Enterprises operating within the state.

Claim reimbursement of Net SGST paid for eligible enterprises in Himachal Pradesh for up to 7 years, capped at a percentage of Fixed Capital Investment.

Exemption from priority and road width charges for land allotment by MIDC and MITL for eligible Priority Sector projects under Maharashtra's Industry Policy 2025.

Industrial consumers in Himachal Pradesh get an electricity duty concession for five years, 7% for Extra High Tension consumers, under the Industrial Investment Policy 2019.

Eligible MSMEs and large enterprises in Category B and C industrial areas of Himachal Pradesh get a 100% exemption on Change in Land Use fees.

A scheme by the Government of Maharashtra offering full reimbursement of green building certification fees to early adopter MSMEs.

Eligible MSME units in Maharashtra can claim a 100% Investment Promotion Subsidy on Gross SGST payable on the first sale of eligible products billed and delivered in the state.

Uttar Pradesh reimburses 100% of the employer's EPF share for new Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises for five years from the start of production.

New and eligible MSME units in specified regions of Maharashtra get an electricity duty exemption for the length of their incentive period.

Startups can receive reimbursement for costs incurred in obtaining quality certifications and filing patents under the Uttar Pradesh Startup Policy, up to ₹1.375 crore.

Uttar Pradesh startups registered under StartinUP get their employer's PF and ESI contributions reimbursed for three years.

A subsidy scheme offering 100% reimbursement of net SGST paid for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Andhra Pradesh, with annual and overall caps, disbursed over five years.

Andhra Pradesh MSMEs and other eligible entities get 100% reimbursement of the balance cost of quality certifications, under MEDP 4.0 and FPP 4.0.

For new MSMEs: 100% electricity duty exemption for 5 to 10 years, depending on category and sector.

Provides highly concessional lease rent of ₹1 per acre per year for Scheduled Caste/Tribe entrepreneurs allotting land in industrial areas in Chhattisgarh.

An incentive under RIPS 2024 providing a 10%, 12.5%, or 15% booster on the Asset Creation Incentive for service enterprises generating significant employment in Rajasthan.

For export units in textiles, agro and food, dairy, forest produce, CBG and green hydrogen: 75% of transport costs back for 10 years.