Startup Grants & Funding for Food & Beverage Startups

Tripura reimburses 30% or 40% of fixed capital for industrial units, with ceilings of Rs. 100 lakhs, Rs.125 lakhs, or Rs. 200 lakhs by size and sector.

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.

MSMEs in Rajasthan's Agro & Food Processing sector can claim a capital subsidy of up to ₹1.5 crore on their capital investment under the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme 2024.

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.

44%–50% subsidy on loans for agriculture graduates setting up agri-clinics and agri-business centres

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.

Jharkhand MSME Policy 2023 reimburses 50% of patent expenditure, up to INR 25 lakh per patent, for units patenting their own original work.

Punjab reimburses 50% of what an MSME spends adopting technology from a recognised National Institute, up to INR 25 lakh.

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

Micro and small units in Meghalaya get 50% off captive power sets — up to Rs 10 lakhs conventional, Rs 25 Lakhs renewable.

After five years of operation: 25% net GST, power support including a Rs.25 lakh thrust ceiling, and 50% employer EPF and ESI for qualifying MSMEs.

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.

Non-repayable seed funding of up to ₹20 lakhs for early-stage startups in Jammu & Kashmir to validate business ideas and grow, run by JKEDI.

Collateral-free loans up to ₹20 lakh for micro and small non-farm businesses

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

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.

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.

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+.