Startup Grants & Funding for Space, Drone & Defense Startups

Lease rental reimbursement for DPIIT-recognized startups operating in Punjab.

30%–50% subsidy on loans up to ₹3 lakh for women micro-entrepreneurs in Karnataka

Rajasthan's scheme offers up to ₹3 lakh reimbursement to Micro and Small Enterprises for costs incurred in obtaining quality certifications, system certifications, and Intellectual Property Rights.

MSMEs in Tamil Nadu can receive a 75% subsidy, up to ₹3 lakh, on the cost of patent registration, including the first-time maintenance fee.

A scheme providing up to ₹3,00,000 subsidy (or 75% of cost) to Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe women in Puducherry for purchasing an electric auto to support income-generating activities.

HackPrix Season 3 is a 36-hour in-person student hackathon in Hyderabad, India, offering a ₹2.79 lakh+ prize pool for building innovative solutions.

The Startup Odisha Monthly Allowance Scheme offers a non-repayable monthly sustenance allowance of up to ₹22,000 for one year to recognized startups in Odisha, supporting early-stage growth and innovation.

Reimbursement for Haryana DPIIT-recognized startups participating in acceleration programs.

Reimbursement of cloud storage costs for DPIIT-recognized Haryana startups.

Subsidised quality certification for MSMEs — 50%–80% subsidy on ZED certification costs

Offers financial support as a loan up to ₹2 lakh for farmers in Tamil Nadu to engage in handloom and other non-farm sector activities, with interest rates from 11% to 12.5%.

A financial empowerment initiative by Gujarat Gopalak Vikas Nigam offering 100% loan support to women from Rabari and Bharwad communities for self-employment.

A Uttarakhand government scheme providing financial assistance, including bank loans and grants, to Scheduled Tribe individuals for establishing self-employment units.

The New Swarnima Scheme provides women entrepreneurs from backward classes with a loan of up to ₹2 lakh at 5% interest for self-employment ventures.

PIPDIC offers financial assistance up to ₹2 lakh as a loan to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe entrepreneurs for establishing new micro-enterprises or expanding existing units in Puducherry.

A scheme by the Puducherry District Industries Centre providing loans and subsidies to unemployed youth for starting self-employed enterprises in manufacturing and service sectors.

The Mahila Swavlamban Scheme by the Women and Child Development Department, Gujarat, empowers women with financial assistance through subsidies and loans for starting or expanding economic activities.

A financial assistance scheme by the Government of Gujarat providing low-interest loans up to ₹2 lakh to Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) individuals for starting small businesses and promoting self-employment.

A debt scheme by the Government of Gujarat providing up to ₹2 lakh at 5% interest for self-employment to women from nomadic and denotified castes.

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

Get a 50% space rent subsidy up to ₹2 lakh for MSMEs in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu to participate 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.