Startup Grants & Funding for Space, Drone & Defense Startups

A scheme under the IT and ITeS Policy of Uttar Pradesh 2022 offering 100% reimbursement of EPF contributions for eligible employees in IT/ITeS units.

A margin money subsidy of up to ₹100 lakh for Scheduled Caste/Tribe, Women, Ex-Servicemen, Retired Agniveers, Naxal affected, third gender, and disabled entrepreneurs establishing new micro and small industries in Chhattisgarh.

Provides reimbursement of 75% of EPF contribution for skilled and semi-skilled employees to eligible employers in Chhattisgarh for up to five years.

A financial incentive under the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme 2024, offering a 25% subsidy on office lease rentals for eligible Sunrise Enterprises for 5 years, capped at INR 1 crore annually.

A financial incentive from the Government of Chhattisgarh offering 25% margin money subsidy on capital investment, up to ₹1 crore, for new micro and small enterprises established by SC/ST entrepreneurs.

This scheme from the Government of Odisha provides new enterprises with a 50% interest subsidy on term loans up to a maximum of ₹1 crore over a period of 5 years.

Assistance for standalone industrial units in Telangana, covering 50% of infrastructure costs for roads, power, and water, up to ₹1 crore.

Provides existing units in Jammu & Kashmir with a 5% interest subvention on working capital loans for up to 5 years, with a maximum benefit of ₹1 crore.

Reimbursement of 50% of land purchase or lease cost up to INR 1 crore for R&D centres, GCCs, and Test labs in Rajasthan.

RIPS 2024 pays 50% of a services enterprise's in-house R&D IP costs — patents, copyright, trademarks and GI registration — up to INR 1 crore.

Medium and large units in Meghalaya get 50% off captive power sets — up to Rs 50 lakhs conventional, Rs 1 crore renewable.

MSMEs in Rajasthan recover 50% of the cost of environmental projects, up to a ceiling of INR 1 crore, under the RIPS 2024 green incentives.

A financial assistance scheme by PIPDIC, Puducherry, offering loans up to ₹90 lakh to well-performing Small Scale Industrial (SSI) units for purchasing equipment, modernization, or expansion.

Financial assistance of up to ₹75 lakh for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Uttar Pradesh to adopt Zero Liquid Discharge waste recycling solutions.

Goa Government scheme to reimburse up to 50% of fresher salaries (up to ₹10,000/month) or up to 25% of local workforce salaries (up to ₹25 lakh/year) for up to 3 years.

This Tamil Nadu government scheme provides a 35% capital subsidy and a 6% interest subvention on loans for SC/ST entrepreneurs to establish or expand manufacturing, services, and eligible trading businesses.

Financial support for DPIIT-recognized Startups and MSMEs for prototyping, PoC, validation, and pilot deployment of telecom and ICT solutions, offering up to ₹50 lakh as equity-free grant-in-aid.

Provides financial assistance up to ₹15 Lakhs (extendable to ₹50 Lakhs) to startups in Uttar Pradesh for prototype development, market research, and MVP launch.

Matching equity fund of up to ₹50 lakh for DPIIT-recognised space-tech startups in Tamil Nadu, covering satellite tech, GIS, AI for space, orbital logistics, and downstream space applications.

PIPDIC offers short-term financial assistance as loans ranging from ₹5 lakh to ₹50 lakh to existing Medium and Small Scale Industry units in Puducherry.

Provides soft loans at 6% interest for tiny, micro, and small units/enterprises in Nagaland towards technology upgradation and expansion.

Provides funding for manufacturing (up to ₹50 lakh) and service/retail (up to ₹25 lakh) projects, along with a 5% interest subsidy on loans for Scheduled Caste applicants in Madhya Pradesh.