Startup Grants & Funding for Textiles & Leather Startups

A scheme by the Puducherry Industries and Commerce Department offering up to 45% subsidy on capital investments (land, building, plant & machinery) for enterprises, with enhanced support for Women/SC/ST Entrepreneurs.

Chhattisgarh subsidy of up to ₹25 lakh for MSMEs in the services sector adopting technologies that generate carbon credits or reduce emissions.

35% investment subsidy on fixed capital, up to Rs. 75 lakh, for micro and small service enterprises set up by SC, ST and PwD entrepreneurs in Telangana.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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+.

This scheme provides a 3% interest subvention on working capital loans to eligible tea plantations and manufacturing units in Assam, promoting financial sustainability and a shift to Orthodox tea production.

A subsidy scheme from the Government of Chhattisgarh, reimbursing 50% of patent registration costs, up to ₹20 Lakh, for eligible enterprises.

MSME units in Odisha can claim 50% back on technology bought from government research centers, up to ₹20 lakh.

Exporting MSMEs in Punjab get 1% of FOB value or actual inland freight, whichever is less, up to ₹20 lakh a year for five years.

Punjab refunds 75% of an MSME's patent registration expenses — up to INR 10 lakh for a domestic patent and INR 20 lakh for an international one.

Mizoram reimburses 60/25/15% of a new MSME's electricity bills by enterprise size, up to Rs 20 lakh a year for 5 years.