Startup Grants & Funding for Travel & Hospitality Startups

Madhya Pradesh government offers a capital investment subsidy of 15% (up to ₹2 crore) for private investors establishing new resorts and wellness centers in the state, requiring a minimum capital expenditure of ₹5 crore.

This Gujarat state scheme provides financial assistance to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for measures that reduce energy and water consumption, including audit reimbursements and equipment cost subsidies.

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.

Get 40% reimbursement, up to ₹20 lakh, on plant and machinery expenditure for adopting clean production technologies in Uttar Pradesh.

Provides a capital investment subsidy to micro and small enterprises in the tourism sector in West Bengal, ranging from 7.5% to 25% of fixed capital investment, up to ₹1.75 crore.

Existing MSME units in Uttar Pradesh can claim 50% reimbursement, up to ₹20 lakh, on equipment recommended by an environmental auditor.

For SC/ST entrepreneurs: get back 50% of patent costs, up to ₹20 lakh, for a registered and sanctioned patent.

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.

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.

StartinUp, run by SIIC IIT Kanpur, gives DPIIT-registered startups in Uttar Pradesh INR 17,500 a month for one year, a prototyping grant up to INR 5 Lakh and marketing seed capital.

A Meghalaya scheme for new business ventures: a 25% upfront subsidy, EMI support and bank loans of up to 70% of project cost, for 50 entrepreneurs.

Receive up to ₹16 lakh in non-repayable grant assistance from Startup Odisha for innovative product development and marketing activities in the state.

Grant of up to ₹15 lakhs for Kerala technology startups with market validation, ₹10 lakhs revenue in 6 months or ₹30 lakhs external equity, ready to scale.

Seed grant of up to ₹15 lakh for DPIIT-recognised startups registered and operating in Punjab, for proof of concept, prototype and early market work.

Soft loan of up to Rs. 15 lakhs at 6% simple interest for early-stage Kerala startups building innovative products, from the Kerala Startup Mission.

Soft loan for women entrepreneurs in Kerala with government/PSU project orders.

Loans up to ₹15 lakh at 6-8% interest for Backward Classes entrepreneurs with family income up to ₹3,00,000, covering up to 85% of project cost, across India.

A term loan scheme for Safai Karamcharis and their dependents in Haryana, offering up to ₹15 lakh for viable income-generating activities with a 6% interest rate, margin money, and subsidy.

The Haryana Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections Kalyan Nigam offers term loans up to ₹15 lakh at 6-8% interest to Backward Class individuals in Haryana to enhance their employability.

Loan up to ₹15 lakh (75% of a ₹20 lakh project cost) from PIPDIC for women-led micro-enterprises in Puducherry, for fixed assets and working capital.

Term loans of ₹1 lakh to ₹15 lakh at 6% interest from the Gujarat Safai Kamdar Vikas Nigam (GSKVN), for safai kamdars and their dependents in Gujarat to start self-employment.

Two startups per sector win a government work order of up to ₹15 lakh and ₹10 lakh to prove their concept at UP Startup Week.