Startup Grants & Funding for Minority-Owned Startups

A subsidy for tea manufacturing units in Assam covering 25% of plant and machinery costs, up to ₹30 lakh, for orthodox and speciality tea production.

A scheme by the Union Territory of Puducherry offering loans and subsidies to unemployed residents to establish self-employed enterprises in manufacturing or service sectors.

A component of Puducherry's MESIFAI scheme, offering up to ₹30 lakh capital investment subsidy to Micro, Small, Medium, and Large Thrust Area Industries on plant and machinery.

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 subsidy for graduates in textile/fashion design or branding/marketing to set up a modern design studio in Uttar Pradesh, covering 75% of project costs up to INR 30 lakh.

Provides financial assistance including loans and a 50% subsidy up to ₹50,000 for Scheduled Caste individuals in Gujarat to start or expand various self-employment ventures.

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.

Artisan loans raised from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2 lakh, with 10% interest subvention for five years.

Weaver loans raised from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2 lakh with 10% interest subvention for five years.

An annual cash prize competition by the Government of Goa, through GSInC, to recognize and reward Goan Innovators/Scientists for impactful product or process innovations.

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.

A one-time subsidy of up to ₹2 lakh for Goa-based logistics and warehousing entities to cover 50% of the expenditure on logistics management software purchase and installation.

This scheme provides MSMEs in Himachal Pradesh with a reimbursement of 25% on the expenditure incurred for purchasing Plant & Machinery to set up Effluent Treatment Plants and Rainwater Harvesting Systems, up to a maximum of INR 2 lakhs.

Reimbursement of 50% of the cost for startups attending national conferences/events (up to ₹50,000) and international conferences/events (up to ₹2 Lakhs) under the UP Startup Policy.

Provides a subsidy of 50% of the cost of an energy audit, up to ₹2 lakhs, for eligible MSMEs in Maharashtra.

Eligible startups can claim reimbursement for 50% of their annual data center and cloud service expenses above ₹50,000, up to a maximum of ₹2 Lakhs per financial year under the UP Startup Policy.

Reimbursement of up to 75% of energy audit costs, capped at ₹2 lakh, for Micro, Small, and Medium enterprises, FPOs, SHGs, Federations, Cooperatives, and Societies in Andhra Pradesh.

Micro and small textile enterprises get skill training costs for local staff back, up to ₹2 lakh, one time.

A one-time reimbursement covering 50% of Logistics Management Software costs, up to INR 200,000, for units operating in Rajasthan under the RIPS 2024 policy.