Startup Grants & Funding for Minority-Owned Startups

State-level capital subsidies and interest subvention for tourism and hospitality businesses

A Kerala government scheme offering interest subvention of up to 6% on term loans and/or working capital loans up to ₹10 lakh for new MSMEs, encouraging entrepreneurship in every household.

35%–55% subsidies for polyhouses, cold chain and horticulture infrastructure

The Market Support Scheme provides eligible IT units in Goa with a reimbursement of 50% of exhibition rental costs for participating in national or international exhibitions.

Gujarat: 25% capital assistance, 7% interest subsidy, SGST refund for new and expanding MSMEs

A scheme by the Government of Tamil Nadu offering reimbursement of employee provident fund (EPF) contributions for MSMEs, capped at ₹24,000 per employee per annum for three years.

A sub-scheme by the Government of West Bengal providing subsidized yarn and cotton fibre to handloom and khadi weavers, including cooperative societies and individual entrepreneurs, for a period of five years.

This scheme by the Tamil Nadu MSME Department offers 50% reimbursement of stamp duty and registration charges incurred by micro and small manufacturing enterprises for industrial land purchase in backward blocks.

A scheme by the Government of Arunachal Pradesh offering a 7% interest subvention on various credit facilities from banks, exclusively to empower women weavers.

A Goa government scheme reimbursing stamp duty and registration charges for eligible new and existing Information Technology Units operating in the state.

An incentive scheme by the West Bengal government providing a waiver of electricity duty for eligible tourism projects and hotel units for 5 years.

The Hathkargha Samvardhan Sahayata (HSS) scheme offers financial assistance to handloom weavers in Odisha for technological up-gradation of looms and accessories to enhance productivity and fabric quality.

A scheme by the Government of Tamil Nadu providing a 20% subsidy on low tension power tariff for MSME enterprises for 36 months.

A Goa government scheme offering lease rental and upfront lease premium reimbursements for Information Technology units, with enhanced benefits for employing Goan origin/graduates and women.

A West Bengal state scheme offering MSMEs in the powerloom sector reimbursement for ESI and EPF contributions, provided at least 50% of employees are recruited from the State's Employment Bank.

A scheme by Puducherry's Department of Industries and Commerce to support artisans and MSMEs by covering travel and daily expenses for participating in market promotion events and trade fairs in India and abroad.

A credit-linked interest subsidy under the Gujarat Textile Policy 2024 to reduce financial burden on industrial units by reimbursing a portion of interest paid on term loans for fixed capital investments.

The Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers provides Market Development Assistance of ₹1,500 per Metric Tonne for entities selling specific organic fertilizers under the GOBARDhan initiative.

A sub-scheme of the West Bengal Textile Incentive Scheme offering 100% waiver of land conversion and mutation fees for eligible textile manufacturing and processing units in West Bengal.

An incentive scheme by the Government of West Bengal providing a 60% subsidy on employers' contributions to ESI and EPF for employment generation in eligible tourism projects, valid for 5 to 10 years.

This scheme by the Department of Industries and Commerce, Puducherry, provides coir artisans with financial support for exposure tours to learn new techniques and innovative ideas in other coir units.

A Goa state scheme offering financial incentives and assistance to new and expanding manufacturing units classified under Micro or Small sectors, with additional benefits for women and SC/ST entrepreneurs.