Startup Funding Programs in India

Collateral-free micro loan up to ₹50,000 for businesses in their earliest stage

A central scheme by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs providing collateral-free working capital loans, interest subsidy, and digital transaction incentives to street vendors across India.

A Maharashtra government scheme offering financial support up to ₹50,000 (loan + subsidy) to economically disadvantaged Charmakars for income-generating activities in footwear and leather production.

The Shilpi Samridhi Yojana offers loans up to ₹50,000, margin money, and a subsidy up to ₹10,000 to Scheduled Caste artisans in Haryana for economic development.

An economic empowerment scheme by Haryana's Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation, providing loans, margin money, and subsidies to eligible Scheduled Caste women for self-employment in agriculture and allied sectors.

A Madhya Pradesh government scheme providing low-cost equipment, working capital, margin money assistance, and interest subsidy to Scheduled Caste beneficiaries below the poverty line for establishing new micro-enterprises.

The Mahila Samruddhi Yojana, implemented by DAADC under the Government of Gujarat, offers concessional loans of ₹50,000 to Scheduled Caste women for establishing micro or small self-employment ventures.

A 24-hour national-level hackathon at JIS College of Engineering, Kalyani, focusing on AI/ML, FinTech, HealthTech, and more, with a ₹50,000 prize pool.

RNS Hack_Overflow 2.0 is an annual 24-hour hackathon in Bengaluru, encouraging innovation and collaboration in technology.

An interest-free loan scheme from the Government of Tamil Nadu, offering up to "u20b945,000 to members of Large Sized Multi Purpose Cooperative Societies for economic empowerment.

A sub-scheme by the Government of Goa providing project financing of ₹25,000 to ₹30,000 for Scheduled Tribe residents to establish tea, coffee, and tender coconut parlors.

A scheme by the Kerala Backward Classes Development Department offering financial assistance to traditional pottery makers from OBC communities to modernize their craft.

A scheme by the Kerala Backward Communities Development Department providing financial assistance up to ₹25,000 for traditional barbers to modernize and renovate their shops in rural areas.

Financial support of up to ₹25,000 for women handloom spinning-weaving workers in Uttarakhand to procure essential tools and equipment.

The Goa State Innovation Council (GSInC) provides grant-in-aid of up to ₹20,000 for prototyping technology-based innovative products/ideas registered under the Virtual Innovation Register (VIR).

The Jeevanam scheme by the Government of Kerala offers one-time financial assistance of ₹20,000 for self-employment to crime victims or their dependents who are struggling to make a living.

The Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board offers a loan up to ₹20,000 for registered construction workers to purchase work-related tools, repayable in up to 60 installments.

This scheme provides financial assistance through a loan of up to ₹20,000 to working women in Tamil Nadu for their professional and personal growth.

This scheme provides financial support to farmers in Tamil Nadu for poultry and cattle development through loans up to ₹17,000 at interest rates between 14.5% to 16.5%.

One-time financial assistance of up to ₹15,000 from the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala, to eligible ex-convicts to establish self-employment or small industries/trades as part of social rehabilitation.

A sub-scheme offering one-time financial assistance of up to ₹15,000 to individual handloom weavers in West Bengal for work shed/loom repair and raw material procurement.

A scheme by the District Intermediate Cooperative Development Committee in Madhya Pradesh offering margin money assistance up to ₹15,000 for SC women to start small businesses.