Startup Grants & Funding for Veteran-Founded Startups

A Nagaland government scheme offering interest subvention, a 30% back-ended subsidy, and collateral-free loans to farmers, entrepreneurs, SHGs, and FPOs for economic activities.

The Piggery Farming Scheme by HSFDC offers loans and a 50% subsidy (up to ₹10,000) for individuals from Scheduled Castes in Haryana to establish piggery farming as a self-employment activity.

A component of the Puducherry scheme offering 25% capital investment subsidy up to ₹25 lakh for new micro and small manufacturing units run by physically handicapped persons or ex-servicemen.

Haryana-based scheme offering loans and a 50% subsidy (up to ₹10,000) for individuals from Scheduled Castes and BPL families to start dairy farming.

A scheme by Puducherry's Department of Industries and Commerce offering 25% margin money, capped at ₹25 lakh, to entrepreneurs establishing or revitalizing coir industries.

This scheme provides loans up to ₹1,25,000 to women entrepreneurs from Backward Classes in Haryana to start or expand their businesses.

This microfinance scheme provides affordable loans up to ₹1.25 lakh at 5% interest to small entrepreneurs from Rabari and Bharwad castes in Gujarat.

Microfinance loan scheme by the Government of Gujarat for individual women entrepreneurs from Rabari and Bharwad castes to foster self-employment and establish businesses.

The Micro Finance Scheme by GNDTDC offers concessional loans up to ₹1.25 lakh to individuals from Nomadic and Denotified Tribes in Gujarat for self-employment and small-scale business ventures.

A low-interest loan scheme by the Gujarat Backward Class Development Corporation to empower women from socially and educationally backward classes by facilitating self-employment opportunities.

This scheme by DAADC, Gujarat, offers loans up to ₹1.25 lakh at 4% interest to Scheduled Caste individuals from Antyodaya families for self-employment or small businesses.

The Mahila Samriddhi Yojana by the Government of Gujarat provides microfinance loans up to ₹1.25 lakh at 4% interest to women from Nomadic and Denotified Castes for self-employment.

Monthly sustenance allowance of ₹10,000 for DPIIT-recognized startups in Madhya Pradesh.

A Bihar government initiative providing sustainable livelihood opportunities through asset transfers, capacity-building, and mentoring to 100,000 ultra-poor households.

Financial support in the form of Viability Gap Funding (VGF) is provided to eligible companies to establish and operate BPO/ITeS units in smaller cities and towns across India.

A scheme by Karnataka Leather Industries Development Corporation Ltd to empower SC leather artisans by procuring their products and marketing them through Lidkar Leather Emporia, providing financial assistance of ₹50,000 to ₹1,00,000 per artisan.

Financial assistance of 75% for units implementing ERP solutions, up to a maximum of ₹1 lakh, under the Jharkhand MSME Promotion Policy 2023.

Punjab gives ₹1 lakh annual awards to enterprises for excellence in productivity, quality and export, in MSME, SC, Women and Exporter categories.

Provides short-term loans up to ₹1 lakh at 2% interest to individuals from the Scheduled Tribe (ST) Community in Goa for business, education, or medical purposes.

A loan scheme by the Haryana government providing up to ₹1 lakh to women entrepreneurs from minority communities for establishing or expanding their micro-enterprises.

This scheme offers loans up to ₹1,00,000 at 13% interest for Small-Scale Industries (SSI) Units and Other Non-Farm Sector (NFS) Activities in Tamil Nadu.

Small loans of ₹1,00,000 are provided to members of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) from minority communities who are permanent residents of Haryana for micro-enterprise needs.