Startup Grants & Funding for One Person Companies

Central subsidy and net-metering for rooftop solar on residential and MSME premises

3% interest subvention on loans up to ₹50 crore for dairy, meat and animal feed infrastructure

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

Maharashtra: SGST refund, interest subsidy and stamp duty exemption for new manufacturing MSMEs

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

Tamil Nadu: 15%–35% capital subsidy + SGST refund + interest subvention for new manufacturing MSMEs

Karnataka: 10%–30% investment subsidy + stamp duty and electricity duty exemption for MSMEs

Telangana: 15%–25% investment subsidy + power cost reimbursement + SGST refund for new manufacturing units

UP: 10%–25% capital subsidy + interest subsidy + stamp duty exemption for new MSMEs

MP: 15%–40% capital subsidy + interest subsidy + electricity duty exemption for MSMEs in backward areas

Chhattisgarh: India's most generous industrial incentive policy — 40%–70% interest subsidy + 100% stamp duty exemption

The Schaeffler Social Innovator Fellowship 2026 is an 8-month program for early-stage social ventures, offering grant funding, mentorship, capacity building, and ecosystem access across India.

A Government of India scheme providing financial incentives to eligible companies for incremental sales of electronics goods manufactured in India, promoting large-scale domestic production.

A Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme by the Department of Telecommunications to boost domestic manufacturing, investments, and exports in telecom and networking products across India.

A Central Government scheme offering production-linked incentives to eligible companies for boosting domestic manufacturing and reducing import dependency in the IT hardware sector.

A scheme by the Government of Assam offering a 3-year agricultural income tax holiday to tea plantations and manufacturing units to promote financial sustainability and Orthodox tea production.

The Advance Authorisation Scheme allows duty-free import of inputs, fuel, oil, and catalysts physically incorporated or consumed in export products, subject to an export obligation.

MeitY's PLI Scheme 2.0 incentivizes domestic manufacturing of IT hardware like laptops, tablets, and servers, offering financial incentives on incremental sales to eligible Indian-registered companies.

This PLI scheme offers financial incentives on incremental sales to manufacturers for boosting domestic production of critical Key Starting Materials (KSMs), Drug Intermediates (DIs), and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs).

The EPCG Scheme allows Indian exporters to import capital goods at zero customs duty and IGST for pre-production, production, and post-production activities, linked to an export obligation.

Financial incentives to boost domestic manufacturing of Advanced Automotive Technology products and attract investments in the automotive manufacturing value chain.

This PLI scheme by the Ministry of Heavy Industries incentivises domestic and foreign investors to establish giga-scale Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) battery manufacturing facilities in India with financial subsidies.