Startup Grants & Funding for Textiles & Leather Startups

This Gujarat state scheme provides financial assistance of up to ₹5 lakh to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for expenses incurred while raising equity capital through SME Exchanges.

SC/ST entrepreneurs in Chhattisgarh get back 50% of water or energy audit costs, up to ₹5 lakh.

Odisha MSMEs get a one-time reimbursement of 50% of plant and machinery or testing equipment costs, up to INR 5 lakhs, on reaching ZED certification levels.

Provides 100% reimbursement for quality certification costs and renewals for up to 3 years, with a maximum limit of ₹5 lakh, to new and existing MSMEs in Odisha.

Punjab pays half the stall rent (up to ₹5 lakh) for international trade fairs and a quarter (up to ₹3 lakh) for domestic ones.

A one-time reimbursement of 75% of energy audit costs, up to INR 5 lakhs, for new enterprises in Odisha investing in energy conservation.

This program provides 100% assistance for Patent and Intellectual Property Right registration costs, up to INR 5 lakhs, for new and existing MSMEs in Odisha.

Punjab pays 8% per annum of the interest on a recognised startup's bank loan for 5 years, capped at INR 5 lakh a year.

One-time assistance of 50% of the cost of raising capital through an SME platform, up to INR 5 lakh, for M-Sand units in Rajasthan.

One-time subsidy of up to 10% of a handicraft unit's one-year working capital, capped at Rs 5 lakh.

5% per annum interest subsidy, up to INR 5 lakh a year for 5 years, for MSMEs in Punjab's border and Kandi areas and for women- and SC-owned enterprises.

One-time subsidy of 10% of one year's working capital, up to Rs 5 lakh, for handloom units using local resources.

Punjab adds a 5% interest subsidy, up to INR 5 lakh a year for 5 years, on top of the central CLCSS — including for units that have exhausted their CLCSS limit.

MSMEs in Rajasthan get 75% of patent acquisition cost subsidised up to INR 5 lakh, plus a state match on central GI and trademark assistance.

Nagaland units with 100 KVA or more of installed power get 25% of their power tariff reimbursed, up to Rs 5 lakh a year for five years.

Startups in Rajasthan can claim up to 75% of patent acquisition costs, capped at INR 5 lakh, plus a state match on central GI and trademark assistance.

New enterprises in Nagaland get 50% of their brand-building cost reimbursed, up to Rs 5 lakh, once.

Jharkhand MSME Policy 2023 funds 75% of the cost of implementing ICT solutions, up to INR 5 lakh (ERP capped at INR 1 lakh).

Assam reimburses 30% of public issue expenses for MSMEs listing on BSE or NSE, up to Rs 5 lakh.

Mizoram reimburses 50% of what a new MSME spends drawing a power line and installing transformers, capped at Rs 5 lakh per unit.

Medium units in Meghalaya get 50% of the cost of a wastewater recycling facility back, up to Rs 5 lakhs.

Arunachal Pradesh reimburses 35% of the cost of in-house testing equipment or quality certification, up to Rs 5 lakh.