Government of Gujarat

सही मार्ग चुनना

• सीड फंडिंग या निर्वाह भत्ते के लिए, स्वीकृत नोडल संस्थान से शुरुआत करें। राज्य इन्हीं संस्थानों के माध्यम से भुगतान करता है।
• महिलाओं द्वारा संचालित स्टार्टअप के लिए, जहां महिला संस्थापक या सह-संस्थापक मौजूद हो वहां निर्वाह भत्ता ऊंची दर पर दिया जाता है। herSTART उन महिला उद्यमियों के लिए है जिनके पास विचार है।
• एक्सेलेरेटर के लिए, बैच की तारीखें, शुल्क और इक्विटी शर्तें हर कार्यक्रम में जांचें। अधिकांश सूचीबद्ध कार्यक्रमों के लिए पोर्टल ये नहीं देता।

आवेदन कैसे काम करते हैं

• कौशल विकास सहायता और एक्सेलरेशन सहायता प्रति स्टार्टअप सीमित हैं। प्रशिक्षण या कार्यक्रम का रिकॉर्ड और जो लागत आप दावे में रखते हैं, उसका हिसाब रखें।
• मुख्य कार्य गुजरात पर केंद्रित होने चाहिए, मंजूरी या स्वीकृति की तारीख से प्रारंभिक तीन वर्षों के लिए।
• मेंटरिंग सहायता के लिए आवेदन करने वाले संस्थानों की जांच उद्योग आयुक्त का कार्यालय करता है।

चयन कैसे होता है

• योजना सहायता मिलने से पहले स्टार्टअप को SLEC के तहत स्वीकृत या मंजूर होना चाहिए।
• सामाजिक प्रभाव सहायता उन शर्तों पर निर्भर करती है जो SLEC स्वीकृति के समय तय करती है।
• herSTART दो दिवसीय बूटकैंप के लिए आवेदकों को शॉर्टलिस्ट करता है, और चुने गए विचारों को प्री-इनक्यूबेशन सहायता मिलती है।

The Government of Gujarat supports startups through a state startup portal run by the Industries Commissionerate, the nodal department for startup support in the state. Its core founder assistance is sanctioned to approved startups and paid through approved nodal institutions. The portal also lists accelerators and a women-founder programme that other bodies run.

How the state schemes work

Startups are approved or sanctioned under the State Level Empowered Committee (SLEC). Approved startups can receive seed funding and a monthly sustenance allowance for one year, both paid through approved nodal institutions. The sustenance allowance is paid at a higher monthly rate where at least one founder or co-founder is a woman.

Two further schemes reimburse or part-fund costs. Skill development support covers approved training in soft skills, managerial skills, marketing skills and financing skills. Acceleration programme assistance helps a startup enrol in and take part in a national or international recognised acceleration programme. Both are capped per startup.

Social impact and women founders

The state also supports startups whose innovative projects have a significant impact on society. The SLEC sets the conditions for this assistance when it approves or sanctions a startup. The portal describes such startups as taking an entrepreneurial approach to activities aligned with a clear social mission.

Women founders benefit in two places: the higher sustenance rate, and herSTART, a programme the President of India launched as a platform for women entrepreneurs.

Who can apply

Startups approved or sanctioned under the SLEC are the main group. Their major operations must be focused in Gujarat for an initial three years from the date of approval or sanction. Assistance is paid through approved nodal institutions, so a startup receives it through one of them.

Institutions in Gujarat form a second group. Nodal institutions receive assistance for mentoring the startups they support, and they can be reimbursed part of the cost of startup-ecosystem promotional events. Institutions operating in Gujarat can also be considered for financial assistance to run an acceleration programme of three to four months.

Programmes listed on the portal

Beside the state schemes, the portal lists a set of accelerators and one women-founder programme. herSTART is for women entrepreneurs with an idea. GUSEC introduces ScaleX, a five-to-seven-week accelerator for market-ready startups based or incorporated in Gujarat, and it runs the SAMRIDH Techcelerator. Other listed accelerators are Techcelerate, which focuses on fintech, healthtech, cleantech and edtech; Accelerate Bharat, for early-stage technology startups using emerging technologies; WeStart, for women innovators and early-stage innovators; EVangelise 21, a seven-month programme; and the Green Mobility Acceleration Program, organised by iCreate with Uber and Start-up India. The portal gives no batch dates, fees or equity terms for most of them, so check each programme before you plan around it.

Scale and reported figures

The portal reports figures from some of these programmes. For herSTART, more than 650 people applied, 120 were selected for a two-day bootcamp, and 35 ideas were selected for pre-incubation support. Another set of herSTART figures reports that more than 1,300 people took part in a mega bootcamp, 104 were shortlisted and 50 ideas were selected for pre-incubation support. For the Green Mobility Acceleration Program, more than 150 innovators took part and 10 were shortlisted, and five startups received funding support. EVangelise 21 reports funding support to 18 startups. These are the programmes' own figures and are not audited totals.

Who runs it

The Industries Commissionerate is the nodal department for startup support. GUSEC introduces ScaleX with the support of the Industries Commissionerate and in partnership with MeitY Startup Hub, and it runs the SAMRIDH Techcelerator, which was launched with the support of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. iCreate organises the Green Mobility Acceleration Program.

Locations

The state schemes are for startups with their operations in Gujarat. ScaleX is open to market-ready startups based or incorporated in Gujarat.