Startup Grants & Funding for Agri, Food & Rural Startups

A top-up incentive for agro-processing cluster projects sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY), offering 15% of eligible project cost up to ₹1 Crore.

Employers can claim 40% reimbursement of net salary for 5 years, up to ₹5 Lakhs annually, for providing permanent employment to Divyang, Retired Agniveer & Surrendered Naxalites.

A margin money subsidy of up to ₹100 lakh for Scheduled Caste/Tribe, Women, Ex-Servicemen, Retired Agniveers, Naxal affected, third gender, and disabled entrepreneurs establishing new micro and small industries in Chhattisgarh.

An additional capital investment subsidy for food processing enterprises in Odisha for setting up captive solar power plants, offering 25% of the cost up to ₹25 Lakhs.

A financial incentive from the Government of Chhattisgarh offering 25% margin money subsidy on capital investment, up to ₹1 crore, for new micro and small enterprises established by SC/ST entrepreneurs.

A Chhattisgarh government subsidy providing reimbursement of 40% of net salary for 5 years, up to ₹5 lakh per year, to SC/ST entrepreneurs for employing Divyang, Retired Agniveer, and Surrendered Naxalite individuals.

This program offers a reimbursement of 50% of expenditure incurred for setting up Effluent Treatment Plants (ETPs) by eligible units in Jharkhand, with a maximum financial assistance of INR 25 lakhs.

First-time MSME exporters registered in Rajasthan can claim 25% of their freight charges back, up to INR 25 lakh per unit per year, under RIPS 2024.

Jharkhand MSME Policy 2023 reimburses 50% of patent expenditure, up to INR 25 lakh per patent, for units patenting their own original work.

Punjab reimburses 50% of what an MSME spends adopting technology from a recognised National Institute, up to INR 25 lakh.

Arunachal Pradesh reimburses 50% of the cost of installing a 10KW-2000KW renewable energy system, up to Rs 25 lakh.

Micro and small units in Meghalaya get 50% off captive power sets — up to Rs 10 lakhs conventional, Rs 25 Lakhs renewable.

After five years of operation: 25% net GST, power support including a Rs.25 lakh thrust ceiling, and 50% employer EPF and ESI for qualifying MSMEs.

रेज़िडेंट इंडियन सिटिज़न्स और स्टूडेंट इनोवेटर्स के लिए नई आइडियाज़ को प्रोटोटाइप में बदलने का सपोर्ट।

जेकेडीआई स्टार्टअप सीड फंडिंग प्रोग्राम अर्ली-स्टेज स्टार्टअप्स को ₹20 लाख तक की आर्थिक मदद देता है। इसका मक़सद इनोवेटिव बिज़नेस आइडियाज़ को वैलिडेट करना और जम्मू-कश्मीर में ग्रोथ को तेज़ करना है।

कोलैटरल-फ्री लोन ₹20 लाख तक माइक्रो और स्मॉल नॉन-फार्म बिज़नेस के लिए

कोलैटरल-फ्री बिज़नेस लोन ₹10–₹20 लाख माइक्रो-एंटरप्राइज़ेज़ के लिए जिनका रीपेमेंट रिकॉर्ड मज़बूत है।

Karnataka Minorities Development Corporation की ऋण योजना, जो धार्मिक अल्पसंख्यक समुदायों के लोगों को कर्नाटक में व्यवसाय शुरू करने या बढ़ाने के लिए वित्तीय सहायता देती है।

A loan scheme by GMFDC providing financial assistance at concessional interest rates to individuals from minority communities in Gujarat for self-employment and small businesses.

A scheme by Mission Youth, J&K, offering financial assistance as a startup loan up to ₹20 lakh with interest subsidy for youth to establish or expand business units.

Loans of up to ₹20 lakh at concessional interest rates for individuals from minority communities in Haryana to enhance their employability and promote economic independence.

A Sikkim state scheme offering bank loans with a 35-50% back-ended subsidy to unemployed youth for setting up diverse self-employment ventures across manufacturing, service, business, and agriculture sectors.