Startup Grants & Funding for Education & Skilling Startups

The Goa State 25% Subsidy for Self Employed Scheme offers a 25% subsidy on fixed capital investment for self-employment activities, encouraging beneficiaries of existing loan schemes to repay regularly.

Gujarat's 'Scheme for Assistance for Start Ups/ Innovation' offers an additional 1% interest subsidy (up to 9% total) on term loans for MSMEs to eligible startups with innovative ideas.

A 75% subsidy on pottery tools like electric chalk and footmill for individual pottery artisans in Gujarat aged 18 to 50. You pay 25% of the cost.

Eligible MSMEs and large enterprises in Category B and C industrial areas of Himachal Pradesh get a 100% exemption on Change in Land Use fees.

An incentive scheme by the Government of Himachal Pradesh offering INR 1000 per month to enterprises for each additional Bonafide Himachali employed over a base of 50, for ten years.

New and expansion MSME units in Maharashtra can receive 100% stamp duty exemption, with Group A & B units eligible for a 50% waiver on land acquisition or term loan deeds.

Eligible enterprises in Himachal Pradesh receive a 15% concession on energy charges for a period of 3 years under the Industrial Investment Policy 2019.

A financial incentive by the Government of Himachal Pradesh offering a 50% rebate, capped at ₹50 lakh, for entities procuring reefer vehicles under the State Food Mission.

New and eligible MSME units in specified regions of Maharashtra get an electricity duty exemption for the length of their incentive period.

A scheme offering up to 50% stipend reimbursement for apprenticeship costs, capped at ₹5,000 per apprentice per month for up to 3 years, to industries in Maharashtra.

Industrial units in Uttar Pradesh can claim 100%, 75%, or 50% stamp duty exemption based on their region of establishment, as per the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Investment & Employment Promotion Policy 2022.

A scheme by the Maharashtra government providing exemption from electricity duty for eligible Special LSI units and specific socially-inclusive enterprises.

Uttar Pradesh reimburses 100% of the employer's EPF share for new Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises for five years from the start of production.

A subsidy scheme offering 100% reimbursement of net SGST paid for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Andhra Pradesh, with annual and overall caps, disbursed over five years.

Uttar Pradesh startups registered under StartinUP get their employer's PF and ESI contributions reimbursed for three years.

A state government scheme offering 100% reimbursement of Net SGST paid by eligible enterprises in Andhra Pradesh for five years, under the Industrial, MSME, and Food Processing Policies.

Andhra Pradesh MSMEs and other eligible entities get 100% reimbursement of the balance cost of quality certifications, under MEDP 4.0 and FPP 4.0.

Reimbursement of Net SGST for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Chhattisgarh, offering up to 100% of Fixed Capital Investment for thrust sector industries.

Provides highly concessional lease rent of ₹1 per acre per year for Scheduled Caste/Tribe entrepreneurs allotting land in industrial areas in Chhattisgarh.

Provides a 5% interest subvention on term loans for plant & machinery to enterprises in sunrise sectors in Rajasthan for a period of five years.

Claim up to 100% reimbursement for expenses incurred in patent registration for products recognized by the Ministry of Government of India, under the Chhattisgarh Industrial Development Policy 2024-30.

SC/ST entrepreneurs starting new enterprises get project report costs back, up to ₹10 lakh, with an extra 10% subsidy.