Startup Grants & Funding for Electronics & Hardware Startups

A scheme by the Puducherry Industries and Commerce Department offering up to 45% subsidy on capital investments (land, building, plant & machinery) for enterprises, with enhanced support for Women/SC/ST Entrepreneurs.

Chhattisgarh subsidy reimbursing 40% of net salary, up to ₹5 lakh per year for 5 years, to employers who give permanent jobs to Divyang, Retired Agniveer or Surrendered Naxalite staff.

35% investment subsidy on fixed capital, up to Rs. 75 lakh, for micro and small service enterprises set up by SC, ST and PwD entrepreneurs in Telangana.

Chhattisgarh subsidy of up to ₹25 lakh for MSMEs in the services sector adopting technologies that generate carbon credits or reduce emissions.

This Tamil Nadu government scheme provides a 35% capital subsidy and a 6% interest subvention on loans for SC/ST entrepreneurs to establish or expand manufacturing, services, and eligible trading businesses.

Employers can claim 40% of net salary for 5 years, up to ₹5 Lakhs per employee a year, for giving permanent jobs to Divyang, Retired Agniveer and Surrendered Naxalite employees.

The Jharkhand Quality Certification Assistance scheme offers 100% reimbursement, up to ₹25 lakh, to industrial units for obtaining quality certifications from BIS and other internationally recognized institutions.

Chhattisgarh SC/ST entrepreneurs get 40% of net salary reimbursed for 5 years, up to ₹5 lakh a year, for permanently employing Divyang, Retired Agniveer or Surrendered Naxalite staff.

Units in Jharkhand that set up an Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) get 50% of the expenditure reimbursed, with 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.

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।

Term loans at concessional interest from GMFDC for minority community residents of Gujarat who want to start or expand self-employment or a small business.

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 for people from minority communities in Haryana, aged 18 to 55, for self-employment, equipment or skill courses.