Startup Grants & Funding for Food & Beverage Startups

A scheme by Puducherry's Department of Industries and Commerce offering 25% margin money, capped at ₹25 lakh, to entrepreneurs establishing or revitalizing coir industries.

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.

Odisha covers 35% of the cost of a new reefer vehicle or mobile pre-cooling van, up to ₹25 lakh.

Reimbursement of 50% of water or energy audit expenses for enterprises in Chhattisgarh, up to ₹5 lakh, under the Industrial Development Policy.

25% subsidy on institutional finance up to Rs.1 crore for plant, machinery or technology upgradation by SC/ST MSEs, capped at Rs.25 lakh.

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

Recognised startup units get 1% of approved fixed capital investment for project reports, up to ₹5 lakh.

One-time help of up to ₹5 lakhs for Rajasthan MSMEs raising capital through an SME platform, under the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme 2024.

Reimbursement of 50% of air freight costs for finished goods transported out of Ladakh, up to ₹5 lakh per year for eligible industrial units.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.