Government Incubators in India (Page 2)

Department of Telecommunications

Government department under the Ministry of Communications that lists telecom schemes for startups and MSMEs, including prototyping funding and testing-charge reimbursement.

Government of Gujarat

Gujarat's state startup support, run by the Industries Commissionerate: seed funding and a sustenance allowance through approved nodal institutions, plus accelerators.

Government of India

DPIIT's Startup India initiative: startup recognition, a seed fund, a fund of funds, a credit guarantee and incubator schemes.

Government of Maharashtra

Maharashtra's state government supporting startups through its Startup Policy, seed funding, and incubation infrastructure across the state.

Government of Manipur

Manipur's state government promoting startups through its Startup Manipur initiative with incubation and funding support.

ICAR-CIRCOT R-ABI

The RKVY-RAFTAAR Agri Business Incubator at ICAR-CIRCOT, Mumbai, funding agri startups from student idea through prototype to seed stage.

ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute

ICAR-IVRI's R-ABI incubator in Bareilly backs animal science startups through NAVODAYA for ideas and SAMRIDDHI for products ready to commercialise; all calls were closed at last check.

Labour & Employment Department, J&K

Jammu & Kashmir government department behind seed money, soft loans and a credit guarantee for entrepreneurs, and Mission YUVA, a UT-wide enterprise programme.

Maharashtra State Innovation Society (MSInS)

Government of Maharashtra's nodal agency for innovation-driven entrepreneurship, running the Maharashtra Startup Week challenge and a women-founder startup scheme.

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India

India's apex ministry driving agritech innovation through RKVY-RAFTAAR startup grants & incubation.

Ministry of Defence

Central government ministry running iDEX programmes (SPARK, iDEX Prime, ADITI) that provide grants to defence and aerospace startups.

Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

Central Government ministry driving entrepreneurship and the North East Venture Fund across 8 NE states.

Ministry of MSME

Government of India ministry for micro, small and medium enterprises. Runs PMEGP, ZED certification, the credit guarantee, design and IP support and the MSME Idea Hackathon.

Ministry of Mines

Central ministry running S&T-PRISM to financially support startups and MSMEs in mining, mineral processing, metallurgy, and recycling with two-year research funding.

National Health Authority (NHA)

Government agency that runs Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY and the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, with a sandbox, a usage-based incentive scheme and occasional hackathons for health-tech companies.

National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM)

Government mission run by the Ministry of Textiles in New Delhi. Its GREAT scheme gives milestone-based grant-in-aid to individuals and startups building technical-textile products through an incubator; its other components fund institutions.

NewGen IEDC

A DST-NSTEDB scheme, implemented by EDII, that puts innovation and entrepreneurship centres on university and college campuses; the centres fund and mentor student prototype projects.

Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)

The Government of India's national IT body under MeitY, running startup incubation, challenges and domain Centres of Entrepreneurship across 73 centres.

Startup Odisha

Startup Odisha is the Startup Secretariat under the MSME Department of the Government of Odisha. It recognises startups and runs incubation, allowance and product-support schemes.

T-Works

Telangana's hardware prototyping centre in Hyderabad, with nine workshops and monthly passes for startups.

UP Electronics Corporation Ltd (UPLC)

Uttar Pradesh government company in Lucknow and nodal agency for the state startup policy, processing sustenance, prototype, seed and patent-cost support for startups registered on the StartinUP portal.

Women Development & Child Welfare Department, AP

Andhra Pradesh government department running a women's helpline, One Stop Centres, shelter and child protection services, and child nutrition support across the state.

Engineers India Limited

Navratna company wholly owned by the Government of India, with a Start-up India procurement route for startups and an enlistment process for suppliers.

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog

Government of India innovation mission under NITI Aayog. It funds Atal Incubation Centres and community innovation centres, and runs the Atal New India Challenge for prototype-stage startups.

National Design Business Incubator (NDBI)

Design-led incubator on the NID campus in Ahmedabad, open to startups registered anywhere in India.

Punjab Agri Business Incubator (PABI), Punjab Agricultural University

The agri-business incubator at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, set up under the central RKVY-RAFTAAR scheme for idea-stage and commercialisation-ready agri ventures.

I-DAPT HUB Foundation, IIT (BHU) Varanasi

IIT (BHU) Varanasi's data-analytics innovation hub, which incubates DPIIT-recognised startups and takes equity.

Madurai Agribusiness Incubation Forum (MABIF)

NABARD and TNAU's agribusiness incubator in Madurai, running a staged incubation programme, a food processing centre, an NABL-accredited food testing lab, and FPO support.

OctaNE CoE Aizawl - Gaming & Entertainment

STPI's Centre of Entrepreneurship for gaming and entertainment startups in Aizawl, Mizoram — one of eight OctaNE centres across the Northeast.

AIC STPINEXT Initiatives

STPI's Section 8 company for startup activity — runs AIC STPI Bengaluru with NITI Aayog and oversees STPI's Centres of Entrepreneurship.

Startup Karnataka

Karnataka's state startup department, based in Bengaluru. Two ELEVATE grant calls, ELEVATE NxT for deep-tech startups across India and ELEVATE Minorities, are open from 13 October to 13 November 2026.

Department of Innovation, Incubation and Start-ups, Government of Assam

Assam's nodal startup department — MASI recognition, a stage-wise funding ladder and a national innovation challenge, delivered through the Assam Innovation & Startup Foundation.

National SC-ST Hub

Government of India scheme under the Ministry of MSME, run through NSIC, that reimburses SC/ST-owned micro and small enterprises for loan, testing, export and trade-fair costs.

NITA-FIIE, NIT Agartala

DST-iTBI incubation centre at NIT Agartala supporting early-stage hardware & deeptech startups.

NERVE CoE, Nagpur

STPI's AI centre at Nagpur for startups working on agriculture, healthcare, forestry and environment, and mining.

SmartAgri CoE, Bhilai

STPI's Agri-Tech Centre of Entrepreneurship at Bhilai, with an open-call intake for start-ups working on agricultural problems.

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)

India's government-owned development bank for MSMEs — it lends directly to operating small businesses, refinances banks and NBFCs, and invests in venture funds rather than in startups.

IEF of CCSNIAM

Agri-business incubator at CCS NIAM, Jaipur, running RKVY-RAFTAAR programmes for students, pre-seed agripreneurs and seed-stage agri-startups.

Ministry of Finance, Govt of India

India's apex ministry for fiscal, taxation and financial-sector policy, New Delhi.

Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI)

Government of India ministry that runs funding schemes for food-processing businesses: subsidies for micro units and producer groups, a scheme for larger plants, and production-linked incentives. Not an incubator.

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)

India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. For startups, its doors are time-limited calls run with the National Institute of Solar Energy: RE start-up incubation and Green Hydrogen pilot projects.

Dept of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD)

Central department backing livestock, dairy and animal-husbandry startups and infrastructure.

NABARD

India's government-owned rural development bank — mostly a wholesaler, with one equity route (AgriSURE) a startup can approach directly.

Department of Pharmaceuticals

Central government department that sets pharma and medical-device policy and runs production incentives, R&D funding and the Janaushadhi medicine scheme.

Government of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu's state government, backing startups statewide through StartupTN.

Government of Karnataka

Karnataka state government support for entrepreneurs: training through CEDOK and capital incentives under the state's industrial policy.

Government of Telangana

Telangana state government innovation programmes, including the T-Hub, WE Hub and T-Works centres, for startups and innovators.

Government of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh's state government startup, MSME and industrial support: grants, reimbursements and free incubation under the UP Startup Policy, plus sector policies run by several departments.