Startup Grants & Funding for Agri, Food & Rural Startups

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

A scheme by the Puducherry Industries and Commerce Department offering a 25% subsidy, up to ₹5 lakh, for industrial units installing pollution control equipment.

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.

This Puducherry UT scheme offers an interest subsidy of up to 25% (max ₹5 lakh/annum) to micro, small, medium, and large industrial units on loans for fixed assets and working capital.

One-time 50% capital subsidy up to Rs. 25 lakh for entrepreneurs setting up a poultry unit under the National Livestock Mission.

This scheme by the Puducherry Industries and Commerce Department provides a 50% subsidy, up to ₹5 lakh, to micro, small, medium, and large industrial units for the purchase and installation of generators.

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.

Services sector MSMEs 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.

Provides one-time financial assistance up to ₹5 lakhs to MSMEs for expenses incurred while raising capital through an SME platform under the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme 2024.

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

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.

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

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.

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).