Startup Grants & Funding for Agri, Food & Rural Startups

PIPDIC and MNRE offer financial assistance and an ₹80,000 subsidy for residents, companies, and societies in Puducherry to purchase battery-operated vehicles.

The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme for Fisheries in Madhya Pradesh offers zero-interest working capital loans to fish farmers, supported by interest subvention.

This scheme provides short-term working capital loans at subsidized interest rates to livestock farmers and dairy producers in Madhya Pradesh through the Kisan Credit Card system.

The Punjab Scheduled Castes Land Development & Finance Corporation (PSCLDFC) facilitates bank loans and provides subsidies for permanent residents of Punjab belonging to Scheduled Castes and living Below Poverty Line.

The Punjab Scheduled Castes Land Development & Finance Corporation (PSCLDFC) provides direct loans for the economic upliftment of Scheduled Castes and Handicapped People in Punjab to start businesses.

A Tamil Nadu government scheme providing financial assistance (loan) to farmers for purchasing tractors, covering up to 90% of the cost with interest rates from 11% to 12.25%.

An initiative by the Government of Assam offering financial assistance and support to small businesses, farmers, and artisans for market infrastructure development, working capital, and skill enhancement.

Loan scheme by the Tamil Nadu Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department for farmers to establish or expand tea plantations.

Farmers in Tamil Nadu can avail a loan covering up to 90% of the cost of a power tiller, with interest rates between 11% and 12.25%, to boost agricultural productivity.

A self-employment scheme by the Government of Jharkhand offering subsidized loans at 6% interest and entrepreneurial training for Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, Minorities, Backward Classes, and Persons with Disabilities.

A credit-linked scheme by the Government of Meghalaya offering up to 75% financial assistance on project cost for entrepreneurs and collectives to establish sericulture and weaving units.

A loan scheme by the Government of Madhya Pradesh providing low-cost equipment and working capital to poor-class migrant workers and small traders in rural areas for new or existing businesses.

PIPDIC, Puducherry offers a loan scheme for qualified professionals and industrial units to purchase new four-wheel vehicles for their own use, with attractive interest concessions.

A loan scheme by PIPDIC, Puducherry, offering financial assistance from ₹2.5 crore for establishing cold storage facilities with an 8-year repayment tenure.

A refinance scheme by PIPDIC, Puducherry, providing loans to existing Small Scale Industrial (SSI) units to cover expenses for acquiring ISO 9000 certification.

This scheme under DAY-NULM empowers urban poor women in Uttarakhand through Self-Help Groups by providing financial incentives, bank loans, and subsidies for income-generating activities.

This scheme from PIPDIC, Puducherry, offers a loan of up to 70% of the cost for agriculturists to purchase a tractor and paddy harvesting machine.

A loan scheme by PIPDIC, Puducherry, providing financial assistance to existing units for purchasing land, building, and machinery with a minimum loan of ₹5 lakh.

PIPDIC's Merit Loan Scheme offers financial assistance to existing good borrowers for business expansion, modernization, diversification, and working capital needs in Puducherry.

The Single Window Scheme by PIPDIC offers term loans for fixed assets and working capital to entrepreneurs and existing units in Puducherry, with a project outlay limit of ₹2 crore.

A direct finance scheme by NSFDC and GSCDC offering concessional loans at 1-5% interest to unemployed Scheduled Caste residents of Gujarat for self-employment ventures.

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