Startup Grants & Funding for Agriculture & Allied Startups

30%–50% subsidy on loans up to ₹3 lakh for women micro-entrepreneurs in Karnataka

Units in Meghalaya get 75% of water audit expenses back, up to Rs 1 lakh, if the audit saves at least 25% of water.

SC/ST women in Puducherry get a subsidy of up to ₹3,00,000 (or 75% of cost) toward buying an electric auto for income-generating work.

A loan scheme by the Tamil Nadu government to support farmers engaged in sericulture within irrigated areas, offering credit from ₹49,000 to ₹79,000 per acre at competitive interest rates.

Himachal Pradesh MSMEs get back 50% of inland carriage and transit insurance costs on plant and machinery, up to ₹3 lakh.

A scheme by the Social Welfare Department, Government of Uttarakhand, offering grants, subsidized loans, and margin money to persons with disabilities for self-employment and livelihood generation.

Loan of ₹15,000 to ₹60,000 for farmers in Tamil Nadu who fish, to buy a fishing boat (catamaran) from the Primary Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Bank.

A no-interest medium-term loan up to ₹60,000 provided by the Tamil Nadu government to tribal members through Large Sized Multi Purpose Cooperative Societies for livelihood support.

Loans up to ₹60,000 at 5% interest for Thakor and Koli women in Gujarat who are Self Help Group members, run by GTKVN to support self-employment.

Low-interest micro-loans up to ₹60,000 at 4% from GTKVN for women of the Thakor and Koli communities in Gujarat to start or grow a small business.

Reimbursement for internet and electricity bills for Jharkhand-registered startups.

Uttarakhand's Department of Animal Husbandry gives subsidies of up to ₹60,000 for setting up commercial broiler farms, with preference for women and SHGs.

A Uttarakhand government scheme providing subsidized bee boxes, bee colonies, and training support to farmers to promote beekeeping and enhance farm income.

Hack&Chill 3.0 is a multi-day offline hackathon in New Delhi, run by GDGC ADGIPS, where student and developer teams build and compete for a ₹55,800 cash prize.

Financial assistance up to ₹50,000 for Palanhar Scheme beneficiaries in Rajasthan to start a self-employment business after skill training.

A scheme by the Government of Rajasthan providing financial assistance and loan support to transgender individuals aged 21-50 for self-employment or business establishment.

One-time recruitment assistance of up to ₹50,000 for AYUSH enterprises in Himachal Pradesh, at ₹10,000 per employee recruited.

PMFME pays FPOs, SHGs and cooperatives Rs 50,000 per case towards preparing a Detailed Project Report.

Collateral-free micro loan up to ₹50,000 for businesses in their earliest stage

A central scheme by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs providing collateral-free working capital loans, interest subsidy, and digital transaction incentives to street vendors across India.

The Shilpi Samridhi Yojana offers loans up to ₹50,000, margin money, and a subsidy up to ₹10,000 to Scheduled Caste artisans in Haryana for economic development.

An economic empowerment scheme by Haryana's Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation, providing loans, margin money, and subsidies to eligible Scheduled Caste women for self-employment in agriculture and allied sectors.