Startup Grants & Funding for Agriculture & Allied Startups

For new food processing units: 35% capital subsidy on plant, machinery and technical civil work, up to ₹5 crore.

PIPDIC offers short-term financial assistance as loans ranging from ₹5 lakh to ₹50 lakh to existing Medium and Small Scale Industry units in Puducherry.

An investment subsidy provided by the Andhra Pradesh government for MSME Food Testing Laboratories, covering 35% of eligible Fixed Capital Investment up to a maximum of ₹5 Crores, disbursed over two years.

Provides soft loans at 6% interest for tiny, micro, and small units/enterprises in Nagaland towards technology upgradation and expansion.

The Department of Horticulture, Uttarakhand, offers up to ₹4 crore as a 50% subsidy on project costs for establishing new food processing units.

Funding for manufacturing projects (up to ₹50 lakh) and service or retail projects (up to ₹25 lakh), plus a 5% interest subsidy on loans, for Scheduled Caste applicants in Madhya Pradesh.

Assistance for industrial units in Puducherry covering 50% of total rent, literature, and display material expenses for participation in international trade fairs, up to a maximum of ₹5 lakh.

This scheme offers a credit-linked interest subsidy for new or expanding food processing industries in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, covering up to ₹50 lakh annually.

A scheme by the Gujarat Government offering financial assistance up to ₹50 lakh to MSMEs for technology acquisition, covering up to 65% of the cost.

Reimbursement of interest accrued on loans for purchasing reefer vehicles and mobile pre-cooling vans, up to ₹50 lakh for five years.

MSMEs get 25% of the cost of equipment put in after a water audit, up to ₹50 Lakhs.

A financial incentive for export units in Chhattisgarh, offering reimbursement of 50% of actual transportation charges for goods, up to ₹50 lakh annually for five years.

MSMEs get 25% of the cost of equipment recommended by an energy audit, up to ₹50 Lakh.

Reimbursement of 50% of transportation costs (excluding duties) up to ₹50 lakh annually for export units in Chhattisgarh for 5 years.

This scheme provides term loans and subsidies to Scheduled Caste entrepreneurs for viable income-generating projects up to ₹50 lakh, implemented through State Channelising Agencies and banks.

100% subsidy on a new 10KW-2000KW DG set, capped at Rs 40 lakh in Zone A and Rs 45 lakh in Zone B.

A Madhya Pradesh government scheme offering loans up to ₹42 lakh to unemployed youth and livestock farmers for establishing modern dairy units and boosting milk production.

The Design Scheme under the MSME Innovative Scheme provides financial assistance and expert design consultancy to micro, small, and medium enterprises for new product development and existing product enhancement.

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A scheme by the Puducherry Industries and Commerce Department offering a 20% wage/employment subsidy up to ₹5 lakh per annum to eligible industrial units for 5-7 years.

A Gujarat government scheme offering up to ₹30 lakh in financial assistance for startups to develop innovative projects, covering prototype development, market research, and testing.

One-time grant of up to ₹30 lakh for Rajasthan startups in identified Sunrise Sectors, equal to 10% of the external capital they raised.