Startup Grants & Funding for Food & Beverage Startups

Receive a 50% subsidy, up to ₹35 lakh per vehicle, on the purchase of refrigerated vehicles for cold storage under logistics and logistics hubs in Chhattisgarh.

SC/ST entrepreneurs get back 50% of quality certification costs such as ISO, BIS and ZED, up to ₹10 lakhs.

A subsidy for tea manufacturing units in Assam covering 25% of plant and machinery costs, up to ₹30 lakh, for orthodox and speciality tea production.

For SC/ST entrepreneurs: 50% back on technology bought from NRDC or government research centres, up to ₹10 lakh.

A component of Puducherry's MESIFAI scheme, offering up to ₹30 lakh capital investment subsidy to Micro, Small, Medium, and Large Thrust Area Industries on plant and machinery.

Recognised startup units get back 80% of quality certification costs, up to ₹10 lakh.

Medium and large units in Meghalaya get 50% of zero discharge facility cost back — up to Rs 5 lakhs (medium) or Rs 10 lakhs (large).

One-time extra subsidy for Udyam-registered, ZED-certified MSMEs in Tripura, up to Rs.10.00 lakhs on the highest plant-and-machinery slab.

Mizoram covers 50% of a new MSME's captive power generating set and installation cost, up to Rs 7 lakh per unit.

Gujarat scheme giving a 5% interest subsidy on bank loans up to ₹6.00 lakh to unreserved category residents starting transport, logistics, travel or food court businesses.

Women/transgender-led startups in Kerala can get up to ₹5 lakhs to turn an MVP into a market-ready product.

MSMEs and large enterprises in Category A, B or C areas get 3% interest subvention on term loans for 3 years.

One-time grant of INR 5 lakh from the Government of Himachal Pradesh for women entrepreneurs whose business has run for at least three years.

Collateral-free business loan ₹50,001–₹5 lakh for growing micro-enterprises

Low-interest loans up to ₹5 lakh for women from Other Backward Classes (OBC) in Maharashtra to start or grow self-employment ventures, at 5% interest.

A margin money loan scheme by LIDCOM for the Scheduled Caste Charmakar community in Maharashtra, offering seed capital and subsidy for business projects.

Bihar loan of up to ₹5 lakh at 5% simple interest for minority youth aged 18 to 50 for employment and income-generation activities.

A loan scheme by the Tamil Nadu government providing up to ₹5 lakh at 12% interest to women entrepreneurs for their businesses.

Soft finance up to ₹5 lakh from Mission Youth J&K for women aged 18-35 to set up or expand a self-employment venture.

Need-based loans up to ₹5 lakh at 6% interest for SC, ST, OBC and Minority individuals in Delhi to start or expand a small business.

DSFDC term loans up to ₹5 lakh for marginalized residents of Delhi to set up non-polluting income-generating businesses.

Specially-abled residents of Rajasthan can get a loan of up to ₹5 lakh and a subsidy of up to ₹50,000 to start their own micro-enterprise.