Startup Grants & Funding for Food & Beverage Startups

Fish farmers in Madhya Pradesh can get short-term working capital loans at zero percent interest through cooperative banks, under the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) facility.

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.

Tamil Nadu farmers can get a tractor loan covering up to 90% of the cost, at interest rates of 11% to 12.25%.

Assam Government support for small traders, farmers and artisans in rural Assam: aid for market infrastructure, working capital credit, skill training and market linkages.

A loan of up to ₹33,000 per acre for Tamil Nadu farmers to set up or expand tea plantations, at 11% to 12.5% interest.

Farmers in Tamil Nadu can get a loan covering up to 90% of the cost of a power tiller, at interest rates of 11% to 12.25%.

Subsidised loans at 6% interest, a 40% subsidy up to ₹5,00,000 and entrepreneurship training for ST, SC, Minority, Backward Class and disabled applicants in Jharkhand.

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.

Term loan from ₹2.5 crore from PIPDIC for setting up cold storage in Puducherry, repayable over 8 years with a 2-year moratorium.

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.

Refinance scheme by PIPDIC, Puducherry, giving loans to existing Small Scale Industrial (SSI) units to cover the cost of ISO 9000 certification.

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.

Unemployed Scheduled Caste residents of Gujarat can get loans at 1-5% interest to start self-employment ventures, under the NSFDC direct finance scheme run through GSCDC.

Maharashtra government offers enhanced credit guarantee coverage up to 85% for Micro & Small Enterprises, including women and SC/ST entrepreneurs, to facilitate easier access to debt.

A non-dilutive matching grant for Deep Tech startups in Uttar Pradesh, covering up to 40% of R&D expenditure, repayable as a revenue royalty.

Working capital for MSMEs in Maharashtra's Thrust Sectors that need to retool and modernize their production assembly lines, from the Productivity & Modernisation Enhancement Fund.

Mizoram's AMEn scheme backs micro-unit loans with 100% credit guarantee coverage, opening institutional credit to BANTU businesses.

5% soft loans for up to 70% of project cost, or equity, from DST's Technology Development Board to commercialise Indian technology.

Biennial national recognition and mentorship programme for Indian startups and non-profits solving real-world problems, with strategic mentorship, investor introductions and media visibility.

Annual Maharashtra state hackathon for student innovators, with awards and recognition for the top ten ideas or startups.