Startup Grants & Funding for Textiles & Leather Startups

Karnataka: 10%–30% investment subsidy + stamp duty and electricity duty exemption for MSMEs

The EPCG Scheme lets Indian exporters import capital goods at zero customs duty and IGST for pre-production, production and post-production activities, in return for an export obligation.

Telangana: 15%–25% investment subsidy + power cost reimbursement + SGST refund for new manufacturing units

Micro and Small Enterprises registered under NSIC's Single Point Registration Scheme (SPRS) can bid for government and PSU tenders, alone or in a consortium, with NSIC arranging EMD and security deposits.

UP: 10%–25% capital subsidy + interest subsidy + stamp duty exemption for new MSMEs

Matching grant on fresher salaries for IT Units in Goa: up to ₹10,000 per fresher per month (₹12,500 for female freshers) for two years.

Interest subvention of 6% a year (8% for women or SC/ST) on term loans for nano and household enterprises in Kerala, for the first three years.

Financial support from the West Bengal government for Primary Weavers’ Cooperative Societies (PWCS) and individual weavers to settle Non-Performing Asset (NPA) accounts.

Kerala scheme giving interest subvention of up to 6% on term loans and/or working capital loans up to ₹10 lakh to new MSMEs.

A scheme by the Government of Tamil Nadu offering reimbursement of employee provident fund (EPF) contributions for MSMEs, capped at ₹24,000 per employee per annum for three years.

A sub-scheme by the Government of West Bengal providing subsidized yarn and cotton fibre to handloom and khadi weavers, including cooperative societies and individual entrepreneurs, for a period of five years.

Odisha handloom weavers get up to 90% of the cost of loom and accessory upgrades under the Hathkargha Samvardhan Sahayata scheme.

A West Bengal state scheme offering MSMEs in the powerloom sector reimbursement for ESI and EPF contributions, provided at least 50% of employees are recruited from the State's Employment Bank.

A scheme by Puducherry's Department of Industries and Commerce to support artisans and MSMEs by covering travel and daily expenses for participating in market promotion events and trade fairs in India and abroad.

A credit-linked interest subsidy under the Gujarat Textile Policy 2024 to reduce financial burden on industrial units by reimbursing a portion of interest paid on term loans for fixed capital investments.

A sub-scheme of the West Bengal Textile Incentive Scheme offering 100% waiver of land conversion and mutation fees for eligible textile manufacturing and processing units in West Bengal.

Gujarat reimburses 100% of annual CGTMSE service fees for Micro and Small Enterprises with collateral-free loans, for up to five years.

Rebates on handicraft retail sales for cooperatives, apex societies and women-led groups in Gujarat, with extra rebates during festivals.

A Gujarat government scheme providing a 15% subsidy on yarn purchases and freight reimbursement to handloom cooperatives, NGOs, and development centers to support economically weak weavers.

Concession of up to 75% on the rate or premium of industrial land or sheds in Himachal Pradesh for MSMEs, Large and Anchor Enterprises, varying by area category.

Claim reimbursement of Net SGST paid for eligible enterprises in Himachal Pradesh for up to 7 years, capped at a percentage of Fixed Capital Investment.

Exemption from priority and road width charges for land allotment by MIDC and MITL for eligible Priority Sector projects under Maharashtra's Industry Policy 2025.