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

Up to Rs. 3.00 lakh for micro, Rs. 2.50 lakh for small and Rs. 1.50 lakh for medium SC/ST enterprises per overseas exhibition.

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.

Subsidised quality certification for MSMEs — 50%–80% subsidy on ZED certification costs

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

Reimbursement of 50% (up to ₹2.5 lakh) of consultation fees for green rating from Indian Green Building Council for MSMEs in Uttar Pradesh.

The Chanakya Scheme for Swayam Upadhi provides one-time financial assistance of up to ₹2 lakh to eligible Brahmin entrepreneurs in Andhra Pradesh to establish micro-enterprises.

Gujarat Gopalak Vikas Nigam gives women of the Rabari and Bharwad communities 100% loan support up to ₹2.00 lakh at 5% interest for self-employment.

Uttarakhand scheme for Scheduled Tribe individuals: a bank loan, margin money and a grant of up to ₹50,000 to set up a self-employment unit costing ₹50,000 to ₹2,00,000.

Women from backward classes can get a loan of up to ₹2 lakh at 5% interest per year for self-employment, with no own contribution needed for projects up to ₹2,00,000.

PIPDIC gives Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe entrepreneurs in Puducherry a loan of up to ₹2 lakh to start or expand a micro-enterprise.

Loan up to ₹2 lakh with a subsidy for women Safai Karamcharis and their dependent daughters in Haryana, from HSFDC and NSKFDC, for small businesses and income-generating activities.

A scheme by the Puducherry District Industries Centre providing loans and subsidies to unemployed youth for starting self-employed enterprises in manufacturing and service sectors.

Gujarat Scheduled Caste individuals can get a loan of up to ₹2,00,000 for self-employment, with a subsidy of 50% of the loan or ₹50,000, whichever is lower.

Low-interest loans up to ₹2 lakh for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) individuals in Gujarat to start small businesses and earn through self-employment.

Loan of up to ₹2 lakh at 5% interest for self-employment, for women from nomadic and denotified castes in Gujarat. Repaid in 60 monthly installments.

An annual cash prize competition by the Government of Goa, through GSInC, to recognize and reward Goan Innovators/Scientists for impactful product or process innovations.

Up to ₹2 lakh reimbursed for successfully filing (granted) an Indian patent, for StartinUP-registered UP startups

A scheme by the Puducherry government offering up to ₹2 lakh subsidy to industrial units, covering 50% of the cost for up to three quality certifications.

This scheme provides MSMEs in Himachal Pradesh with a reimbursement of 25% on the expenditure incurred for purchasing Plant & Machinery to set up Effluent Treatment Plants and Rainwater Harvesting Systems, up to a maximum of INR 2 lakhs.

UP startups recognised under the UP Startup Policy get 50% of event costs back: up to ₹50,000 for national conferences and up to ₹2 Lakhs for international ones.

Subsidy of 50% of the cost of an energy audit, up to ₹2 lakhs, for eligible MSMEs in Maharashtra.