Startup Grants & Funding for Travel & Hospitality Startups

A Government of India initiative offering substantial financial incentives, capital subsidies, and interest subventions to boost industrial growth and employment in the North-Eastern Region states.

Eligible MSMEs and large enterprises in Category B and C industrial areas of Himachal Pradesh get a 100% exemption on Change in Land Use fees.

This scheme by the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board offers a capital subsidy to existing hotels and resorts for renovation, modernization, and upgradation to Deluxe or 4-star and higher categories.

Industrial consumers in Himachal Pradesh get an electricity duty concession for five years, 7% for Extra High Tension consumers, under the Industrial Investment Policy 2019.

This Madhya Pradesh government scheme offers an additional 5% capital investment subsidy and relaxed requirements for establishing tourism projects in remote and less developed regions.

Eligible enterprises in Himachal Pradesh receive a 15% concession on energy charges for a period of 3 years under the Industrial Investment Policy 2019.

Provides 100% reimbursement of insurance premiums for building and plant & machinery for eligible enterprises in Himachal Pradesh for 5 years.

New and expansion MSME units in Maharashtra can receive 100% stamp duty exemption, with Group A & B units eligible for a 50% waiver on land acquisition or term loan deeds.

A scheme by the Maharashtra government providing exemption from electricity duty for eligible Special LSI units and specific socially-inclusive enterprises.

Industrial units in Uttar Pradesh can claim 100%, 75%, or 50% stamp duty exemption based on their region of establishment, as per the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Investment & Employment Promotion Policy 2022.

A scheme offering up to 50% stipend reimbursement for apprenticeship costs, capped at ₹5,000 per apprentice per month for up to 3 years, to industries in Maharashtra.

Industries in Maharashtra that adopt Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) technologies get an additional 25% capital subsidy under the Maharashtra Industries Investment and Services Policy 2025.

Uttar Pradesh reimburses 100% of the employer's EPF share for new Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises for five years from the start of production.

A state government scheme offering 100% reimbursement of Net SGST paid by eligible enterprises in Andhra Pradesh for five years, under the Industrial, MSME, and Food Processing Policies.

Uttar Pradesh startups registered under StartinUP get their employer's PF and ESI contributions reimbursed for three years.

Reimbursement of Net SGST for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Chhattisgarh, offering up to 100% of Fixed Capital Investment for thrust sector industries.

Recruitment assistance of ₹20,000 per eligible employee for new IT/ITeS units in Uttar Pradesh, under the state's IT and ITeS Policy 2022.

Claim up to 100% reimbursement for expenses incurred in patent registration for products recognized by the Ministry of Government of India, under the Chhattisgarh Industrial Development Policy 2024-30.

SC/ST entrepreneurs starting new enterprises get project report costs back, up to ₹10 lakh, with an extra 10% subsidy.

For manufacturing enterprises in listed power-intensive sectors: an extra 5% reimbursement of state tax for 7 years.

One-time reimbursement of training expenses for new SC/ST entrepreneurs in Chhattisgarh, covering one month's wage or up to ₹15,000 per eligible employee.

Provides a 5% interest subvention on term loans for plant & machinery to enterprises in sunrise sectors in Rajasthan for a period of five years.