Startup Grants & Funding in Uttar Pradesh

Reimbursement of 60% of annual interest paid on plant and machinery loans for textile and garmenting units in Uttar Pradesh, up to ₹1.5 crore per annum.

Reimburses 50% of patent, copyright, trademark and GI registration costs, up to ₹1 Crore, for Uttar Pradesh industrial undertakings and R&D units with in-house R&D.

PMMSY capital subsidy of up to ₹30 lakh for a new brackish-water shellfish or finfish hatchery.

Under the IT and ITeS Policy of Uttar Pradesh 2022, IT/ITeS units get 100% of EPF contributions reimbursed for eligible employees, up to ₹2,000 per employee per month.

For existing food processing units expanding or modernising: 25% capital subsidy on plant, machinery and technical civil work, up to ₹1 crore.

Reimbursement of 80% of testing fees, up to ₹1,00,000, for SC/ST-owned MSEs to avail services from NABL/BIS accredited labs.

PMMSY capital subsidy of up to ₹30 lakh for establishing a small marine finfish hatchery.

SC/ST MSEs get back 80% of bank loan processing fees, up to Rs. 1,00,000 per financial year.

SC/ST MSEs get back 80% of the bank charges paid for a Performance Bank Guarantee, up to Rs. 1,00,000 a year.

75% subsidy (max Rs 50,000) on testing, management-system or product certification for ZED-certified MSMEs.

90% of short-term course fees at top-50 NIRF management institutes refunded to SC/ST entrepreneurs, up to Rs. 1,00,000.

PMFME provides Rs 40,000 of seed capital per SHG member for working capital and small tools in food processing.

PMMSY support of ₹8,000–12,000 per unit for mussel, clam and pearl oyster cultivation.

Udyam-registered MSMEs get 100% of trademark registration costs reimbursed, up to Rs 10,000 per mark.

Rs 10,000 one-time reward for MSMEs taking the ZED Pledge, usable against ZED certification cost.

PMMSY support of ₹3,200–4,800 per monoline/tubenet seaweed unit, including inputs.

Grant program backing AI and technology solutions that improve income, capital access, and market linkages for women workers and micro-entrepreneurs in agriculture, informal work, the gig economy, and care services.

Incubation for Indian deeptech startups in Cyber Physical Systems, Robotics, IoT and AI, hosted at IIT Delhi, with funding and mentorship.

Global venture client unit connecting startups with BMW Group for paid PoCs and long-term partnerships.

Supports individuals and teams with scalable 'zero to one' ideas for social improvement.

Cisco LaunchPad is a B2B Corporate Accelerator program designed to propel deep-tech startups working in disruptive technologies through grants, mentorship, and extensive tech and investor access.