Defence Subsidies in India

The Comprehensive Project Investment Subsidy (CPIS) offers financial support to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Jharkhand for fixed capital investments, with additional benefits for SC/ST/Women/Differently Abled entrepreneurs.

Eligible Rajasthan enterprises recover 50% of the cost of environmental projects, up to INR 12.5 crore, under the RIPS 2024 green incentives.

Karnataka State Financial Corporation offers an interest subsidy on business loans up to ₹10 crore for SC/ST entrepreneurs to establish or expand micro/small enterprises, reducing the effective interest rate to 4%.

Rajasthan reimburses 50% of an eligible enterprise's environmental project cost, up to INR 12.5 crore.

A scheme under the Maharashtra Industries Investment and Services Policy 2025, offering up to 20% reimbursement of R&D and technology transfer costs, with a maximum of ₹10 crore, for units promoting import substitution.

Capital subsidy of 30% on plant & machinery or physical assets, up to ₹10 crore, for Small and Medium Enterprises in Nagaland under the NTIIP 2025.

A scheme by the Government of Uttar Pradesh offering 25% reimbursement of R&D expenditure, up to ₹10 Crore, for standalone R&D units with a minimum capital investment of ₹20 Crore.

Capital subsidy of up to ₹10 crore for new and existing industries in Odisha adopting Zero Liquid Discharge for waste water recovery.

Andhra Pradesh cash subsidy on technology upgradation, expansion or modernization for FPOs, SHGs, Federations, Co-operatives, Societies and Micro, Small, Medium and Large units, up to ₹10 Crore.

30% capital subsidy on plant, machinery or building for Micro, Small and Medium units in Meghalaya, capped at Rs 10 crore.

Industrial units in Maharashtra's Group D, D+ and below regions get 50% of the employer's EPF contribution reimbursed for 5 years, up to ₹5 crore, for creating direct jobs.

Offers a 50% subsidy, capped at ₹5 crore, for standalone R&D projects in Maharashtra to cover costs of obtaining national or international certifications.

Eligible Services Enterprises can claim a 25% subsidy on office-space lease rentals for 5 years, up to ₹1 crore annually, under the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme 2024.

Startups in Rajasthan get a 75% investment subsidy on State taxes for 10 years, capped at ₹5 crore a year, under the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme 2024.

Provides a 5.5% interest subvention on working capital loans for new and expanding business units in Jammu & Kashmir, with a maximum benefit of ₹5 crore over five years.

Reimbursement of 50% of actual transportation charges up to ₹60 lakh per year for SC/ST exporting units in Chhattisgarh for 5 years.

A Gujarat government scheme offering 75% reimbursement up to ₹25 lakh for patent registration expenses to individuals and MSMEs, fostering innovation and global competitiveness.

Provides interest subsidies on term loans for new Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the service sector across Gujarat, with an additional 1% for registered startups.

Tripura reimburses 100% of net GST actually paid, with an annual ceiling of Rs.80 lakhs (non-thrust) or Rs.125 lakhs (thrust) per enterprise.

New MSME units in Maharashtra's Group D, D+ and below areas get a power tariff subsidy of ₹1 per unit for three years, capped at ₹1 crore.

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.

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.