Startup Subsidies & Reimbursements in India

Units in textiles, agro and food processing, electronics, AI, robotics, computing and IT get 100% stamp duty exemption on land and building deeds.

A loan-linked scheme by the Government of Kerala providing margin money grants of up to ₹4 lakhs to Nano units in manufacturing, job work, and service activities.

A policy offering 100% exemption from stamp duty on deeds for land, sheds, and buildings to eligible Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe entrepreneurs in Chhattisgarh.

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

Provides 100% exemption from stamp duty on loan and advances deeds for SC/ST entrepreneurs for up to 3 years in Chhattisgarh.

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.

Provides 100% exemption from transmission and wheeling charges for grid-connected Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in Rajasthan for 7 years.

Existing Punjab industries switching to paddy straw fuel boilers get 100% net SGST reimbursed for 7 years, capped at 75% of the boiler investment.

RIPS 2024 gives enterprises a 100% electricity duty exemption for seven years on power they generate captively from renewable sources in Rajasthan.

New textile and leather units in Bihar get 100% of admitted SGST reimbursed for five years from commercial production.

50% exemption from transmission and wheeling charges for 7 years on renewable energy supplied to a green hydrogen plant in Rajasthan.

Women, differently abled, war widow, acid attack survivor and third gender entrepreneurs in Bihar get 92% of admitted VAT/CST/Entry Tax reimbursed.

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

PMMSY subsidy of ₹2–3 lakh per open sea cage, up to 5 cages per individual or 50 per group.

A West Bengal government scheme providing a subsidy of up to ₹1 lakh to registered unemployed youth for purchasing commercial vehicles, aiming to foster self-employment in the transport sector.

Subsidy of 50% of project cost, up to ₹50,000, plus a facilitated bank loan for small business ventures in Meghalaya under the Chief Minister’s ELEVATE Program.

A scheme by the Government of Uttarakhand offering financial assistance up to ₹50,000 and subsidies for residents to establish or expand micro (nano) enterprises.

This scheme provides non-repayable financial assistance for tools and equipment to handicraft artisans and self-employed individuals from SC/ST/OBC/EWS communities in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.

This scheme by the Government of Gujarat provides a 65% subsidy for Amber Charkhas and looms to registered Khadi spinners and weavers to modernize production and enhance productivity.

LIDCOM, Maharashtra gives members of the Scheduled Caste Charmakar community a 50% subsidy, capped at ₹10,000, on business loans of up to ₹50,000.

40%–60% capital subsidy for fisheries, aquaculture and marine infrastructure

10%–25% capital investment subsidy on benchmarked textile machinery under ATUFS