Central and state government grants capped at ₹50 lakh — non-dilutive public funding for early and growth-stage Indian startups, covering seed-fund schemes and ministry innovation programmes.
The ANKURAN program offers non-dilutive pre-seed grants up to ₹5 lakh for farmers, students, and young entrepreneurs with innovative agricultural business ideas.
PRASFUTAN offers a non-dilutive seed grant of up to ₹25 lakh, covering 85% of project costs, for agricultural startups at the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) stage incubated at R-ABI centers.
Equity-free grant of ₹3 lakh to ₹5 lakh for Andhra Pradesh-based startups and MSMEs, combined with a 4-week intensive sprint to develop an AI prototype.
The Startup Srujan Seed Support (S4) program provides grants from ₹2.5 lakh to ₹10 lakh for young innovators and early-stage startups in Gujarat.
Jharkhand Startup Policy provides a one-time marketing grant of up to ₹10 Lakh for startups registered in the state, operating for less than five years with an annual turnover under ₹25 Crore.
Government grants in this band are the workhorse of early Indian startup funding: meaningful capital, no equity, and a credibility signal for the round that follows. Most are DPIIT-gated.
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