Non-dilutive government schemes and institutional grants for Indian startups — capital you never repay and never give up equity for. Filter by sector, amount, stage and deadline.
The IT Incubation Centre, run by ITDA in Uttarakhand, gives registered state startups and IT or medical students workspace, internet, lab facilities, mentorship and networking across IT, MedTech, electronics, AI and biotech.
A Government of Bihar livelihood programme run by JEEViKA that gives ultra-poor households a productive asset worth up to ₹1 lakh, ₹1,000 a month for seven months and 24 months of mentoring.
A Himachal Pradesh government scheme that backs startups and innovation projects with incentives, mentorship, incubation support and help in raising investment, with the aim of creating self-employment and jobs in the state.
A Kerala government scheme giving traditional pottery makers from State Backward Communities a ₹25,000 grant plus training in modern production techniques.
A MeitY grant scheme, delivered by Software Technology Parks of India, that offers Viability Gap Funding of up to ₹1 lakh per seat to companies and LLPs setting up BPO/ITeS units of 25 to 1,500 seats in India's North-Eastern states.
A MeitY grant scheme that pays Viability Gap Funding of up to ₹1 lakh per BPO/ITeS seat, covering half of a unit's eligible capital and operational costs in smaller Indian locations. Implemented by STPI, open on a rolling basis.
Uttarakhand's always-open Drone Policy 2023, run by ITDA, offers non-repayable incentives, rewards and ecosystem support to drone startups, manufacturers, service providers and institutions in the state.
A rolling grant scheme from the Department of Agriculture, Government of Arunachal Pradesh that backs farmers, SHGs and FPOs with plantation funding, planting material and technical guidance.
A ₹5,000 non-repayable grant from the Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board that helps registered construction workers buy the tools their trade needs. It can be claimed once every five years, with applications open all year round.
A Government of Maharashtra welfare grant that gives cash assistance to landless Scheduled Caste and Nav-Buddhist residents from Below Poverty Line families, helping them rebuild their livelihoods.
A Ministry of MSME grant covering 60-75% of an MSME's product design project cost, up to ₹40 lakh, plus design consultancy and awareness programmes.
A Himachal Pradesh government grant of up to ₹5,000 for women across the state whose yearly income is ₹35,000 or less and who want to set up a small venture.
A one-time recruitment incentive from the Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu UT administration that pays MSME units ₹3 lakh for every 20 local residents hired, up to ₹15 lakh.
A rolling, non-repayable grant of ₹1,00,000 to ₹10,00,000 from the Government of West Bengal for handloom and Khadi weavers, Primary Weavers' Cooperative Societies and Khadi societies that meet the scheme's viability criteria.
A rolling grant and incentive scheme from Uttarakhand's Department of Tourism that offers capital subsidies, interest support and statutory reimbursements to investors building tourism projects in the state.
A Uttarakhand government incentive scheme for tourism units, offering capital grants of up to ₹1.5 crore, 100% stamp duty reimbursement and a 3% interest subsidy on term loans for projects investing ₹1 crore to ₹5 crore.
A one-time grant from the Government of Kerala of up to ₹3 lakh to handicraft artisans for setting up or growing a micro-enterprise, with applications accepted on a rolling basis.
A Government of Kerala scheme that gives stressed and sick manufacturing MSMEs up to ₹5 lakh in grants, interest support and restart assistance, with applications open round the year.
A Kerala government grant scheme that helps defunct manufacturing MSMEs and cashew processing units restart, with up to ₹15 lakh for renovation, machinery, electrification and working capital margin. Applications stay open all year.
A Ministry of Defence grant scheme run by DRDO that funds Indian startups and MSMEs building indigenous defence technologies, offering up to ₹50 crore per project with rolling applications.
A rolling grant programme from the Government of Uttarakhand that pays registered startups a monthly allowance, seed funding up to ₹12.5 lakh, IP reimbursements, MSME subsidies and free incubation support.
A Goa government grant that pays IT units a monthly salary subsidy for hiring freshers — up to ₹10,000 per fresher per month, raised to ₹12,500 for female freshers, for two years.
JKEDI provides up to ₹20 lakh in non-repayable seed funding to early-stage startups registered on the J&K Startup Portal, to validate ideas and accelerate growth.
Maruti Suzuki Accelerator Cohort 12 offers startups in mobility, sustainability, manufacturing, AI, and emerging technologies the opportunity for equity-free strategic investment, mentorship, and access to Maruti Suzuki's resources.