Cost-cutting subsidies, reimbursements and fee waiversfor Indian startups — patent and certification refunds, interest and power rebates, marketing and stall support. Non-dilutive benefits you claim against real expenses. Compare what each covers and who's eligible.
A Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board subsidy that covers 15% of a wayside amenity's approved fixed capital investment, up to ₹50 lakh, for Green Field and Franchise projects.
Madhya Pradesh's Tourism Department covers 25% of Fixed Capital Investment, up to ₹3 crore, for private developers building essential infrastructure on leased tourism land or heritage assets.
A Gujarat government capital subsidy that covers part of a textile unit's eligible fixed capital investment, going up to ₹100 crore for garments, apparel and technical textiles and up to ₹50 crore for other textile processes.
A Gujarat government subsidy for textile industrial units that pays 65% of the cost of acquiring technology from a recognised institution, capped at ₹50 lakh, plus royalty payment support for the first two years.
Puducherry's Development of Coir Scheme covers 25% of a coir project's cost as margin money, up to ₹25 lakh, released to your bank once the capital loan is sanctioned.
A Tamil Nadu MSME Department subsidy that pays back half of the stamp duty and registration charges incurred by micro and small manufacturing units buying industrial land in the state's backward blocks.
A Tamil Nadu government reimbursement scheme that pays back up to ₹30 lakh, capped at 50% of SME IPO listing expenditure, for Micro and Small enterprises that raise equity capital through the SME Exchange.
A sector-specific subsidy under the Investment Promotion Scheme (IPS) for MSME units in marble, IT & ITeS, electric vehicle, toys and semi-conductor manufacturing in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, with capital investment support of up to ₹7.5 crore.
A thrust-sector window of the Investment Promotion Scheme giving medical equipment, diagnostics and AYUSH products manufacturers in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu a 20% capital investment subsidy up to ₹50 lakh, plus a 60% credit-linked interest subsidy up to ₹50 lakh a year.
A capital subsidy of 25% (up to ₹50 lakh) for MSME units in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu that invest in setting up solar power generation.
A Goa government subsidy that reimburses the stamp duty and registration charges paid by eligible IT units operating in the state, capping their net outgo at ₹100. Applications run through the year on the Goa Online portal.
Goa's Department of Information Technology reimburses IT Units in the state up to ₹25 lakh for domestic and international patent filing costs, on a rolling basis.
Uttarakhand's MSME Department offers bank finance of up to ₹50,000 plus a 25%–40% subsidy (capped at ₹20,000) to residents who set up or grow a nano enterprise.
A centrally sponsored PMMSY subsidy of ₹2.4 lakh to ₹3.6 lakh per hectare towards the input costs of the first crop in newly made saline or alkaline water fish and shrimp ponds in Haryana.
A Karnataka government subsidy that pays 50% of the unit cost when handloom weavers buy new handlooms, electronic jacquards and pre-loom equipment. Open round the year, applied for offline at the district Handloom and Textile office.
An Arunachal Pradesh scheme that cuts the cost of bank credit for women weavers by giving a 7% interest subvention on short-term loans, cash credit, working capital limits and weavers' credit cards.
A MESIFAI component run by Puducherry's Industries and Commerce Department that pays a capital investment subsidy on plant and machinery — 35% for micro and small units up to ₹30 lakh, and 20% for medium and large units up to ₹20 lakh.
A Gujarat government subsidy that reimburses 50% of power connection charges, up to ₹5 lakh, for SC/ST-led MSMEs located outside GIDC and approved industrial park areas.
A non-repayable capital subsidy of 7.5% to 25% of fixed capital investment for micro and small tourism enterprises in West Bengal, capped at ₹1.75 crore in Special Areas.
A West Bengal government subsidy that waives electricity duty for five years on eligible tourism projects and hotel units approved under the state's 2021 incentive scheme.
Puducherry subsidy covering 50% of energy and water audit fees, up to ₹25,000, for industrial units that achieve at least 10% savings.
A 50% space rent subsidy of up to ₹2 lakh for MSME units in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu that exhibit at industrial trade fairs held in foreign countries.
A Tamil Nadu MSME Department scheme that refunds up to ₹10 lakh of what an enterprise spends on national or international quality certification, including consultancy fees and NABL lab testing charges.
Tamil Nadu's MSME Department reimburses 75% of patent registration costs for micro, small and medium manufacturers in the state, capped at ₹3 lakh per patent and covering the first maintenance fee.