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 Uttarakhand Department of Horticulture subsidy covering 35% to 50% of the cost of pack houses, pre-cooling units, cold rooms, cold storage, reefer vans and ripening chambers, funded through bank-linked loans.
HSFDC's Piggery Farming Scheme funds piggery units for Scheduled Caste BPL families in Haryana — up to ₹1.5 lakh project cost, with a 50% subsidy capped at ₹10,000 and a facilitated bank loan.
An Arunachal Pradesh government subsidy scheme that part-funds self-employment ventures with a 40% capital subsidy and a project loan, plus extra interest support for women entrepreneurs.
A Madhya Pradesh government scheme that covers 7% of the annual interest on bank loans of ₹10,000 to ₹1 lakh for Scheduled Caste entrepreneurs, for up to five years, along with a 12-day entrepreneurship training.
A Ministry of Textiles production-linked incentive that pays textile manufacturers a turnover-linked cash reward of up to 15% for making MMF apparel, MMF fabrics and technical textiles in India.
A Government of Rajasthan subsidy that reimburses up to 75% of stall rent, capped between ₹37,500 and ₹1,50,000 per event, plus travel costs for MSMEs exhibiting at approved trade fairs and exhibitions in India and abroad.
A sub-scheme of the Investment Promotion Scheme that reimburses MSMEs in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu for energy and water audits and for the equipment those audits recommend, with assistance of up to ₹21 lakh.
A credit-linked subsidy from the DNH & DD Department of Industries that covers 60% of the bank interest a textile MSME pays, capped at ₹60 lakh a year and rising to ₹70 lakh for export-oriented carpet units.
A sub-scheme of the Investment Promotion Scheme 2022–2027 that refunds 75% of entrepreneurship, management or skill development training fees for MSME units in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, capped at ₹1,50,000 per course.
A rolling Puducherry government subsidy that covers 50% of what a micro, small or medium industrial unit spends on generator sets, capped at ₹5 lakh per unit.
A Puducherry government subsidy that reimburses up to ₹5,000 of monthly rent for five years to SC/ST and women entrepreneurs running industrial units from rented buildings.
A Government of Goa subsidy that reimburses SPC-certified startups, incubators and accelerators for stamp duty paid above ₹100 on land lease or purchase transactions.
A Government of Goa subsidy that reimburses office lease rentals for Goan Diaspora-led IT units operating in the state, covering up to 100% of rent in the first six months.
A Department of Horticulture, Uttarakhand subsidy that covers 50% of project cost, up to ₹4 crore, for promoters setting up new food processing units in the state. Applications are open on a rolling basis.
A Kerala government subsidy that reimburses 6% to 8% of the interest on term loans taken by nano and household enterprises for three years, cutting the cost of borrowing for small manufacturing, service and job work units with up to ₹10 Lakhs of fixed capital investment.
Government-subsidised quality certification for MSMEs — 50%–80% subsidy on ZED certification costs
UP region-linked capital subsidy up to 25% plus interest subsidy, stamp/electricity duty exemption for MSMEs.
2% interest subvention on MSME loans for GST-registered businesses
15%–35% margin-money subsidy for new micro-enterprises via KVIC
15% capital subsidy on technology upgradation for MSME plant & machinery
25% upfront capital subsidy up to ₹25L for SC/ST-owned MSEs on technology upgradation, operated via NSIC National SC-ST Hub.
35%–55% subsidies for polyhouses, cold chain and horticulture infrastructure
40% subsidy up to ₹10 lakh for coir processing units + free spinning wheels for women artisans
Chhattisgarh: India's most generous industrial incentive policy — 40%–70% interest subsidy + 100% stamp duty exemption