Central Schemes Directory
Browse, search, and filter every central government startup scheme by support category, stage, and sector.
Startup India Seed Fund Scheme
Get up to ₹20 lakh in grants and ₹50 lakh in investment to validate your idea, build a prototype, and enter the market.
Fund of Funds for Startups
A ₹10,000 crore fund that backs SEBI-registered venture funds (AIFs), which in turn invest equity in DPIIT-recognised startups.
Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0
A new ₹10,000 crore fund of funds channeling capital through AIFs into deep tech, manufacturing and other priority startups.
Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups
Government guarantees up to ₹20 crore on loans to DPIIT-recognised startups, so lenders can fund you without collateral.
Scheme for Facilitating Startups Intellectual Property Protection
Free IP facilitator support to file patents, trademarks and designs — startups pay only statutory government fees.
GeM Startup Runway
Sell your innovative products directly to government buyers on GeM, with exemptions from prior turnover, experience and EMD requirements.
NIDHI – Seed Support Program (SSP)
Seed support through NIDHI STEPs/TBIs for incubated DPIIT startups to fund product development, testing, trials and mentoring.
NIDHI – Promotion and Acceleration of Young and Aspiring Technology Entrepreneurs (PRAYAS) 2.0
Prototyping grants of up to ₹20 lakh (₹40 lakh at deep-tech APCs) for innovators and young startups via PRAYAS Centres.
Research, Development & Innovation (RDI) Scheme
Debt and equity funding covering 50% of R&D project costs or funding rounds, via fund managers under a ₹1 lakh crore scheme.
National Quantum Mission (NQM)
Seed, prototype and scale-up funding for quantum technology startups and R&D routed through NQM Thematic Hubs.
Promoting Innovations in Individuals, Start-ups and MSMEs
Grants for individual innovators, startups and MSMEs to build prototypes and commercialise ideas — up to ₹50 lakh in project support.
Biotechnology Ignition Grant Scheme
Grant-in-aid of up to ₹50 lakh over 18 months for biotech startups and entrepreneurs to turn scientific ideas into products.
Biotechnology Innovation Fund – Accelerating Entrepreneurs
BIRAC fund of funds whose partner AIFs invest up to ₹7 crore equity (plus ₹3.5 crore follow-on) in scaling biotech startups.
BIRAC Incubator SEED Fund
Seed equity funding of up to ₹30 lakh, routed through incubators, for biotech, med-tech and life sciences startups.
LEAP Fund – Launching Entrepreneurial Driven Affordable Products
Equity funding above ₹30 lakh and up to ₹1 crore per startup to help biotech startups pilot and commercialise products.
Social Innovation Programme for Products Affordable & Relevant to Social Health
Grant-in-aid of up to ₹50 lakh over 18 months to build affordable healthcare products for underserved communities.
Agri Fund for Startups & Rural Enterprises
A ₹750 crore blended fund investing up to ₹25 crore per startup in agriculture and rural enterprises, plus incubation support.
Innovation & Agri-Entrepreneurship Program
Pre-seed grants up to ₹5 lakh and seed grants up to ₹25 lakh with incubation and mentoring for DPIIT-recognised agri-startups.
Startup Accelerators of MeitY for Product Innovation, Development & Growth
Up to ₹40 lakh investment plus equal matching private funding and acceleration services to scale your IT product startup.
Gen-Next Support for Innovative Startups
Funding from ₹10 lakh up to ₹1 crore plus mentoring and infrastructure for tech startups in Tier-II and Tier-III cities.
STPI – Next Generation Incubation Scheme
Seed funding up to ₹25 lakh plus incubation, labs, and mentoring for software-product startups at STPI centres in Tier-II/III cities.
Chips to Startup Programme
Financial and technical support, EDA tools, and fab access for chip-design projects by institutions, startups, and MSMEs.
Innovations for Defence Excellence
Defence innovation grants of ₹1.5–10 crore plus incubator support for startups and MSMEs solving military challenges.
Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX
Grants up to ₹25 crore (50% of product budget) for startups building strategic defence and aerospace technologies via iDEX challenges.
Technology Development Fund
DRDO grants covering up to 90% of a ₹10 crore project cost for Indian companies and startups developing defence technologies.
IN-SPACe Seed Fund Scheme
Grants of ₹1 crore plus mentoring for DPIIT-recognised early-stage space startups moving ideas from concept to prototype.
Digital Communication Innovation Square
Milestone-based telecom R&D funding — up to ₹50 lakh for startups, ₹2 crore for MSMEs, ₹10 crore for bigger technology products.
Grant for Research & Entrepreneurship across Aspiring Innovators in Technical Textiles
Grant-in-aid up to ₹50 lakh plus incubator support to turn technical-textile prototypes into market-ready products.
Bharat’s Hub for Agritech, Resilience, Advancement & Incubation for Export Innovation
APEDA acceleration, market access, and ecosystem connections to make agri-food and agritech startups export-ready.
Promotion of Research & Innovation in Mining, Minerals & Recycling Sector
Milestone-based grants up to ₹2 crore for early-stage mining, minerals, metals, and recycling startups to build prototypes and pilots.
NIDHI – Entrepreneur in Residence
Monthly fellowship of ₹10,000–₹30,000 for up to 18 months, plus co-working space and mentoring to turn your startup idea into a business.
National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems – Technology Innovation Hubs
25 Technology Innovation Hubs give startups, students, and researchers funding and non-financial support to build advanced-tech products.
National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations - Technology Business Incubator
Grant support for institutions to set up Technology Business Incubators, covering capital and recurring costs of running the incubator.
NIDHI - Inclusive-Technology Business Incubator
Up to ₹5 crore over 3 years for institutions in underserved regions to set up inclusive incubators hosting 30+ local startups.
NIDHI-Accelerator
Up to ₹40 lakh per cohort for DST-backed incubators to run accelerator programs with mentoring, networking, and demo-day awards.
NIDHI-Centres of Excellence
Gives established incubators up to ₹50 crore over 5 years to build world-class facilities for high-potential tech startups.
BioAngels
Connects biotech and related startups with angel investors who bring funding, deep domain mentoring, and industry access.
BioNEST Programme
Grant-in-aid for institutions and incubators to build bio-incubation facilities with shared labs and equipment for biotech startups.
Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme
Cost-sharing R&D support with industry; first-time BIRAC applicants can get a one-time grant-in-aid of up to ₹50 lakh.
Empowering Youth for Undertaking Value Added Innovative Translational Research
Gives students and young researchers fellowships of ₹30,000-₹50,000 a month plus research grants up to ₹5 lakh for biotech ideas.
Students Innovations for Translation & Advancement of Research Explorations
Grants up to ₹15 lakh plus training and mentoring for biotech student innovators to turn research ideas into startups.
Promoting Academic Research Conversion to Enterprise
BIRAC grants for academia to develop biotech proofs-of-concept and validate them with industry partners — up to ₹50 lakh under AIR.
Small Business Innovation Research Initiative
100% BIRAC grant-in-aid up to ₹50 lakh (partial above that) for biotech startups developing and validating products with partners.
TIDE 2.0 – Technology Incubation & Development of Entrepreneurs
Grants from ₹4 lakh to ₹40 lakh plus incubation and mentoring for DPIIT-recognised IT startups, from idea to market-ready product.
Design Linked Incentive Scheme
EDA tools, IP cores and incentives up to ₹15 crore (design) plus ₹30 crore (deployment) for Indian chip-design startups and MSMEs.
Antariksh Venture Capital Fund/ Space VCF
A ₹1,005 crore government-anchored VC fund that makes equity investments in unlisted Indian space companies at TRL 4 and above.
Space Technology Adoption Fund
Funds up to 60% of project cost (capped at ₹25 crore) to help space companies turn TRL-3/4 technologies into market-ready products.
Credit Guarantee Trust Fund for Micro & Small Enterprises
Get collateral-free bank loans as a micro or small enterprise, with the trust guaranteeing cover of up to ₹10 crore per borrower.
Self-Reliant India Fund
Growth capital as equity or quasi-equity for MSMEs through government-backed Daughter Funds under a ₹50,000 crore provision.
MSME Champions Scheme (erstwhile Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme for Technology Upgradation (CLCS-TU))
Subsidies and support for MSMEs covering ZED certification, lean manufacturing, design, IPR, incubation and technology upgradation.
International Cooperation Scheme
Reimburses MSMEs for participating in international trade fairs, exhibitions, and buyer-seller meets to enter export markets.
National SC-ST Hub Scheme
Gives SC/ST entrepreneurs subsidies, training, marketing and mentoring support, and access to government procurement.
Atal Innovation Mission – Atal Tinkering Labs
Gives schools a ₹20 lakh grant-in-aid to set up Atal Tinkering Labs where students learn STEM and innovation skills.
Atal Incubation Centres
Funds institutions with grants-in-aid of up to ₹10 crore to set up world-class, sector-specific startup incubation centres.
Atal Community Innovation Centres
Grants institutions up to ₹2.5 crore to set up community innovation centres for entrepreneurs in underserved regions.
Scheme for Scale-up Support to Established Incubation Centres
Gives established incubators grant-in-aid of up to ₹10 crore to expand space, teams, equipment and seed funding for more startups.
Agriculture Infrastructure Financing Facility
3% per annum interest subvention on loans up to ₹2 crore for post-harvest infrastructure and community farming projects, for up to 7 years.
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
Collateral-free Mudra loans up to ₹20 lakh from banks, NBFCs and MFIs to start, run or expand a small business.
Stand-Up India
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up their first greenfield business.
Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme
Gives micro food processing units a 35% capital subsidy up to ₹10 lakh, plus training, seed capital for SHGs and incubation support.
IFSCA Fintech Incentive Scheme
Grants of up to ₹75 lakh for fintech startups at GIFT IFSC to build products, run PoCs and sandboxes, and go to market.
Technology Development-cum-Incubation Centers
DAE incubation centres give startups and MSMEs prototyping facilities, test beds, and mentors to commercialise nuclear-sector tech.
Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme
Gives rural SHG members local business support and Community Enterprise Fund capital to start small non-farm businesses.
Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Castes
Concessional loans of ₹10 lakh to ₹15 crore at a 4% coupon rate for businesses majority-owned by Scheduled Caste entrepreneurs.
Science Technology and Innovation (STI) Hubs for Development of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) Communities
Funds academic and S&T institutions to set up STI Hubs that improve SC and ST community livelihoods through technology.
National Livestock Mission
100% central assistance for extension, R&D and innovation in livestock, plus startup incentives and a Grand Challenge programme.
Mission on Advanced and High-Impact Research
Project-based financial support to research, develop and demonstrate emerging power and clean-energy technologies at scale.
Yuva Sahakar – Cooperative Enterprise Support and Innovation Scheme
Long-term finance with a 2% interest concession on term loans for newly formed cooperative societies with innovative ideas.
Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme
Business and technical skills training through three modules to help aspiring and existing entrepreneurs start and grow MSMEs.