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Startup-specific · Cross-sector
#Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)
Grant / Debt — Startup via incubator
Up to ₹20 lakh grant for PoC/prototype/trials; up to ₹50 lakh through convertible debentures, debt or debt-linked instruments for market entry/scaling.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- DPIIT
- Who can apply?
- DPIIT-recognised; not more than two years old at application; technology-enabled scalable idea; prior government monetary-support restriction of ₹10 lakh.
- Application route
- Through eligible incubators and the SISFS portal. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Published application deadline passed: the playbook and official portal state 31 May 2026. Disbursals are not the same as new applications. Official notice separately checked 9 September 2026.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 32. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Cross-sector
#Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS)
Equity — Startup via AIF
₹10,000 crore fund corpus; startup investment depends on the supported AIF.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- DPIIT / SIDBI
- Who can apply?
- SEBI-registered AIFs apply for scheme capital; eligible DPIIT-recognised startups receive investment from selected AIFs.
- Application route
- Startups approach relevant supported funds; AIFs use SIDBI’s fund-application route. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Not a direct government grant application for a startup. The fund corpus is not a per-startup limit.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 33. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Deep tech / manufacturing
#Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0
Equity — Startup via AIF
₹10,000 crore corpus, deployed through AIFs for specified priority segments and other eligible startups.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- DPIIT / implementing agencies
- Who can apply?
- AIFs are scheme applicants; DPIIT-recognised startups are investees. Deep tech and innovative manufacturing are among the stated priorities.
- Application route
- Approach supported AIFs; implementing agencies provide capital to those funds. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Fund selection, investment mandate, valuation and diligence still apply. No fixed startup ticket is established here.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 34. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Cross-sector
#Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS)
Guarantee — Lender; startup borrows
The playbook describes maximum guarantee of ₹20 crore or actual outstanding credit, whichever is less, subject to the cover rules.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- DPIIT / NCGTC
- Who can apply?
- DPIIT-recognised startup borrowers; eligible banks/FIs, RBI-registered NBFCs and SEBI-registered AIFs can become member institutions subject to conditions.
- Application route
- Apply through an eligible member institution or the listed Jan Samarth route. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- A lender guarantee is not a grant or loan waiver. Verify actual coverage percentage, fees and exclusions.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 35. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Cross-sector
#Startups Intellectual Property Protection (SIPP)
IP support — Startup through facilitator
Facilitator professional-fee support for patent, design and trademark filing/processing; startups generally bear statutory fees.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- DPIIT / CGPDTM
- Who can apply?
- DPIIT recognition; declaration against using another government scheme for facilitator/agent fees on the same IP application.
- Application route
- Use the IP India SIPP page and facilitator information. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Do not treat professional-fee support as payment of every statutory fee or a guarantee that the IP will be granted.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 36. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Cross-sector
#GeM Startup Runway
Market access — Startup seller
Government-buyer visibility and procurement relaxations such as prior turnover, experience and EMD, subject to applicable procurement requirements.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Commerce / GeM
- Who can apply?
- DPIIT-recognised startups registered as GeM sellers/service providers; the playbook also refers to other innovative entities.
- Application route
- Register/list through GeM Startup Runway. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Market access is not an assured order, turnover or cash grant. Check the specific procurement conditions.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 37. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Technology
#NIDHI – Seed Support Program (SSP)
Debt / Equity — Startup via STEP/TBI
Seed support for product development, testing, trials, test marketing, mentoring and related needs. Master table p. 14 states up to ₹1 crore subject to TBI rules.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Science & Technology
- Who can apply?
- DPIIT-recognised incubatee; at least three months’ residency at eligible STEP/TBI; at least 51% Indian-promoter shareholding.
- Application route
- Through supported STEP/TBI seed-support selection. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The master table describes debt/equity/convertible instruments. Do not describe every SSP award as a grant.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 38. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Technology
#NIDHI – PRAYAS 2.0
Grant / Incubation — Innovator or startup via centre
Level 1 PRAYAS Centres: up to ₹20 lakh prototyping grant. Advanced PRAYAS Centres: up to ₹40 lakh.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Science & Technology
- Who can apply?
- Individual innovator or DPIIT-recognised Indian startup; startup no more than five years old and annual turnover not exceeding ₹1 crore in any financial year.
- Application route
- Use PRAYAS/Advanced PRAYAS Centre calls; the playbook also describes the incubator-application route. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The ₹2 crore/₹4 crore annual centre budgets are not amounts payable to one startup.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 39. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Deep tech / manufacturing
#Research, Development & Innovation (RDI) Scheme
Debt / Equity — Company via fund manager
Playbook describes debt support at 50% of project cost or equity/equity-linked support at 50% of a funding round through second-level fund managers.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Science & Technology
- Who can apply?
- Private companies including DPIIT-recognised startups advancing RDI-intensive technologies; channel eligibility and selection apply.
- Application route
- Approach designated Second Level Fund Managers, including the stated TDB route. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- ₹1 lakh crore is the scheme outlay, not a startup grant. Financing instrument and approved cost/round matter.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 40. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Quantum
#National Quantum Mission (NQM)
Grant / Incubation — Startup or institution via hub
Quantum R&D, prototype, product-development and commercialisation support through thematic hubs. Master table p. 15 cites startup support up to ₹25 crore.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Science & Technology
- Who can apply?
- Quantum computing, communication, sensing/metrology or materials/devices; startup and institutional requirements differ.
- Application route
- Apply to relevant DST/NQM or thematic-hub calls/challenges. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The one-pager does not set a universal startup award. Confirm the current hub guidelines and applicable limit.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 41. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Technology
#PRISM – Individual, Startup and MSME Innovation
Grant — Innovator or eligible institution
Phase I: up to ₹2 lakh/90% or ₹20 lakh/90%, by category. Phase II: up to ₹50 lakh/50%. R&D proposals: up to ₹50 lakh/50%.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- DSIR in the playbook body; heading says DST
- Who can apply?
- Indian innovators with a working-prototype objective and eligible innovation-promoting institutions; component conditions apply.
- Application route
- Through DSIR/PRISM and its outreach/screening mechanism. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The one-pager’s heading says DST but its body/official route identify DSIR. This entry follows the named implementing route and flags the discrepancy. Use the lower applicable percentage/cap.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 42. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Biotech / health
#Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG)
Grant / Incubation — Innovator or startup
Up to ₹50 lakh grant-in-aid over up to 18 months, plus mentoring/networking.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Biotechnology / BIRAC
- Who can apply?
- Individual entrepreneurs and startups; incubation in an incubator is required in the one-pager.
- Application route
- Apply online to a BIRAC BIG call. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The source describes typical January/July calls, not a guarantee that a call is open today.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 43. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Biotech / health
#Biotechnology Innovation Fund – AcE
Equity — Startup via daughter fund
One-pager cites startup ticket up to ₹7 crore, with possible follow-on up to ₹3.5 crore, through daughter funds.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Biotechnology / BIRAC
- Who can apply?
- Biotech/allied startups and SMEs; SEBI Category I/II AIFs are AcE fund partners.
- Application route
- Approach relevant AcE-supported funds; refer to BIRAC fund-partner information. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The up-to-₹30 crore commitment and 30% cap concern a daughter fund, not an individual startup.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 44. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Biotech / health
#BIRAC Incubator SEED Fund
Equity — Startup via incubator
Up to ₹30 lakh as equity/equity-linked seed funding.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Biotechnology / BIRAC
- Who can apply?
- Biotech, medtech and life-sciences startups through participating incubators.
- Application route
- Use the participating BIRAC SEED incubators. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The funding instrument can dilute ownership; this is not the same as BIG’s grant.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 45. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Biotech / health
#BIRAC LEAP Fund
Equity — Startup via incubator
More than ₹30 lakh and up to ₹1 crore for piloting/commercialisation, as equity/equity-linked support.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Biotechnology / BIRAC
- Who can apply?
- Biotech, medtech or life-sciences startups selected through LEAP partners.
- Application route
- Approach participating BioNEST/LEAP fund partners. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- A requirement up to ₹30 lakh belongs to the SEED route under the source description; the ₹5 crore partner corpus is not a startup grant.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 46. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Biotech / health
#SPARSH – Social Health Innovation
Grant / Incubation — Startup or innovator
Up to ₹50 lakh grant-in-aid for up to 18 months under the described affordable-product component.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Biotechnology / BIRAC
- Who can apply?
- Category A of Component I includes Indian biotech startups/LLPs under three years old and specified researchers; separate SIIP component exists.
- Application route
- Submit to BIRAC’s thematic calls/LoI process. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Match the component and theme. Do not transfer one component’s eligibility to all SPARSH activities.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 47. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Agriculture / food
#AgriSURE – Agri Fund for Startups & Rural Enterprises
Equity / Debt — Startup or AIF
₹750 crore corpus split between ₹450 crore fund-of-funds and ₹300 crore direct route; startup ticket up to ₹25 crore subject to investment merit.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare / NABVENTURES
- Who can apply?
- Agriculture/rural-development startups and eligible AIFs investing in them.
- Application route
- Approach NABVENTURES via the direct or fund route. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The one-pager also mentions grant/incubation support, while its main structure is an AIF. Do not treat ₹25 crore as an unconditional grant; verify the actual instrument.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 48. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Agriculture / food
#RKVY – Innovation & Agri-Entrepreneurship
Grant / Incubation — Startup via R-ABI
Pre-seed support up to ₹5 lakh; seed-stage support up to ₹25 lakh through R-ABIs.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
- Who can apply?
- DPIIT-recognised startups in the relevant agriculture/allied programme.
- Application route
- Use the agri-startup portal and participating agri-business incubators. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Pre-seed and seed ceilings relate to distinct stages, not an automatic combined entitlement.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 49. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Software / ICT
#SAMRIDH – MeitY Startup Acceleration
Equity / Incubation — Startup via accelerator
Investment up to ₹40 lakh with matching private investment, plus acceleration services.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- MeitY / MeitY Startup Hub
- Who can apply?
- IT-based startups selected by supported accelerators; accelerator eligibility is separately specified.
- Application route
- Shortlist participating accelerators through MeitY Startup Hub. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Matching investment is valuation/stage-dependent; the accelerator’s service budget is not a direct startup grant.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 50. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Software / ICT
#GENESIS – Gen-Next Support for Innovative Startups
Mixed / Incubation — Startup via implementing agency
Investment/pilot support described from ₹10 lakh for early-stage to up to ₹1 crore for deep-tech startups, depending on component.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- MeitY / implementing agencies
- Who can apply?
- Tier-II/III technology startups benefit through eligible Section 8 entities, incubators, accelerators or educational/ecosystem institutions.
- Application route
- Refer to MeitY Startup Hub and the relevant implementing agency. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The source’s year-round application wording concerns the described agency route; check startup cohort availability separately.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 51. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Software / ICT
#STPI – Next Generation Incubation Scheme
Mixed / Incubation — Startup via STPI
Seed/risk funding up to ₹25 lakh for promising startups; labs, cloud/incubation, mentoring and market support.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- MeitY / STPI
- Who can apply?
- Indian software-product/technology ventures in the identified locations; some applicants may need private-company incorporation if selected.
- Application route
- Apply through STPI/NGIS during an open call. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Do not describe all seed/risk funding as non-repayable; check the instrument and location conditions.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 52. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Semiconductors / electronics
#Chips to Startup (C2S)
Incubation / Mixed — Institution or collaborative startup
EDA tools, IP cores, fabrication/MPW, prototyping, training and approved-project support.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- MeitY
- Who can apply?
- Academic/R&D bodies; startups/MSMEs through collaborative projects, challenges or RFPs.
- Application route
- Submit through the relevant C2S project/call route. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- No universal per-startup cash grant is specified in the one-pager.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 53. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Defence
#Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX)
Grant / Incubation — Startup, MSME or innovator
Grants ranging from ₹1.5 crore to ₹10 crore depending on the scheme/challenge, with partner-incubator support.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Ministry of Defence / DIO
- Who can apply?
- DPIIT-recognised startups, eligible Indian companies/MSMEs and individual innovators.
- Application route
- Apply to the relevant published iDEX challenge. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- An innovation award is not an assured procurement order. Check the exact challenge budget and milestones.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 54. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Defence
#ADITI – Advanced Defence Technology with iDEX
Grant — Startup or innovator
Up to 50% of the accepted Product Development Budget, capped at ₹25 crore.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Ministry of Defence / DIO
- Who can apply?
- DPIIT startups, eligible Indian companies and individual innovators addressing strategic defence challenges.
- Application route
- Apply through the published iDEX/ADITI challenge process. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Both percentage and rupee cap apply. The partner-incubator payment is separate from the innovator’s grant.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 55. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Defence
#Technology Development Fund (TDF)
Grant — Indian enterprise
The supplied one-pager states project cost up to ₹10 crore with maximum 90% funding.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- DRDO / Ministry of Defence
- Who can apply?
- Eligible Indian legal forms; the startup-specific route describes assisted incubation and at least 50% Indian citizen ownership/control.
- Application route
- Register and apply against DRDO/TDF project requirements. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Source-bound figure, not a certified current ceiling. Confirm the prevailing DRDO project/call limit before preparing a funding request; ₹10 crore project cost is not ₹10 crore grant.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 56. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Space
#IN-SPACe Seed Fund Scheme
Grant / Incubation — Startup
₹1 crore grant described for selected startups, released against milestones, plus mentoring/training.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- IN-SPACe / Department of Space
- Who can apply?
- DPIIT-recognised early-stage space-tech startup; prior Central/State monetary support not above ₹50 lakh under the source summary.
- Application route
- Apply when IN-SPACe announces an opportunity. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Check the specific thematic call, eligible costs and prior-support definition.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 57. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Telecom
#Digital Communication Innovation Square (DCIS)
Grant — Startup, MSME or innovator
Milestone-based support: startups up to ₹50 lakh; MSMEs up to ₹2 crore; specified technology products requiring higher funding up to ₹10 crore.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Telecommunications
- Who can apply?
- DPIIT startups; qualifying Indian MSMEs with stated ownership/headquarters conditions; innovators must meet startup/MSME conditions before agreement/fund release.
- Application route
- Apply via the DCIS portal. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Do not apply the ₹10 crore technology-product figure to every startup application.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 58. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Textiles
#GREAT – Technical Textiles Innovation
Grant / Incubation — Innovator or startup
Normally up to ₹50 lakh for up to 18 months; generally 40:40:20 milestone instalments.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Ministry of Textiles / NTTM
- Who can apply?
- Eligible incubated Indian innovator aged 21+; or eligible startup under five years, turnover below ₹100 crore and at least 51% Indian resident ownership/control.
- Application route
- Apply to NTTM/GREAT when invited. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The incubator’s additional 10% support is not additional startup cash. Check IP ownership in the incubation agreement.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 59. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Agriculture / food
#BHARATI – APEDA Export Innovation
Market access / Incubation — Startup, exporter or innovator
Export-readiness acceleration, compliance, ecosystem and market-access support.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- APEDA / Department of Commerce
- Who can apply?
- Agri-food/agritech startups, export-enabling technology providers, relevant innovators, APEDA exporters and FPCs described in the source.
- Application route
- Refer to APEDA’s BHARATI programme. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The one-pager does not establish a fixed cash-grant amount.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 60. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-specific · Mining / recycling
#S&T-PRISM – Mining, Minerals & Recycling
Grant / Incubation — Startup; separate incubator route
Startups: up to ₹2 crore milestone grant. Incubation centres: separate support up to ₹10 crore.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Ministry of Mines
- Who can apply?
- Early-stage mining/metals startups with functional-prototype or productisation potential.
- Application route
- Follow the Ministry of Mines programme guidelines and relevant call. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Do not confuse this Ministry of Mines programme with DSIR PRISM, or the incubator cap with startup funding.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 61. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Technology
#NIDHI – Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR)
Fellowship / Incubation — Individual via TBI
₹10,000–₹30,000 monthly fellowship for 12 months, extendable up to 18 months, plus workspace and mentoring.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Science & Technology
- Who can apply?
- Indian citizen with the stated four-year education route, or three-year degree/diploma and two years’ subsequent full-time experience.
- Application route
- Apply to the selected NIDHI-TBI’s local programme. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The TBI’s annual programme budget is separate from an individual fellowship.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 63. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Deep tech / manufacturing
#NM-ICPS – Technology Innovation Hubs
Mixed / Incubation — Startup or researcher via hub
Financial and non-financial support through 25 Technology Innovation Hubs for cyber-physical systems.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Science & Technology
- Who can apply?
- Startups, individuals, students, entrepreneurs and researchers invited under relevant hub projects.
- Application route
- Apply against the particular TIH’s call for proposals. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- No single per-startup award or universally open call is specified in the one-pager.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 64. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Cross-sector
#NIDHI – Technology Business Incubator
Incubation — Host institution / incubator
Capital and recurring support for eligible incubators; startups benefit from incubation services.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Science & Technology
- Who can apply?
- Eligible academic/technical/R&D host or Indian not-for-profit entity promoting research, innovation and entrepreneurship.
- Application route
- Institutions submit the prescribed DST proposal; startups approach an eligible incubator. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- This is not a direct startup infrastructure grant. Public/private host funding rules differ.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 65. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Technology
#NIDHI – Inclusive Technology Business Incubator
Incubation — Host institution / incubator
Up to ₹5 crore over three years to the i-TBI; specified public/private cost sharing.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Science & Technology
- Who can apply?
- Host space of at least 7,000 sq ft within the stated range; separate Section 8 entity; capacity for at least 30 innovative ventures; other host requirements.
- Application route
- Host applies through DST; founders access the supported centre. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- ₹5 crore is an incubator budget, not a per-startup benefit. Private/public non-recurring cost-sharing differs.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 66. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Technology
#NIDHI – Accelerator
Incubation — Accelerator; selected startup awards
Up to ₹40 lakh per cohort programme: up to ₹30 lakh accelerator cost and ₹10 lakh demo-day award budget.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Science & Technology
- Who can apply?
- Eligible government-supported incubator with at least three years’ existence and at least 20 nurtured/incubated startups.
- Application route
- Incubator applies to DST; startups participate in the supported cohort. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The ₹10 lakh is an award pool for top three to five startups, not ₹10 lakh guaranteed to each participant.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 67. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Deep tech / manufacturing
#NIDHI – Centres of Excellence
Incubation — Host institution / incubator
Enhanced institutional support up to ₹50 crore over five years, with distinct public/private provisions.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Science & Technology
- Who can apply?
- Incubator with at least five years’ experience; eligible not-for-profit structure and host-history conditions.
- Application route
- Institutions apply through the DST CoE route. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Do not apply the largest institutional ceiling to a private host or startup without reading the separate conditions.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 68. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Biotech / health
#BioAngels
Equity / Market access — Startup via investors
Angel-investor connections, mentoring and industry access; no fixed investment ticket specified.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- BIRAC / Indian Angel Network
- Who can apply?
- Biotech, medtech, healthtech, pharma, cleantech and agritech ventures.
- Application route
- Pitch through the BioAngels investment platform. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Private investment facilitation is not a government cash-grant entitlement.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 69. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Biotech / health
#BioNEST Programme
Incubation — Host institution / incubator
Need/scope-based grant for bio-incubation space, equipment, furniture and operations.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Biotechnology / BIRAC
- Who can apply?
- Eligible educational institutions, incubators, biotech parks, State S&T bodies/councils and research hospitals.
- Application route
- Institutions apply to BIRAC; startups approach supported bio-incubators. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The beneficiary of infrastructure funding is the approved host, not every incubated startup.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 70. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Biotech / health
#Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme (BIPP)
Grant / Mixed — Company or consortium
One-pager describes first-time BIRAC grant up to ₹50 lakh; where prior BIRAC funding exists, contribution restricted to 70% of the entity budget.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Biotechnology / BIRAC
- Who can apply?
- Eligible companies/LLPs, singly or in consortia, with permitted academic/research collaboration.
- Application route
- Apply online to a BIRAC BIPP call. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Source describes cost sharing and prior-funding distinctions. Confirm the current call rather than assuming the maximum on every project.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 71. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Biotech / health
#E-YUVA – Young Translational Researchers
Fellowship / Grant — Student / fellow via centre
Category-dependent fellowships and research grants; source quotes ₹30,000–₹50,000 monthly and ₹3–₹5 lakh annual research support.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Biotechnology / BIRAC
- Who can apply?
- Innovation fellows: Indian Master’s/PhD completers; E-YUVA fellows: Indian undergraduates, under their respective categories.
- Application route
- Apply through BIRAC/E-YUVA Centre calls and selection. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Do not apply the same fellowship amount to every undergraduate and postgraduate category.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 72. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Biotech / health
#SITARE – Student Biotech Innovation
Grant / Fellowship — Student / innovator
SITARE-GYTI: up to ₹15 lakh for qualifying translational projects. Appreciation: up to ₹1 lakh for selected BIIS participants.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Biotechnology / BIRAC
- Who can apply?
- GYTI: Indian PhD/Master’s students; Appreciation: undergraduates with the stated programme focus.
- Application route
- Apply against the relevant BIRAC or SITARE-partner call. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Two components and applicant groups; the awards must not be treated as one combined automatic grant.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 73. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Biotech / health
#PACE – Academic Research to Enterprise
Grant — Academic lead; industry partner
AIR: project cost up to ₹50 lakh with non-recurring cap of 10%. The one-pager says CRS has no funding ceiling, subject to approval.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Biotechnology / BIRAC
- Who can apply?
- AIR is academia-led; CRS requires industry/LLP collaboration with the stated Indian-shareholding condition.
- Application route
- Apply to the relevant BIRAC PACE call and component. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The master table gives indicative ranges while p. 74 states no CRS ceiling. Do not invent a fixed CRS entitlement; verify the component guideline.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 74. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Biotech / health
#Small Business Innovation Research Initiative (SBIRI)
Grant / Mixed — Biotech startup / collaborator
Source: up to ₹50 lakh project cost, 100% grant for selected applicants; above ₹50 lakh, ₹50 lakh plus 70% of excess cost.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Biotechnology / BIRAC
- Who can apply?
- Biotech startups with or without permitted academic/research collaboration.
- Application route
- Apply online during a BIRAC SBIRI call. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Illustration using the source formula: ₹1 crore accepted project cost gives ₹85 lakh support, subject to selection and current guidelines.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 75. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Software / ICT
#TIDE 2.0 – Technology Incubation
Fellowship / Grant / Equity — Startup via incubator
Up to ₹4 lakh idea-to-PoC support; ₹7 lakh prototype grant; ₹40 lakh investment for product development/market outreach.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- MeitY / MeitY Startup Hub
- Who can apply?
- IT-based DPIIT-recognised startups in the relevant programme/centre.
- Application route
- Approach participating MeitY Startup Hub incubators. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The ₹40 lakh investment is not described as a prototype grant. Check component and centre availability.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 76. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Semiconductors / electronics
#Design Linked Incentive (DLI)
Subsidy / Incubation — Domestic company / startup
Product-design reimbursement up to 50% of eligible expenditure, capped at ₹15 crore; deployment incentive 6% to 4% over five years, capped at ₹30 crore.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- MeitY / C-DAC
- Who can apply?
- Domestic chip/semiconductor-design companies, startups and MSMEs; domestic-status retention condition for three years after incentives.
- Application route
- Register and submit through the DLI portal. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Two different bases—eligible design spend and qualifying net sales—not an automatic ₹45 crore grant.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 77. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Space
#Antariksh Venture Capital Fund / Space VCF
Equity — Indian company via fund
Privately negotiated equity, convertible or other permissible investment; startup ticket not fixed in the one-pager.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- IN-SPACe / SIDBI Venture
- Who can apply?
- Unlisted Indian space-sector companies with TRL 4 or above under the source description.
- Application route
- Approach the SIDBI Venture-managed fund route. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The ₹1,005 crore initial close described in the playbook is a fund-level amount, not a company entitlement.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 78. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Space
#Space Technology Adoption Fund (TAF)
Grant — Startup / MSME / large company
Up to 60% of project cost for startups/MSMEs and 40% for large industry, capped at ₹25 crore per project.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- IN-SPACe / Department of Space
- Who can apply?
- Indian non-government entities advancing technologies from the stated TRL 3/4 toward TRL 8/9 stages.
- Application route
- Apply through IN-SPACe’s TAF route. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Illustration: ₹10 crore accepted startup project cost gives a ₹6 crore percentage limit, not ₹25 crore.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 79. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Cross-sector
#Credit Guarantee for Micro & Small Enterprises (CGTMSE)
Guarantee — Lender; MSE borrows
Source describes a ₹10 crore ceiling and a general 75% cover, with modified cover for specified categories.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Ministry of MSME / CGTMSE
- Who can apply?
- Eligible MSE lending through registered member lending institutions, including the stated trading scope.
- Application route
- Apply for the loan through a CGTMSE member lender. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Verify the operative eligible-credit ceiling, cover percentage and fee with the lender. A guarantee is not ₹10 crore cash assistance or automatic sanction.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 80. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Cross-sector
#Self-Reliant India Fund (SRI Fund)
Equity — MSME via daughter fund
Growth capital through daughter funds; ₹50,000 crore overall provision includes Government and private fund contributions.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Ministry of MSME / NVCFL
- Who can apply?
- Eligible growth-oriented MSMEs under the applicable definition.
- Application route
- Approach aligned empanelled daughter funds or record interest with NVCFL. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Fund corpus and private-capital mobilisation are not per-enterprise grant amounts.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 81. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Cross-sector
#MSME Champions – ZED, Lean & Innovative
Subsidy / Incubation / IP support — MSME
Component-wise certification, quality/testing, handholding, innovation, design and technology support.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Ministry of MSME
- Who can apply?
- Eligible MSMEs under the relevant ZED, Lean or Innovative component.
- Application route
- Use the relevant MSME component/CHAMPIONS guidance. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The playbook states a 2021-22 to 2025-26 period and describes Digital MSME as not yet launched. Check subsequent component continuation; do not label every component open.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 82. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Cross-sector
#International Cooperation Scheme
Subsidy / Market access — MSME / association
Reimbursement-based international market-development, first-time-exporter and market-intelligence support.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Ministry of MSME
- Who can apply?
- Eligible MSMEs, government organisations/institutions and registered industry associations; component conditions differ.
- Application route
- Apply via the MSME International Cooperation portal. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Eligible event, expense head, applicant and reimbursement limits need checking; no universal amount is specified here.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 83. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Cross-sector
#National SC-ST Hub
Subsidy / Market access — SC/ST entrepreneur / MSME
Source includes 25% machinery/equipment subsidy capped at ₹25 lakh under the relevant component, plus training/marketing and specified fee reimbursements.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Ministry of MSME / National SC-ST Hub
- Who can apply?
- Existing or aspiring SC/ST entrepreneurs and eligible enterprises under the relevant component.
- Application route
- Use the NSSH portal and applicable sub-scheme route. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Illustration: ₹60 lakh of accepted equipment cost gives ₹15 lakh at 25%, not the ₹25 lakh maximum.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 84. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Education
#Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL)
Grant / Incubation — School
₹20 lakh per selected school: ₹10 lakh capital and ₹10 lakh operations/maintenance over five years.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Atal Innovation Mission / NITI Aayog
- Who can apply?
- Eligible schools with at least Classes VI–X under the specified management types.
- Application route
- Schools apply through Atal Innovation Mission. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- School innovation infrastructure, not a direct grant to a startup or individual pupil.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 85. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Cross-sector
#Atal Incubation Centres (AICs)
Incubation — Host institution / incubator
Up to ₹5 crore without labs or ₹10 crore with sector-specific labs over five years, subject to host conditions.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Atal Innovation Mission / NITI Aayog
- Who can apply?
- Eligible academic and non-academic hosts; matching contribution differs for government/non-government applicants.
- Application route
- Hosts apply through AIM; startups approach the supported centres. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The incubator budget must not be shown as cash available to each startup.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 86. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Cross-sector
#Atal Community Innovation Centres (ACIC)
Incubation — Host institution / centre
Up to ₹2.5 crore in tranches; AIM support covers 50% with matching contribution.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Atal Innovation Mission / NITI Aayog
- Who can apply?
- Eligible academic/non-academic applicants with at least three years’ existence and the stated underserved-region focus.
- Application route
- Apply through AIM’s centre-selection process. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The remaining project contribution must come through the permitted PPP/private arrangement; startups are indirect beneficiaries.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 87. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Cross-sector
#Scale-up Support to Established Incubation Centres
Incubation — Established incubator
Up to ₹10 crore institutional grant, with activity-use and repeat-support conditions.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Atal Innovation Mission / NITI Aayog
- Who can apply?
- Eligible Indian legal entity; source uses the dated test of at least three years’ operation as of 1 August 2017.
- Application route
- Refer to AIM’s EIC guidelines and current calls. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The historical date is not silently converted into a rolling three-year condition. Confirm current applicability.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 88. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Agriculture / food
#Agriculture Infrastructure Financing Facility
Debt / Interest support — Eligible project borrower
3% annual interest subvention on loans up to ₹2 crore for a maximum of seven years.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
- Who can apply?
- Eligible post-harvest/community-farming infrastructure borrowers including specified farmers, FPOs, cooperatives, agri-entrepreneurs and startups.
- Application route
- Use the beneficiary portal and participating financing institution. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The support ceiling is not a ₹2 crore grant. Eligibility concerns the project asset/purpose, not only an agriculture-sector label.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 89. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Cross-sector
#Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY)
Debt — Micro-enterprise borrower
Shishu up to ₹50,000; Kishor above ₹50,000 to ₹5 lakh; Tarun above ₹5 lakh to ₹10 lakh; Tarun Plus above ₹10 lakh to ₹20 lakh.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Ministry of Finance / participating lenders
- Who can apply?
- Eligible income-generating micro/small businesses; master table p. 28 qualifies Tarun Plus for eligible repeat borrowers.
- Application route
- Apply through an eligible bank, NBFC/MFI, Jan Samarth or Udyamimitra route. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Highest-tier access is not automatic for a new borrower. The source summary and one-pager describe legal forms differently; confirm the lender’s applicable entity rules.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 90. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Cross-sector
#Stand-Up India
Debt — SC/ST or woman entrepreneur
Historical composite loan above ₹10 lakh and up to ₹1 crore; repayment up to seven years including up to 18 months’ moratorium.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Financial Services
- Who can apply?
- SC/ST applicant or woman above 18, for a qualifying greenfield enterprise.
- Application route
- Check DFS/lender communications for current availability or replacement arrangements. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Historical period: playbook p. 91 and DFS page state operation up to March 2025. Not labelled open. DFS status separately checked 9 September 2026.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 91. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Agriculture / food
#PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises
Subsidy / Debt — Micro unit; distinct group routes
Individual route: 35% credit-linked subsidy capped at ₹10 lakh per unit. Separate FPO/cooperative and SHG support is described.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Ministry of Food Processing Industries
- Who can apply?
- Eligible existing micro food-processing units/entrepreneurs and specified SHGs/FPOs/individuals; route conditions apply.
- Application route
- Refer to the PMFME portal and relevant State/lender process. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Illustration: 35% of ₹40 lakh accepted individual-unit cost is ₹14 lakh, limited to ₹10 lakh. Do not add benefits for other applicant categories.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 92. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Fintech
#IFSCA Fintech Incentive Scheme
Grant — Fintech; separate accelerator route
Startup grant up to ₹15 lakh; PoC ₹50 lakh; sandbox ₹30 lakh; green fintech ₹75 lakh; accelerator grant ₹10 lakh.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- IFSCA
- Who can apply?
- Eligible novel fintech idea/solution and applicable GIFT IFSC programme conditions; categories differ.
- Application route
- Use IFSCA’s application guidance for the relevant grant. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The largest green-fintech cap is not the standard startup grant. Do not automatically add all categories together.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 93. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Deep tech / manufacturing
#DAE Technology Development-cum-Incubation Centres
Incubation — Startup / MSME / industry
Prototype facilities, test beds, pilot access and sector/scientist mentoring.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Atomic Energy
- Who can apply?
- Enterprises with robust proposals based on sound original ideas in the centre’s technology scope.
- Application route
- Approach the appropriate DAE incubation centre/call. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- No standard per-startup cash-grant amount is established in this one-pager.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 94. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Rural / cooperative
#Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP)
Mixed / Incubation — Rural SHG-linked entrepreneur
Local enterprise support and access to the Community Enterprise Fund.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Ministry of Rural Development
- Who can apply?
- Rural SHG members/families in selected DAY-NRLM/SVEP blocks; State/UT implementation criteria apply.
- Application route
- Use the local programme and SVEP implementation route. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- A block-level programme budget is not an individual entrepreneur’s grant limit.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 95. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Cross-sector
#Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Castes
Debt / Equity — SC-promoted company
One-pager describes ₹10 lakh–₹15 crore loans at 4% coupon; project-cost share limits vary with assistance size.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment / IFCI Venture
- Who can apply?
- At least 51% SC shareholding and management control; six-month history up to ₹50 lakh assistance, twelve months above, as stated in the source.
- Application route
- Apply through the VCF-SC manager. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The master table uses equity/quasi-equity/debt framing; confirm the instrument, coupon and current terms rather than assuming every award is identical.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 96. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Rural / cooperative
#STI Hubs for SC/ST Communities
Grant / Incubation — Institution / community hub
Need-based assistance for equipment, small infrastructure, common facilities and technology-led livelihood interventions.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Science & Technology
- Who can apply?
- Relevant local academic/S&T institutions, R&D labs and S&T-based voluntary bodies serving the stated SC/ST catchment.
- Application route
- Refer to DST’s hub calls/guidelines. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- The funded applicant is the institution/hub; no fixed individual-startup grant is specified.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 97. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Agriculture / food
#National Livestock Mission (NLM)
Subsidy / Grant — Component-specific enterprise / institution
Master table describes 50% capital subsidy up to ₹50 lakh by category. The one-pager describes up to 100% approved extension/R&D/innovation support.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying
- Who can apply?
- Livestock enterprises under the appropriate component; p. 98 separately names research/State institutions and startups for innovation activities.
- Application route
- Use the appropriate NLM component and recommending/implementing authority. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- These are different components, not a blanket 100% factory subsidy or automatically stackable benefits. Confirm category and eligible costs.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 98. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Energy
#MAHIR – Advanced & High-Impact Power Research
Grant — Startup / industry / researcher
Project-specific research, demonstration and pilot funding; no uniform per-startup amount given.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Ministry of Power / MNRE
- Who can apply?
- Relevant academia, industry, startups and R&D institutions in the specified advanced power/clean-energy fields.
- Application route
- Apply against the relevant MAHIR call. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Funding depends on accepted scope, research area, infrastructure and budget—not only a clean-energy business label.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 99. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Rural / cooperative
#Yuva Sahakar – Cooperative Enterprise Support
Debt / Interest support — Cooperative society
Long-term cooperative finance with 2% interest concession under the scheme terms.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Ministry of Cooperation / NCDC
- Who can apply?
- Newly formed innovative cooperative societies; detailed qualifying conditions need review.
- Application route
- Use NCDC’s Yuva Sahakar application guidance. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- A private company or LLP is not automatically a cooperative applicant. Convergence with other subsidies remains subject to their terms.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 100. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
Startup-relevant · Cross-sector
#Entrepreneurship & Skill Development Programme
Training — Aspiring / existing entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship awareness, entrepreneurship-cum-skills and management-development training.
Eligibility, application route and important conditions
- Implementing agency
- Ministry of MSME
- Who can apply?
- Existing and aspiring entrepreneurs through the implementing agencies; programme targeting conditions apply.
- Application route
- Apply through MSME-DFOs, Technology Centres or other implementing agencies. Official scheme information
- Read this before estimating the benefit
- Training support is not a direct business seed grant.
Source: June 2026 playbook, page 101. Current call/availability must be confirmed.
