Grants Given to Startups
Verified central, state and sector-specific grants for Indian startups — what you get, who decides, what papers you need. We file the application for you.
A grant is money a government body gives a startup without asking for repayment or equity. India runs more of them than most founders realise — but they open and close without much notice, and half the lists online still carry schemes that shut a year ago. This section lists 40 schemes that were live or running recurring calls when we checked on 4 September 2026, sorted the same way the subsidy pages are: central, state, and sector.
Every page tells you the same five things: what kind of support it is (grant, equity, guarantee or market access), how much and on what terms, which department or agency decides, what documents you will need, and the conditions that quietly disqualify people. We do not describe how to apply, because that is the part we do for you.
Not listed, on purpose
SISFS closed on 31 May 2026. SIPP lapsed on 31 March 2026. DoT's DCIS and APEDA's BHARATI have no open window. We list only what you can actually file for today.
Fee to file any one scheme through us: ₹9,999, inclusive of GST. Call +91 93522 96200.
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Central Government Grants
8 schemes. Schemes run by DPIIT, DST, MeitY and the Ministry of MSME that any DPIIT-recognised startup can use, whichever state it is registered in.
Learn MoreState Government Grants
8 states, 9 schemes. Seed grants, sustenance allowances and work orders that stack on top of central benefits — Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh.
Learn MoreSector-Specific Grants
6 sectors, 23 schemes. Biotech, defence, agriculture, space, semiconductors and IT, quantum, textiles, mining and fintech — the larger cheques, tied to a domain.
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Application fee: ₹9,999, inclusive of all GST
One flat fee per scheme, and our team prepares and files the application on your behalf. You do not deal with the portal, the incubator or the department yourself.
- Eligibility check against the scheme's current guidelines
- Document checklist and review of every paper before filing
- Application drafted and filed by our team on your behalf
- Replies to queries from the department or incubator
- Status follow-up until the sanction or rejection letter
Professional fee for preparing and filing one application. It is not a government fee, and it does not guarantee sanction — that decision rests with the scheme's committee.
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Questions founders ask before they apply
Which grants are listed here, and which were left out?+
Only schemes that were accepting applications, or run recurring calls, on 4 September 2026. Four well-known names are deliberately absent: the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (closed to new applications on 31 May 2026), the SIPP patent-facilitation scheme (lapsed on 31 March 2026 with no renewal notified), DoT's Digital Communication Innovation Square (scheme term ended with FY 2025-26) and APEDA's BHARATI accelerator (pilot cohort concluded in June 2026, no second call). If any of these reopen, they will be added back.
What does the ₹9,999 fee cover?+
Preparation and filing of one application for one scheme: eligibility check, document review, drafting, portal filing by our team, replies to queries, and follow-up until the sanction decision. It is our professional fee, inclusive of GST. Government fees, where any exist, are separate, and the fee does not guarantee approval.
Can a startup take a state grant and a central grant together?+
Usually yes — state benefits are designed to stack on central ones. Watch the caps that bite in the other direction: the IN-SPACe Seed Fund bars startups that have already taken more than ₹50 lakh from any government scheme, and several incubator-routed grants ask you to declare prior support. We check the stacking rules before recommending a sequence.
Is DPIIT recognition compulsory?+
For most central schemes, yes. There are exceptions worth knowing: DSIR PRISM and NIDHI-PRAYAS accept individual innovators, CGTMSE covers any micro or small enterprise, and TDF and iDEX accept MSMEs that are not startups. State schemes need registration on that state's own startup portal in addition to, not instead of, DPIIT recognition.
How current is this information?+
Each page shows the date it was last checked (4 September 2026). Figures were cross-checked against the DPIIT Playbook of Government Schemes for Startups (June 2026) and the scheme's own guidelines. Where the two disagreed — for example DRDO's TDF, where the playbook still shows the old ₹10 crore ceiling but the Ministry raised it to ₹50 crore — the official notification wins and the page says so.
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