The Scheme Register
Every scheme. One register.
Central Government schemes and initiatives for startups — grants, equity, loans, incubation, and market access.
69
schemes catalogued across 25 ministries & departments
Source: DPIIT Playbook, June 2026
69 schemes
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
SISFS — Startup India Seed Fund Scheme
The Startup India Seed Fund Scheme helps new startups get early funding so they can turn ideas into real products and grow, filling the gap when they typically struggle to find initial investment.
Applications via government portal
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
FFS — Fund of Funds for Startups
The Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) provides capital to venture funds so they can invest in startups, helping increase the availability of funding and support the growth of India's startup ecosystem.
Applications via government portal
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0
Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 supports startups by channeling government capital into venture funds to boost investment in emerging businesses, aiming to fuel innovation in priority sectors.
Applications via government portal
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
CGSS — Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups
The Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS) helps startups access loans by assuring lenders that the government will cover part of the risk, making it easier for young businesses to get funding without collateral.
Applications via government portal
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
SIPP — Scheme for Facilitating Startups Intellectual Property Protection
The Scheme for Facilitating Startups Intellectual Property Protection (SIPP) helps startups protect their ideas by providing support and cost relief for filing patents, trademarks, and designs, encouraging innovation and safeguarding ownership.
Applications via government portal
Department of Commerce
GeM Startup Runway
The GeM Startup Runway enables startups to showcase and sell their innovative products directly to government buyers, helping them access public procurement opportunities and grow their business.
Applications via government portal
Department of Science and Technology
SSP — NIDHI – Seed Support Program
The NIDHI – Seed Support Program (SSP) provides early-stage funding and support to innovators to help them develop and validate their ideas, encouraging the creation of viable startups.
Applications via government portal
Department of Science and Technology
PRAYAS — NIDHI – Promotion and Acceleration of Young and Aspiring Technology Entrepreneurs 2.0
The NIDHI PRAYAS 2.0 scheme provides early-stage funding and prototyping support to young innovators, helping them turn their technology ideas into working products and viable startups.
Applications via government portal
Department of Science and Technology
RDI — Research, Development & Innovation Scheme
The Research, Development & Innovation (RDI) Scheme provides funding and support to help organizations create and improve new technologies or ideas so they can boost innovation, economic growth, and global competitiveness.
Applications via government portal
Department of Science and Technology
NQM — National Quantum Mission
The National Quantum Mission (NQM) supports research and development of advanced quantum technologies (like quantum computing and secure communication) so India can build cutting-edge capabilities and stay competitive in future tech.
Applications via government portal
Department of Science and Technology
PRISM — Promoting Innovations in Individuals, Start-ups and MSMEs
The PRISM scheme provides funding and support to individual innovators, startups, and small businesses so they can turn new ideas into useful products and grow their businesses.
Applications via government portal
Department of Biotechnology
BIG — Biotechnology Ignition Grant Scheme
The Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) Scheme provides early-stage funding and support to biotech innovators and startups so they can turn promising scientific ideas into viable products and businesses.
Applications via government portal
Department of Biotechnology
AcE — Biotechnology Innovation Fund – Accelerating Entrepreneurs
The Biotechnology Innovation Fund – Accelerating Entrepreneurs (AcE) provides financial support to biotech startups so they can develop and scale innovative solutions faster and bring them to market.
Applications via government portal
Department of Biotechnology
SEED — BIRAC Incubator SEED Fund
The BIRAC Incubator SEED Fund (SEED) provides early-stage funding through incubators to biotech startups so they can develop their ideas into viable products and launch successful businesses.
Applications via government portal
Department of Biotechnology
LEAP Fund – Launching Entrepreneurial Driven Affordable Products
The LEAP Fund supports entrepreneurs in creating affordable, innovative products so more people can access useful technologies while encouraging business growth.
Applications via government portal
Department of Biotechnology
SPARSH – Social Innovation Programme for Products Affordable & Relevant to Social Health
The SPARSH programme supports innovators in developing affordable health-related solutions so that essential healthcare products can reach and benefit underserved communities.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
AgriSURE — Agri Fund for Startups & Rural Enterprises
The AgriSURE Fund supports agri-startups and rural enterprises with funding and resources so they can develop innovative farming and rural solutions, improving livelihoods and strengthening the agricultural sector.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
RKVY — Innovation & Agri-Entrepreneurship Program
The Innovation & Agri-Entrepreneurship Program (RKVY) supports agri-startups with funding, mentorship, and incubation so they can develop innovative farming solutions and strengthen the agricultural sector.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
SAMRIDH — Startup Accelerators of MeitY for Product Innovation, Development & Growth
SAMRIDH is a government program that supports startups by funding and accelerating innovative tech products so they can grow faster and succeed in the market.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
GENESIS — Gen-Next Support for Innovative Startups
GENESIS is a government scheme that helps early-stage startups turn innovative ideas into viable businesses by providing funding, support, and guidance so new ventures can grow and create economic value.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
NGIS — STPI – Next Generation Incubation Scheme
NGIS is a government scheme that helps nurture early-stage tech startups by providing incubation support, funding, and mentorship so they can develop strong, scalable business ideas.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
C2S — Chips to Startup Programme
The program is to build India's semiconductor/chip-design ecosystem by training skilled manpower and supporting chip development.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Defence
iDEX — Innovations for Defence Excellence
iDEX is a government initiative that supports startups and innovators in building defence solutions so the military can access advanced, homegrown technologies and reduce reliance on imports.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Defence
ADITI — Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX
ADITI is a government program that supports startups and innovators in building new defence and aerospace technologies so India can become more self-reliant and technologically advanced.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Defence
TDF — Technology Development Fund
Technology Development Fund (TDF) is a government scheme that gives funding and support to Indian companies and startups to develop defence technologies locally so the country can reduce dependence on imports and strengthen self-reliance.
Applications via government portal
Department of Space
IN-SPACe Seed Fund Scheme
IN-SPACe Seed Fund Scheme helps early-stage space startups build and test new space-tech ideas by giving them grant funding, mentoring, and support to move from concept to prototype.
Applications via government portal
Department of Telecommunications
DCIS — Digital Communication Innovation Square
Digital Communication Innovation Square (DCIS) supports startups and innovators in developing new digital communication technologies so India can strengthen its telecom sector and drive self-reliance.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Textiles
GREAT — Grant for Research & Entrepreneurship across Aspiring Innovators in Technical Textiles
GREAT gives funding and incubator support to innovators and startups in technical textiles so they can turn prototypes into market-ready products and technologies.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
BHARATI — Bharat’s Hub for Agritech, Resilience, Advancement & Incubation for Export Innovation
BHARATI helps agri-food and agritech startups become export-ready by giving them acceleration support, market access, and connections to the ecosystem needed to sell innovative products globally.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Mines
S&T-PRISM — Promotion of Research & Innovation in Mining, Minerals & Recycling Sector
S&T-PRISM helps early-stage startups in mining, minerals, metals, and recycling turn innovative ideas into working prototypes and pilot-ready solutions through funding and incubation support.
Applications via government portal
Department of Science and Technology
EIR — NIDHI – Entrepreneur in Residence
NIDHI–EIR is a fellowship scheme that gives young people with startup ideas monthly financial support, workspace, and mentoring so they can turn their idea into a business
Applications via government portal
Department of Science and Technology
NM-ICPS — National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems – Technology Innovation Hubs
NM-ICPS Technology Innovation Hubs support people and startups working on advanced technologies by giving them funding and non-financial support to turn ideas into real products and businesses.
Applications via government portal
Department of Science and Technology
NIDHI-TBI — National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations - Technology Business Incubator
NIDHI-TBI supports institutions in setting up incubators so they can help technology-based ideas grow into startups.
Applications via government portal
Department of Science and Technology
i-TBI — NIDHI - Inclusive-Technology Business Incubator
NIDHI i-TBI supports institutions in underserved regions to set up incubators so local innovators and startups can get the space, funding, and support needed to build new ventures.
Applications via government portal
Department of Science and Technology
NIDHI-Accelerator
NIDHI-Accelerator helps incubators run short, intensive programs that give promising startups mentoring, networks, and demo-day support so they can grow faster.
Applications via government portal
Department of Science and Technology
CoE — NIDHI-Centres of Excellence
NIDHI-CoE supports established incubators in building world-class facilities and services so that high-potential technology startups can turn innovations into scalable businesses.
Applications via government portal
Department of Biotechnology
BioAngels
BioAngels helps biotech and related startups raise investment by connecting them with angel investors who also provide expert mentoring and industry access.
Applications via government portal
Department of Biotechnology
BioNEST Programme
The BioNEST program enables certain entities (educational institutions, incubators etc.) to create globally competent bio-incubation facilities for targeted scaling up of biotech startup ecosystem.
Applications via government portal
Department of Biotechnology
BIPP — Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme
Under BIPP, the Government offers support to startups in partnership with industries for research in frontier futuristic technology areas.
Applications via government portal
Department of Biotechnology
E-YUVA — Empowering Youth for Undertaking Value Added Innovative Translational Research
E-YUVA supports students and young researchers with funding, mentoring, and incubation support so they can turn useful biotech ideas into real solutions or startups.
Applications via government portal
Department of Biotechnology
SITARE — Students Innovations for Translation & Advancement of Research Explorations
SITARE supports student innovators in biotechnology with funding, training, and mentoring so they can turn promising research ideas into practical solutions or startups.
Applications via government portal
Department of Biotechnology
PACE — Promoting Academic Research Conversion to Enterprise
PACE helps academic institutions turn important research into early-stage products and then supports industry partnerships to validate and take those innovations closer to real-world use.
Applications via government portal
Department of Biotechnology
SBIRI — Small Business Innovation Research Initiative
SBIRI supports biotech startups by funding product and process innovation, often with research partners, so they can develop and validate ideas for commercial use.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
TIDE 2.0 – Technology Incubation & Development of Entrepreneurs
TIDE 2.0 helps early-stage tech startups get funding, incubation, and mentoring so they can turn ideas and prototypes into market-ready products.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
DLI — Design Linked Incentive Scheme
DLI provides incentives and access to advanced design infrastructure for domestic startups and MSMEs.
Applications via government portal
Department of Space
Antariksh Venture Capital Fund/ Space VCF
Antariksh Venture Capital Fund is a SEBI registered Alternative Investment Fund that invests in unlisted Indian space companies.
Applications via government portal
Department of Space
TAF — Space Technology Adoption Fund
The Space Technology Adoption Fund (TAF) helps Indian space companies turn early-stage technologies into commercial products by giving funding to support development and market readiness.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
CGTMSE — Credit Guarantee Trust Fund for Micro & Small Enterprises
Under the CGTMSE, collateral free loan is provided to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE) units.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
SRI Fund — Self-Reliant India Fund
The Self-Reliant India Fund (SRI Fund) helps MSMEs raise equity or quasi-equity capital through government-backed investment funds.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
MSME Champions Scheme (erstwhile Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme for Technology Upgradation (CLCS-TU))
The MSME Champions Scheme helps MSMEs improve quality, adopt better technology, become more competitive, and grow through support for certification, innovation, design, and lean manufacturing.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
International Cooperation Scheme
The International Cooperation Scheme helps MSMEs explore export markets by supporting their participation in international trade fairs, exhibitions, buyer-seller meets, and other activities that build global market access.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
National SC-ST Hub Scheme
The National SC-ST Hub Scheme helps SC/ST entrepreneurs start and grow businesses by providing support with funding, training, technology, marketing, and access to government procurement opportunities.
Applications via government portal
NITI Aayog
Atal Innovation Mission – Atal Tinkering Labs
Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATLs) are being established in schools across India as a workspace where students can learn innovation skills.
Applications via government portal
NITI Aayog
AICs — Atal Incubation Centres
Academic and non-academic institutions can apply to AIM to set up Atal Incubation Centres (AICs) that provide infrastructure and access to sectoral expertise to innovative startups.
Applications via government portal
NITI Aayog
ACIC — Atal Community Innovation Centres
Academic and non-academic institutions can apply to AIM to set up ACICs that provide infrastructure facilities and capacity building opportunities to entrepreneurs in aspiring cities.
Applications via government portal
NITI Aayog
EICs — Scheme for Scale-up Support to Established Incubation Centres
This Scheme helps established incubators expand their space, services, funding support, and infrastructure so they can support more startups.
Applications via government portal
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Agriculture Infrastructure Financing Facility
The facility offers an interest subvention of 3% per annum on loans for viable projects focused on post-harvest management infrastructure and community farming assets.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Finance
PMMY — Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
PMMY helps small businesses and entrepreneurs get collateral-free loans so they can start, run, or expand income-generating activities.
Applications via government portal
Department of Financial Services
Stand-Up India
Stand-Up India helps SC/ST and women entrepreneurs get bank loans to start a new business for the first time.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
PMFME — Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme
PMFME helps small food processing businesses become formal, improve their products, and grow by giving them financial support, training, and access to incubation facilities.
Applications via government portal
International Financial Services Centres Authority
IFSCA Fintech Incentive Scheme
The IFSCA Fintech Incentive Scheme gives grants to fintech startups to help them build products, test solutions, and grow from prototype to market at GIFT IFSC.
Applications via government portal
Department of Atomic Energy
Technology Development-cum-Incubation Centers
Technology Development-cum-Incubation Centers provide startups and industries research facilities, and mentoring to turn strong technology ideas into real products and businesses.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Rural Development
SVEP — Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme
SVEP helps rural SHG members and their families start small non-farm businesses by giving them local business support and access to capital.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
VCF-SC — Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Castes
The Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Castes (VCF-SC) helps SC entrepreneurs get affordable funding to start or grow businesses.
Applications via government portal
Department of Science and Technology
Science Technology and Innovation (STI) Hubs for Development of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) Communities
STI Hubs support local institutions in using science, technology, and innovation to improve livelihoods, preserve community knowledge, and create practical development solutions for SC and ST communities.
Applications via government portal
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying
National Livestock Mission
The National Livestock Mission helps startups and institutions in animal husbandry build businesses, improve innovation, and strengthen the livestock value chain from production to market.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Power and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
MAHIR — Mission on Advanced and High-Impact Research
MAHIR supports startups, industry, and research institutions in developing and testing advanced power and clean-energy technologies.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Cooperation
Yuva Sahakar – Cooperative Enterprise Support and Innovation Scheme
Yuva Sahakar helps newly formed cooperative societies get easier long-term finance and interest support.
Applications via government portal
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
ESDP — Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme
ESDP helps aspiring and existing entrepreneurs build business and practical skills so they can start, manage, and grow MSMEs.
Applications via government portal