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Every programme we cover is on this page before you type anything. The box and the filters only narrow it.
The register lists programmes by what they are to the business taking them — a grant, a credit guarantee, a subsidy, equity, debt — and marks the one distinction that matters most: whether the capital costs ownership. A programme applied for in separate parts stays one entry, because that is what it is.
Every entry carries the government document each fact came from and the date we last checked it, because scheme terms change and a confidently stale number is worse than none. Closed programmes stay listed and are marked closed rather than quietly removed.
Kind of capital
Cost to ownership
Instrument
Issued by
Window
9 of 9 scheme families
- Non-dilutiveCGSSCredit Guarantee Scheme for Startups
Credit guarantee of 85% of the amount in default for loans up to Rs.10 crore and 75% above Rs.10 crore, capped at Rs.20 crore per borrower, unlocking collateral-free debt.
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Up to ₹20 crore
Verified · Source
- Non-dilutiveDLI SchemeDesign Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme
Deployment DLI of 4-6% of net sales over 5 years (cap Rs 30 crore) for any domestic company; plus, for DPIIT startups / Udyam MSMEs, Product DLI reimbursing up to 50% of eligible design expenditure (cap Rs 15 crore), MPW & post-silicon validation reimbursement (up to Rs 30 lakh), and ChipIN access to the national EDA grid & IP core repository.
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
4–6%
Verified · Source
- Non-dilutiveNIDHI-PRAYAS 2.0NIDHI-PRAYAS 2.0 Prototyping Grant (PRAYASEE support)
Prototype grant up to Rs 20 lakh via a PRAYAS Centre (technology-based) or up to Rs 40 lakh via an Advance PRAYAS Centre (DeepTech / advanced), plus fab-lab access, mentorship, IP/legal help and investor connect; overall PC+APC cap Rs 40 lakh.
Department of Science & Technology
Up to ₹20 lakh
Verified · Source
- Non-dilutiveDSIR-PRISM Phase-IPRISM Phase-I — Individual Innovator (Proof of Concept / Prototype & Fabrication)
Grant up to INR 2L (Category-I, project <=INR 5L) or up to INR 20L (Category-II, project INR 5L-35L), each capped at 90% of approved project cost, plus technical/mentoring/patenting support.
2 parts, applied for separately
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
90%
Verified · Source
- DilutiveSIDBI-iDEX Seed Fund (SINE)SIDBI iDEX Seed Fund Programme at SINE, IIT Bombay
Equity / equity-like seed investment of Rs.10 lakh to Rs.1.5 crore per defence MSME/startup, in milestone-linked tranches, plus SINE incubation and mentorship.
SIDBI
₹10 lakh – ₹1.5 crore
Verified · Source
- DilutiveSIDBI SEED of a-IDEASIDBI Seed Fund Programme at a-IDEA
Seed equity funding of up to Rs.1 crore per selected AgriTech startup, plus mentoring and enterprise development support through a-IDEA.
SIDBI
Up to ₹1 crore
Verified · Source
- ClosedNon-dilutiveSISFSStartup India Seed Fund Scheme
Up to Rs 20 lakh grant for proof-of-concept / prototype / product trials, plus up to Rs 50 lakh as convertible debentures / debt for market entry, commercialization or scaling — each instrument availed once per startup.
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Up to ₹20 lakh
Verified · Source
- Non-dilutiveSMILESIDBI Make in India Soft Loan Fund for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Term loan generally up to Rs 1 crore for plant & machinery, repayable in up to 60 months including moratorium, with a soft-loan (quasi-equity) component funding part of the promoter contribution — 10% of project cost / Rs 20 lakh (general) rising to 15% / Rs 30 lakh for SC/ST/PwD/Women-promoted units holding a >=51% stake.
2 parts, applied for separately
SIDBI
₹10 lakh – ₹1 crore
Verified · Source
- Non-dilutiveSUIStand-Up India Scheme
Composite bank loan of Rs.10 lakh-1 crore covering up to 85% of project cost (term loan + working capital), borrower bringing a minimum 10% own contribution, with portal-based handholding support.
Department of Financial Services
₹10 lakh – ₹1 crore
Verified · Source
Before the money
Several central programmes here are gated behind a recognition rather than a scheme application. DPIIT Certificate of Recognition for Startups is free, takes days, and unlocks several of the entries above.
A shortlist is the start, not the answer — eligibility turns on registrations and filing history worth checking before anything is written. See how matching works.