State government startup schemes
26 verified programmes in the CapEasy funding directory. Every entry links to its official source.
Every major Indian state runs its own startup policy, and the support on offer — seed grants, interest subvention, patent-cost reimbursement, rent subsidy — is frequently more accessible than central schemes because the applicant pool is smaller. The catch is that almost all of them require your registered office, and sometimes your operations, to be in that state.
State schemes also change with policy cycles in a way central schemes do not: a state startup policy typically runs a fixed multi-year term and is then revised, so an entry that was accurate last year may describe a lapsed policy. Each entry here links to the official state portal, which is the position of record.
Reviewed July 2026. Government programmes change — always confirm current eligibility, amounts and deadlines on the official programme page before applying.
Early Stage Funding
Startup Odisha Incubator Support Scheme
Creative Economy Fund
Mukhyamantri Udyam Kranti Yojana (MMUKY)
Gujarat Startup Policy — Seed Support / Sustenance Allowance
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New Entrepreneur cum Enterprise Development Scheme (NEEDS)
Scaleup Seed Fund
Startup Odisha — Startup Incentives / Funding
Startup Odisha Financial Assistance Scheme (Recognized Startups)
Kerala Startup Mission — Seed Grant
Seed Loan
TANSEED
TANSEED 8.0 — Tamil Nadu Seed Grant Funding
Unemployed Youth Employment Generation Programme (UYEGP)
Bihar Startup Policy — Seed Capital
Haryana Startup Policy — Seed Grant
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Reimbursement Scheme (Patent / Design / Trademark / Copyright)
Startup Srujan S4 Grant (SRUJAN-2025)
Gujarat State Bankable Scheme
Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan (MYUVA)
Uttar Pradesh Startup Policy 2020 — Sustenance Allowance, Prototype Development & Seed/Marketing Assistance
Kerala Startup Mission — Innovation Grant
Student Startup and Innovation Policy for the State of Gujarat (SSIP 2.0)
AI First Fund — AI First by Alumni Ventures
Fund of Funds
Uttar Pradesh Startup Policy 2020 (First Amendment 2022) - Startup Incentives
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Questions founders ask.
Usually not. Most state schemes require the applicant entity to be registered in that state, and several also require a minimum period of operations or a local employment commitment. Some accept a registered branch office. The eligibility summary on each entry states what that scheme asks for.
Often yes, since they are separate budgets — but not always, and some state schemes reduce their grant by whatever central support you have received for the same expenditure. Never assume they stack; confirm with the state nodal agency in writing.
Many do, because states piggyback on the central DPIIT definition of a startup rather than maintaining their own. Getting DPIIT recognition first is usually the efficient order of operations.