Register your startup
Eligibility Criteria for Startup Recognition?
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The Startup should be incorporated as a private limited company or registered as a partnership firm or a limited liability partnership
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Turnover should be less than INR 100 Crores in any of the previous financial years
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An entity shall be considered as a startup up to 10 years from the date of its incorporation
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The Startup should be working towards innovation/ improvement of existing products, services and processes and should have the potential to generate employment/ create wealth. An entity formed by splitting up or reconstruction of an existing business shall not be considered a "Startup".
BENEFITS OF STARTUP
Access to
Rs. 10,000
crore funds
of funds
Income Tax exemptions
for 3 years
Easy Winding
Up of the Company
Self
Certification
under 6 Labour Laws and 3
Environment
Laws
Easier Public
Procurement
Norms
Rebate on
Start-Up Patent
& IPR Application
fees
Tax
Exemptions
Under Section 56
of Income Tax
Act, 1961
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GOVERNMENT SCHEMES FOR STARTUPS
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Seed fund scheme
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Samridhi Scheme
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Venture capital scheme
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Support for International Patent Protection in Electronics and Information Technology (SIP-EIT)
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Revamped Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI)
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Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG)
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SIDBI Make in India Soft Loan Fund for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises
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Bridge loans against generation-based incentive (GBI) claims
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Self-Employment Lending Schemes- Credit Line 2- term loan scheme
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Self-Employment Lending Schemes- Credit Line 1-Term Loan Scheme
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Raw Material Assistance Scheme
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Credit Facilitation Through Bank
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Coir Udyami Yojana
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Marketing Development Assistance
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Marketing Development Assistance Scheme for Medical tourism/wellness tourism service providers
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Assistance under Scheme for setting up Tea Boutiques in India for Domestic Promotion
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Swarojgar Credit Card
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Micro Exporters Policy (MEP)
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ISO 9000/ISO 14001 Certification Reimbursement
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Lean Manufacturing Competitiveness for MSMEs
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Composite Loan
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The Samridhi Fund
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Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises
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Research & Development In Processed Food Sector
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Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES FOR STARTUPS
What is Start-up India Seed Fund Scheme?
DPIIT has created Start-up India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) with an outlay of INR 945 Crore to provide financial assistance to start-ups for Proof of Concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry, and commercialization. It will support an estimated 3,600 entrepreneurs through 300 incubators in the next 4 years.
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Outlay of INR 945 Crore to provide financial assistance to startups for Proof of Concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry, and commercialization.
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It will support an estimated 3,600 entrepreneurs through 300 incubators in the next 4 years.
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A grant of upto 5 crores would be provided to a selected incubator.
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Objective of The Scheme
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The main objective of the scheme is to promote the startups, generate employment and wealth creation.
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Enable the startups to graduate to a level where they will be able to raise investments from angel investors or venture capitalists or seek loans from commercial banks or financial institutions.
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Startup India Seed Fund Scheme aims to provide financial assistance to startups for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry and commercialization.
Eligibility Criteria - Startups
DPIIT has created Start-up India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) with an outlay of INR 945 Crore to provide financial assistance to start-ups for Proof of Concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry, and commercialization. It will support an estimated 3,600 entrepreneurs through 300 incubators in the next 4 years.
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Have not received more than Rs.10 lakh of monetary support under any other Central or State Government scheme.
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Must have a business idea to develop a product or a service.
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Recognized by DPIIT, incorporated not more than 2 years ago at the time of application.
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Shareholding by Indian promoters in the startup should be at least 51%.
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Should be using technology in its core product or service.
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Benefits Of The Scheme For Start-ups
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Upto 20 lakhs of grant for validation, Proof of Concept and Prototype development.
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Upto 50 lakhs as investment for market entry, commercialization, or scaling up.
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Sector-agnostic.
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Year-round 'Call for Applications and Incubators and Startups
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Startups can apply to 3 Incubators simultaneously.
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No mandatory physical Incubation.