Which government scheme is your startup leaving unclaimed?
Every state runs its own startup policy, and most founders check the one for
the state they registered in and stop there. This lists 22 state
policies and the one national seed scheme side by side, so you can see what a
neighbouring state pays for that yours does not — seed grants, SGST
reimbursement, stamp duty exemption, and patent or trademark filing cost,
which is the line most founders never think to check.
Approved in 2025 with a target of 50,000 recognised startups, the policy leans on a state-run Maha-Fund for early loans and pays for patent filing, quality certification and exhibition costs directly.
Chief Minister's Maha-Fund: Loans of Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh for early-stage entrepreneurs, routed through partner financial institutions.
Patent registration support: Financial support for domestic and international patent filing costs.
Quality certification: Reimbursement for product quality certification expenses.
MP backs this policy with a Rs 100 crore Startup Capital Fund routed through empanelled investment funds, on top of a direct seed grant and patent assistance for startups working with a state-recognised incubator.
Seed grant: Up to Rs 30 lakh, through one of 72 state-recognised incubators.
Startup Capital Fund: Rs 100 crore fund, co-investing in DPIIT-recognised MP startups via empanelled Alternative Investment Funds.
TN funds early-stage research and prototyping through a dedicated Rs 50 crore seed grant fund built with universities and financial institutions, alongside patent and technology-acquisition reimbursement.
Prototype / PoC grant: Up to Rs 10 lakh, with an additional Rs 5 lakh for DeepTech and hardware startups.
TN Startup Seed Grant Fund: Rs 50 crore fund for early-stage research and innovation financing.
Patent and technology cost reimbursement: Domestic and international patent filing, quality certification and technology-acquisition costs reimbursed up to prescribed limits.
Punjab's incentives run through the Startup Punjab Hub, and unusually for a state policy they include a standing interest subsidy on top of the seed grant and patent support.
Seed grant: Up to Rs 3 lakh for idea validation, prototyping, travel, market research and initial setup.
Patent filing support: Up to Rs 2 lakh domestic, Rs 10 lakh international.
Interest subsidy: 8% a year on bank or NBFC loans, up to Rs 5 lakh a year for 5 years.
Kerala's patent support was built with student inventors in mind as much as startups, and it is one of the few state schemes that also subsidises the interest on a loan taken to commercialise a patented product.
Idea grant: Up to Rs 3 lakh at the design or concept stage, under the Innovation Grants scheme.
Patent Support System: Reimburses patent cost including consultation fee, up to Rs 2 lakh per Indian patent, Rs 10 lakh for foreign patents on one subject matter.
Loan interest subsidy: For 5 years, on loans taken to commercialise a patent-based product.
Patent and trademark reimbursement schemes only pay out once the filing itself
exists — the state reimburses a cost you have already committed to, it does
not cover the decision to file. Our registered Patent & Trade Marks Agents
handle the filing and can flag which of these schemes your business already
qualifies for.
Compiled from official sources, not a live feed. Every scheme
here is checked against the state's own start-up portal or policy notification,
or, where a state runs nothing of its own, the DPIIT-run Startup India state-policy
page. Last checked 23 Aug 2026.
Rates and caps change. A state policy is typically revised every
year or two, sometimes by a notification that adjusts one figure rather than the
whole document. Confirm the current cap with the state, or with us, before relying
on one.
This is not a marketplace and nothing here is legal advice.
We list what a scheme pays for; whether your business qualifies, and how to
document a claim, is a separate conversation.