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.
Rajasthan runs its startup support through the iStart platform, and rates it by a Bronze-to-Platinum grading that decides how much grant and loan capital a startup can draw as it grows.
Karnataka is targeting 25,000 new startups over five years, with the ELEVATE programme as its flagship grant and a patent-reimbursement scheme carried over from the state's earlier policy.
Haryana pairs its startup recognition with a straightforward net-SGST refund that can run for up to seven years, aimed at reducing the working-capital drag on a young company's tax outflow.
Run through the Telangana State Innovation Cell, the policy pays for patent and trademark filing directly and adds a turnover-linked performance grant once a startup is growing.
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.
Uttarakhand pays a founder's monthly allowance alongside its seed capital, and reimburses SGST in full up to a Rs 5 lakh cap - useful to know if a client is filing from Dehradun rather than routing everything through DIPS in Doon.
Assam's incentives sit behind its own MASI recognition (separate from DPIIT recognition), and the state adds a power subsidy alongside the more usual patent and GST reimbursements.
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.
Talk about what you qualify forCompiled 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.