India is gradually moving towards the startup ecosystem.

Therefore, in order to
boost entrepreneurship, Government has created an entire ministry dedicated to
helping new businesses. Government has taken these initiatives by introducing
many schemes to promote
entrepreneurship.

“Take up one idea. Make that one idea

your life, think of it, dream of it, live
on that idea, let the brain, muscles,
nerve, every part of your body be full
of that idea and just leave every other
idea alone. This is the way to success.”
- Mr Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
of India

To provide financial assistance to entrepreneurs the Indian government has set up

a number of different startup schemes to help boost the startup mission in India.
These are the few initiatives the central and state government has taken to
encourage and boost Indian startup culture in India. Lets have look on list of
government schemes for entrepreneurship development in India.

Startup India Initiative

Startup India Initiative | Government Schemes for Startup Companies in

India Prime Minister of India launched Startup India Initiative in the year 2016. It
changed the definition of a startup in terms of the scale and the horizon. The idea is
to increase wealth and employability through increasing entrepreneurial spirit.
They have given startups tax benefit under this scheme and 798 applicants have got
the benefit of the tax break. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion has
taken up this initiative and is working on this project. Moreover, the overall age
limit for startups has increased from two years to seven years. And for
biotechnology firms, the age limit is ten years from the date of incorporation now. It
is one of the best Indian government startup schemes for entrepreneurs as it is
providing lots of policies for entrepreneurship programs.

ASPIRE

Aspire | Small Business Ideas for Rural Areas in India

The government has made continuous efforts to
improve social and economic life in rural areas
of India. Since 56% of the Indian population
live in rural areas, the government is
promoting entrepreneurship and innovation in
this area. The scheme, ASPIRE aims at
increasing employment, reducing poverty and
improving innovation in rural India. However,
the main idea is to promote the agro-business
Industry. The Ministry of Medium and Small
Enterprises has tried to get economic
development at the grassroots level. The total budget plan is of Rs. 62.5 crores for
the years 2014-2016.

MUDRA Bank

Mudra Bank | Government Funding Schemes for Startups in India Micro

Units Development Refinance Agency(MUDRA) Bank has been created to
enhance credit facility to boost the growth of small business in rural areas.
Government has introduced this scheme to support for small business in India. In
2015, the government allocated 10,000 crores to
promote startup culture in the country. The
MUDRA banks provides startup loans for Rs. 10
lakh to small enterprises, business which are
non-corporate, non-farm small/micro enterprises.
It comes under Pradhan Mantri Mudra
Yojana(PMMY) which was launched on 8th April
2015. The loans have been categorized into
Tarun, Kishore, and Shishu. The assets are
created through the bank’s finance and there is no collateral security.
Ministry Of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship

Government Support for Startups &

Entrepreneurs in India.This task of
promoting entrepreneurship was earlier
given to different departments and
government agencies. In 2014, Prime
Minister decided to dedicate an entire ministry to build this sector as he feels that
skill development requires more tension from the government side to promote and
encourage them among the people. Furthermore, the idea is to reach 500 million
people by the year 2022, by providing gap funding and skill development initiatives.

Atal Innovation Mission

Atal Innovation Mission | Initiatives for Entrepreneurship development

In the budget of 2015, the government established the Atal Innovation Mission
(AIM), while the name is coming from Former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari
Vajpayee. The Atal Innovation Mission was
established to provide promotional platform
which will involve the academicians, and
drawing upon national and international
experiences to foster a culture of innovation,
research, and development. The government
allocated AIM about Rs. 150 crores in the
year 2015.

eBiz Portal

eBiz Portal | Government Schemes for

Startup Projects in India
The government launched first electronic
government to business(G2B) portal. The main
purpose of the portal is to transform and develop
a conducive business environment in the
country. The eBiz portal was developed by
Infosys in a public-private partnership model. It
is a communication center for investors and the business communities in India. The
portal has launched 29 services in 5 states of India, viz., Andhra Pradesh, Delhi,
Haryana, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu. The government will add more services to
the scheme in the future.

Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF)

DIDF | Startup India Initiative

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is an apex
development bank in India. The Government of India had announced creation of
Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund under NABARD with a
total corpus of Rs. 8000 crore over a period of 3 years (i.e. 2017-18 to 2019-20), in
the Union Budget of 2017-18 for the sustained benefit of farmers.

Milk Unions, Multi-state Milk Cooperatives, State Dairy Federations, Milk

Producing Companies and NDDB subsidiaries meeting the eligibility criteria under
the project can borrow loan from NABARD. The Loan Component would be 80%
(maximum rate) and the end borrower's
contribution of 20 % (minimum rate). The end
borrowers will get the loan at 6.5% per annum
interest. The period of repayment will be 10
years with initial two years moratorium. The
respective State Government will be the
guarantor of loan repayment. Also for the
project sanctioned if the end user is not able
to contribute its share in the scheme, the
State Government will contribute.

Support for International Patent Protection in Electronics & Information

Technology (SIP-EIT)

SIP-EIT | Startup Schemes in India

The Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeiTY) has launched a
scheme entitled “Support for International Patent Protection in E&IT (SIP-
EIT)”. This scheme provides financial support to MSMEs and Technology StartUp
units for international patent filing.

Features and benefits of the SIP-EIT scheme are:

Financial support is provided for international filing in Information

Communication Technologies and Electronics sector.
The Reimbursement limit has been set to the maximum of Rs. 15 Lakhs
per invention or 50% of the total charges incurred in filing and
processing of a patent application, whichever is lesser.
SEP-EIT scheme can be applied at any stage of international patent
filing by the applicant.

Multiplier Grants Scheme (MGS)

MGS | Government Grants for Startups in India

Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) started the
Multiplier Grants Scheme (MGS). The
scheme aims to encourage collaborative
Research &Development between
industry and academics or R&D
institutions for development of
products and packages. Under the
scheme, if the industry supports R&D
for development of products that can be
commercialized at institution level,
then government will also support
them financially which will be up to
twice the amount provided by industry.
MGS promotes and expedites
development of aboriginal products and
packages. The Government grants would be limited to a maximum amount of Rs. 2
Crores per project and the duration of each project could considerably be less than 2
years. It would be Rs. 4.0 Crores and 3 years for industry associations.

Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS)

The Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small

Enterprises (CGTMSE ) was set up by the Government of India to provide
business loans to micro and small industries, startup business with zero collateral.
It allows the new and upcoming startups to avail the loans at highly subsidised
interest rates without providing any security. Working along with SIDBI (Small
Industries Development Bank of India), the government provides a maximum
amount of up to Rs. 100 lakhs under this scheme, for boosting new enterprises as
well as rehabilitating the existing ones. Primarily for manufacturing units, this
loan can be availed in the form of working capital or term loan.

Software Technology Park (STP) Scheme

The Software Technology Park (STP) Scheme is a totally Export Oriented

Scheme for the development and export of computer software including export of
professional services using communication links or media. This scheme is unique in
its nature as it focuses on only one sector, i.e., computer software. The scheme
integrates the government concept of "100% Export Oriented Units" (EOU), "Export
Processing Zones" (EPZ) and the concept of Science Parks or Technology Parks, as
operating elsewhere in the world. The sales in the Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) shall
be permissible up to 50% of the export in value terms. STP gives total depreciation
on capital goods over a period of five years.

The Venture Capital Assistance Scheme (VCA)

The Small Farmer’s Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC) has launched the scheme
named Venture Capital Assistance (VCA) Scheme for the welfare of farmer-
entrepreneur to develop their agri-business which is approved by the banks,
financial institutions regulated by the RBI. This government scheme intends to
assist in the form of the term loan to the qualifying projects of the farmers to meet
their capital requirements for the implementation of the project. VCA promotes
training and visits of agri-entrepreneurs in setting up agribusiness projects. The
quantum of loan will be 26% OR 40%(for hilly region) of the promoter’s equity. The
maximum amount of loan provided under this scheme will be Rs.50 lakhs.

Loan For Rooftop Solar Pv Power Projects

Loan for Rooftop Solar Projects | Government Support for Entrepreneurs in India
To get more non-conventional power, the Government of India has set a challenging
target to set up 40,000 MWp of Grid-Interactive Rooftop Solar PV Plants during the
next five years. These rooftop solar PV
plants will be set up in residential,
commercial, industrial and institutional
sectors in the country ranging from 1 kWp
to 500 kWp capacity. Such rooftop plants
are economically viable for the companies
as they produce clean electricity from the
solar energy at about Rs. 7.0 per kWh
without any subsidy. The Government also provides a subsidy of 15% on these
plants to the associations or individual companies which makes it further attractive
and viable.

NewGen Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre (NewGen

IEDC)

NewGen IEDC is a startup program launched by the National Science and

Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board under the Department of Science
and Technology, Government of India. This programme aims to inculcate the spirit
of innovation and entrepreneurship among the Science and Technology youth,
support and encourage the startup creation through proper guidance, mentorship
and support. NewGen IEDC directs the energy and the knowledge of the youth
towards the purpose of being active partners in the economic development process.
The NewGen IEDC programme is a five-year programme that would be
implemented in an educational institution. The NewGen IEDC programme wil
support maximum of 20 new projects.

Single Point Registration Scheme

SRPS | Indian Government Schemes for Startup Business

Single Point Registration Scheme (SPRS) is a startup scheme which was launched
in 2003. It is managed by the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC). NSIC
registers all Micro & Small Enterprises (MSEs) in India under this Single Point
Registration Scheme to participate in the Government Purchases.

Enterprises are classified as Micro, Small & Medium based on the limit of
investment for manufacturing or service sector. Eligible MSME units are provided
with Udyog Aadhar registration certificate. All Central
Ministries/Departments /PSUs shall set an annual goal of minimum 20% of total
annual purchases of products produced or rendered by MSMEs. For exclusive
purchase from MSMEs, about 358 items are reserved.
Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS)

The Government of India has approved Special incentive package to promote large-
scale manufacturing in the Electronic System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM)
sector. The scheme is called the Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-
SIPS). Under M-SIPS, the Indian government will provide subsidy of 20 percent on
capital investments in special economic zones (SEZs) and 25 percent on capital
investments in non-SEZs for individual companies. It also provides for re-
imbursement of CVD/excise for capital equipment for the non-SEZ units. For high
technology and high capital investment units, like fabs, re-imbursement of central
taxes and duties is also provided. The incentives are available for investments made
in a project within a period of 10 years from the date of approval.

Conclusion

The government is promoting these schemes not only to increase the number of
people who are getting the benefits from them but also to highlight the work they
have done in the last 5 years. These initiatives are introduced for entrepreneurship
development. India seems to be going towards the era of entrepreneurship. In the
next 10 years, we can have equal number of successful startups as of USA's.

This list of government support will help you in knowing government help and
initiatives to start a business and you can compile the information from government
agencies that will help you set up your business enterprise.