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Every resource founders actually use, in one library.

The essays, videos, podcasts, books and tools behind every answer across eChai's hubs, from starting up to go-to-market, D2C, founder money and AI, each with a note on why it is here.

What founders use most, ranked by how many answers lean on it.

  1. The government's May 2026 update on charging subsidies: PM E-DRIVE has Rs 10,900 crore in all, with Rs 2,000 crore earmarked... heavyindustries.gov.in Article · Press release PDF · Starting Up National conference on EV charging infrastructure under PM E-DRIVE (May 2026) Ministry of Heavy Industries
  2. The Ministry of Heavy Industries' portal for the PM E-DRIVE scheme, which funds EV demand incentives and public charging stations. heavyindustries.gov.in Tool · Official portal · Starting Up PM E-DRIVE scheme portal Ministry of Heavy Industries
  3. The Ministry of Tourism's voluntary star classification scheme, with the full list of licences an operating hotel must show:... nidhi.tourism.gov.in Article · PDF guidelines · Starting Up Hotel and resort star classification guidelines Ministry of Tourism
  4. The business lesson of NIOS's vocational course in mushroom production: where loans and subsidy come from (the National... nios.ac.in Course · Course lesson PDF · Starting Up Entrepreneurial skills and economics for a small mushroom enterprise (NIOS) National Institute of Open Schooling
  5. The RBI's 2012 guidelines that let non-bank companies, authorised by the RBI, set up and run ATMs. Only these white label... rbi.org.in Article · Regulation · Starting Up White Label ATMs in India: guidelines (RBI) Reserve Bank of India
  6. An authorised white label ATM operator's own site, with its franchise partner and rent-your-space programmes, and a standing... india1payments.in Article · Company site · Starting Up India1 Payments (white label ATM operator) India1 Payments
  7. Report of the interchange increase from 1 May 2025: Rs 19 per cash withdrawal (previously Rs 17) and Rs 7 per non-financial... business-standard.com Article · News · Starting Up RBI hikes ATM withdrawal fees; higher charges from May 1 Business Standard
  8. A December 2025 analysis of why ATMs are a squeezed business even after the hike to Rs 19: smaller notes and recyclers have... business-standard.com Article · Analysis · Starting Up The ATM interchange conundrum: how to make the channel viable again Business Standard
  9. NDDB's guidance on feeding dairy animals, including ration balancing, bypass protein and quality-marked cattle feed, which... nddb.coop Article · Official page · Starting Up Animal nutrition (NDDB) National Dairy Development Board
  10. A scheme run through NDDB for larger dairy entrepreneurs: 50% capital subsidy limited to Rs 2 crore for sheds, equipment and... nddb.coop Article · Scheme page · Starting Up Establishment of breed multiplication farms (NDDB) National Dairy Development Board
  11. The online application for the government's fund that gives interest subvention on loans for dairy processing and... ahidf.udyamimitra.in Tool · Official portal · Starting Up Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying
  12. India's largest B2B listing marketplace, with free registration for suppliers, where wholesalers and manufacturers get buyer... indiamart.com Tool · Seller portal · Starting Up Sell on IndiaMART IndiaMART
  13. SUGAM, the drug regulator's e-governance system for applications to CDSCO, which also links to the national drug licensing... cdscoonline.gov.in Tool · Official portal · Starting Up CDSCO online licensing (SUGAM and ONDLS) CDSCO
  14. December 2025 report that the revised Schedule M good manufacturing practice deadline for MSME drug makers (turnover of Rs 250... business-standard.com Article · News · Starting Up Health ministry unlikely to extend Schedule M GMP deadline for MSME pharma Business Standard
  15. The January 2025 report of the one-year extension for drug makers under Rs 250 crore turnover, and the conditions attached: a... medicaldialogues.in Article · News · Starting Up Health Ministry grants additional one year relief to MSME pharma companies to upgrade facilities under Schedule M Medical Dialogues
  16. The government investment agency's overview of India's textile sector and its schemes: PM MITRA parks (Rs 4,445 crore for seven... investindia.gov.in Article · Sector page · Starting Up Textiles and apparel sector (Invest India) Invest India
  17. The statutory body under the Architects Act 1972, which restricts the title 'architect' to people registered with it and acts... coa.gov.in Article · Official site · Starting Up Council of Architecture Council of Architecture
  18. India's professional body for interior designers, with chapters across cities, events and membership that clients and builders... iiid.in Article · Official site · Starting Up Indian Institute of Interior Designers (IIID) IIID
  19. PPL India's licence for playing recorded music in a business, with tariffs that list gymnasiums among the venue types, so a gym... pplindia.org Tool · Tariff page · Starting Up PPL India music licence tariffs Phonographic Performance Limited
  20. The NHB's public list of plant nurseries rated under its Nursery Rating System, which shows what a recognised nursery looks... nhb.gov.in Tool · Official list · Starting Up Find a star nursery (NHB nursery rating) National Horticulture Board
  21. A law firm's summary of the January 2023 'Endorsement Know-hows' for influencers, issued under the Consumer Protection Act 2019... ksandk.com Article · Article · Starting Up Endorsement Know-hows: guidelines released by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs King Stubb & Kasiva
  22. The government knowledge portal's plain explanation of the disclosure rules for creators and influencers on social media. vikaspedia.in Article · Explainer · Starting Up Endorsements know-hows (Vikaspedia) Vikaspedia
  23. The authority under the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act 2007 that registers warehouses so they can issue... wdra.gov.in Tool · Official site · Starting Up Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA) WDRA
  24. The government's Rs 1 lakh crore financing facility for post-harvest infrastructure such as warehouses and cold stores, with 3%... agriinfra.dac.gov.in Tool · Official portal · Starting Up Agriculture Infrastructure Fund Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

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