What does Gujarat's startup policy offer founders?
Gujarat's main support is the Scheme for Assistance for Startups/Innovation under the Gujarat Industrial Policy 2020, run by the Industries Commissionerate on startup.gujarat.gov.in through nodal institutions such as GUSEC and iCreate. A startup in Gujarat, recognised by DPIIT or the state and backed by a nodal institution, can get seed support of up to Rs 30 lakh for product development, marketing and professional help, and a sustenance allowance of Rs 20,000 a month for a year, Rs 25,000 with a woman co-founder. Students have SSIP 2.0, which funds proof of concept and prototypes through their colleges. A proposed Industrial Policy 2026, published in June 2026, would raise the allowance to Rs 25,000 and Rs 30,000 a month and seed funding to Rs 40 lakh for high-impact startups; check the portal for whether it has been notified. Start by approaching a nodal institution, since it endorses and pays the assistance.
DPIIT's own report on Gujarat, ranked a Best Performer: the Scheme for Assistance to Startups/Innovation under the Gujarat Industrial Policy 2020, its seed support and sustenance allowance, SSIP 2.0 and the state's other schemes.
A plain explainer of who can apply to the Gujarat scheme through a nodal institute such as GUSEC: a startup registered in Gujarat, recognised by DPIIT or the state, and endorsed by the institute.
The Gujarat scheme's assistance listed item by item: sustenance allowance, seed support up to Rs 30 lakh, accelerator participation, and SME Exchange listing support.
