Which state startup policies and schemes can founders in India use?
Every state runs its own startup policy with its own registration, separate from DPIIT recognition, and the place to start is Startup India's directory of State and UT startup policies. The main portals are StartupTN, Startup Odisha, StartinUP in Uttar Pradesh, Startup Haryana, Startup Bihar, Kerala Startup Mission, Maharashtra State Innovation Society, Startup Gujarat and Startup Telangana. The money usually comes through recognised incubators as sustenance allowances, prototype grants and seed or marketing assistance, which StartinUP publishes as paid out; some states add funds or targeted grants, such as Odisha's planned ₹100 crore fund of funds and Kerala's productisation grant for women and transgender-led startups. Register with the state where your company is registered and works, then apply through its incubators; DPIIT's States' Startup Ecosystem Ranking shows which states deliver.
Startup India's directory of each state's and union territory's startup policy and the incentives it offers: funding, incubation, mentorship, IPR benefits and market access.
Odisha's startup portal for state recognition, financial assistance to startups and incubators, and its Rs 100 crore fund of funds planned over five years.
Uttar Pradesh's startup portal, which publishes the incentives it has approved and paid, including sustenance allowances, prototype development grants and seed capital or marketing assistance.
