Schemes and opportunities
Support worth checking
Government and industry schemes in plain language. Each one says who should check it and links to the official source. Only the official source can confirm whether you qualify.
26 schemesChecking a scheme does not mean you qualify.
- Get a business loan without offering collateralCGTMSE credit guaranteeWho should check: Micro and small units taking a term loan or working capitalSource: cgtmse.inVerified 23 Oct 2026
- Get your factory rated on quality, with part of the cost coveredMSME Sustainable (ZED) CertificationWho should check: Manufacturers with Udyam registrationSource: zed.msme.gov.inVerified 23 Oct 2026
- Expert help to reduce waste on the shop floorMSME Champions: Lean ManufacturingWho should check: Units ready to change how work is done on the floorSource: champions.gov.inAwaiting verification
- Sell to government buyers onlineGovernment e-Marketplace (GeM)Who should check: Units that can supply to government departments and PSUsSource: gem.gov.inVerified 23 Oct 2026
- Shared testing, tooling and common facilities for your clusterMSE Cluster Development ProgrammeWho should check: Groups of small units in the same industry and areaSource: champions.gov.inVerified 23 Oct 2026
- Training and precision tooling from government tool roomsMSME Technology CentresWho should check: Units needing trained staff, dies, moulds or testingSource: cttc.gov.inVerified 23 Oct 2026
- Get paid early on invoices raised to large buyersTReDS invoice discountingWho should check: Units supplying to large companies or PSUs on creditSource: rbi.org.inVerified 23 Oct 2026
- Support towards stipends for apprentices you trainNational Apprenticeship Promotion SchemeWho should check: Units that want to train new workers on the jobSource: apprenticeshipindia.gov.inAwaiting verification
- Margin money support to set up a new unitPMEGPWho should check: People setting up a new micro unitSource: kviconline.gov.inAwaiting verification
- Support for trade fairs, buyer-seller meets and delegations abroadMarket Access Initiative (now Market Access Support)Who should check: Exporters, through export promotion councils and other organising agenciesSource: dgft.gov.inVerified 23 Oct 2026
- Cheaper rupee credit before and after you shipInterest subvention on export credit (Export Promotion Mission)Who should check: Micro, small and medium exporters, manufacturers and merchants, for goods on the notified listSource: dgft.gov.inVerified 23 Oct 2026
- A guarantee for export loans when you have no collateral to offerCollateral support for export credit (Export Promotion Mission)Who should check: Micro, small and medium exporters of goods on the notified listSource: dgft.gov.inVerified 23 Oct 2026
- State incentives for new and expanding unitsMaharashtra Industries, Investment and Services Policy 2025Who should check: Units investing in MaharashtraSource: maitri.mahaonline.gov.inAwaiting verification
- Capital and interest support for MSMEs in GujaratGujarat industrial policy and MSME assistanceWho should check: MSMEs investing in plant and machinery in GujaratSource: ic.gujarat.gov.inAwaiting verification
- The free registration that most MSME schemes and protections ask for firstUdyam RegistrationWho should check: Any manufacturing or service business within the micro, small or medium limitsSource: udyamregistration.gov.inVerified 22 Oct 2026
- A remedy when a buyer pays a micro or small supplier lateMSME delayed payment protectionWho should check: Micro and small enterprises with a valid Udyam registration that supply goods or servicesSource: odr.msme.gov.inVerified 22 Oct 2026
- A share of central government buying is set aside for small suppliersPublic Procurement Policy for Micro and Small EnterprisesWho should check: Micro and small enterprises that sell to central ministries and public sector companiesSource: msme.gov.inVerified 22 Oct 2026
- Easier entry to government purchase tendersNSIC Single Point RegistrationWho should check: Micro and small manufacturers that want to supply government departmentsSource: nsic.co.inVerified 22 Oct 2026
- Finance to buy raw material for a government orderNSIC Raw Material AssistanceWho should check: Micro and small manufacturers with an order or a regular need for raw materialSource: nsic.co.inVerified 22 Oct 2026
- A loan for a small business without a large projectMUDRA loans (PMMY)Who should check: Small and micro businesses, including manufacturers, that need a loan to start or growSource: mudra.org.inVerified 22 Oct 2026
- Skills, tools and low-cost credit for artisans and craftspeoplePM VishwakarmaWho should check: Artisans and craftspeople in the trades the scheme lists, working with their hands and toolsSource: pmvishwakarma.gov.inVerified 22 Oct 2026
- Free or low-cost training to start or run a small businessEntrepreneurship and skill development programmes (MSME)Who should check: People starting a business and owners who want to train themselves or their staffSource: dcmsme.gov.inVerified 22 Oct 2026
- Get back some taxes and duties that exporting does not otherwise refundRoDTEP (remission of duties and taxes on exports)Who should check: Manufacturers and merchants that export goods the scheme coversSource: dgft.gov.inVerified 22 Oct 2026
- Import machinery with no customs duty, in return for exportingEPCG (export promotion capital goods)Who should check: Manufacturers that export, or will, and need machinery from abroadSource: dgft.gov.inVerified 22 Oct 2026
- Import raw material without duty to make goods you exportAdvance AuthorisationWho should check: Manufacturer exporters that import inputs for the goods they exportSource: dgft.gov.inVerified 22 Oct 2026
- Recognition that opens the startup schemesStartup India (DPIIT recognition)Who should check: New companies and LLPs that are building something new and meet the definition of a startupSource: startupindia.gov.inVerified 22 Oct 2026