Grant · Odisha, India

Startup Odisha

Odisha government startup scheme under the Odisha Startup Policy 2016 (as amended), paying a ₹20,000 monthly allowance at idea or prototype stage and up to ₹15 lakh for product development and marketing after commercialisation.

Status unknown Run by MSME Department, Government of Odisha

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Verified 18 October 2026 · From a secondary source

Terms

Funding: not published Monthly allowance of ₹20,000 at idea/prototype stage (₹22,000 where a founder or co-founder is a woman, transgender or from SC/ST/SEBC/PH categories); product development and marketing/publicity assistance up to ₹15 lakh once the idea is commercialised (₹16 lakh for those founders)
Instrument: Grant
Equity taken: not published
Programme fee: not published
Duration: not published
Cohort size: not published
Cohorts: not published
Delivery: Remote
Stages: Idea, pre-seed, seed
Sectors: Sector-agnostic
Open to founders from: not published
Perks: Support for participation in national and international events
Self-certification and compliance exemptions

Incentives under the Odisha Startup Policy 2016 with amendments of 2017 and 2018; incentive applications are made online through the state startup portal.

Application dates

Status unknown

Dates not published.

Who can apply

Stage: idea, pre-seed, seed

The programme does not publish eligibility rules on the pages we read. Check its site before you apply.

What founders should check

The programme does not publish how much equity it takes. Ask before you accept a place.
It does not publish a fee. Ask whether you pay for desks, services or the programme itself.
It runs remotely. Check the time zone of live sessions.
Dates for the next cohort are not published.
Some facts here come from a secondary source. Confirm them on the programme's own site.

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