Digital India GENESIS (Gen-Next Support for Innovative Startups)

MeitY program building capacity in smaller towns through incubation centres and entrepreneurs-in-residence, with funding for deep-tech and hardware startups. This listing's emphasis on incubation-centre capacity reflects GENESIS's design of routing support through roughly 65 empanelled incubators and about 50 implementing agencies, most located in Tier-II/III cities, rather than a single national selection process. Deep-tech and hardware applicants are typically evaluated for fit against one of the scheme's four components (Ideation/EIR, PoC/Pilot, Deep-Tech Support, or Investment Support), which determines both the funding tier and the type of mentorship provided. The scheme sits within MeitY's broader effort to decentralize its startup infrastructure beyond the traditional metro incubator hubs.