Scheme for Assistance for Startups / Innovation

Startup Gujarat’s official assistance scheme provides seed support up to ₹30 lakh and sustenance allowance support. The portal also reports broad startup/incubator assistance across the state. This scheme routes both funding decisions and day-to-day support through designated Nodal Institutes, which provide physical workspace, business mentoring, and in some cases specialized facilities like design labs or fabrication space alongside the cash assistance. The sustenance allowance is explicitly higher for startups with at least one woman co-founder (₹25,000/month versus the standard ₹20,000/month), reflecting a deliberate policy tilt toward women-led ventures that is worth flagging separately from the scheme's core ₹30 lakh seed support figure.