• Startup India, Stand-up India initiative.
  • Action Plan Pillars: “Simplification and Handholding”, “Funding Support and Incentives”, “Industry-Academia Partnership and Incubation”.
  • Stand Up India: Promotes entrepreneurship and job creation for SCs/STs and women.
  • Start Up India: Promotes bank financing for startup ventures.
  • Atal Innovation Mission (AIM): Flagship initiative for innovation and entrepreneurship culture.
  • Chunauti: Next Generation Startup Challenge Contest, focusing on Tier-II towns.
  • Priority Sector Lending (PSL): Startups included under PSL rules for bank credit.
  • Tax exemption: Tax holiday for 3 consecutive financial years out of first ten.
  • State Rankings: DPIIT provides ranking of States for startup promotion.
  • KIRAN Scheme, Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) scheme.
  • Govt. Connect: Dept. of Animal Husbandry & Dairying grand challenge.