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MSME Design Scheme (Design Projects and Student Design Projects)

Status

Status not published

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Amount
4,000,000 INR

Design project: GoI pays 75% (Micro) / 60% (Small & Medium) of cost up to Rs 40 lakh. Student design project: 75% up to Rs 2.5 lakh.

You must co-fund 25%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India

public · national

Deadline: Open all year

Your odds
Not published

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Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 25% yourself.

Who can apply

Udyam-registered MSMEs seeking product or packaging design support, working with a design institute or empanelled designer; student teams apply under the Student Design Project component. DPIIT recognition is not required.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · DPIIT recognition for Indian startups, explained · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://innovative.msme.gov.in/Documents/MSME_InnovativeFAQ.pdf

"75% (Micro) and 60% (Small & Medium) of the total project cost will be contributed by GoI up to a maximum of Rs. 40 lakh and the remaining project cost will be borne by MSMEs"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: innovative.msme.gov.in

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