MP Startup Policy 2025

Madhya Pradesh owes your startup money. Most founders never climb high enough to collect it.

Three registrations sit between you and every grant, tax exemption, and reimbursement on offer. Company or LLP. Startup India recognition. MP Startup registration. Each rung unlocks what the last one didn't.

Where You Stand

Where you stand
today

Pick the one that's true right now.

Three Steps

The ladder,
rung by rung

Climb one rung and unlock funding, tax relief, and cash reimbursement the previous rung didn't give you.

1

Company or LLP

A private limited company or an LLP is the entry ticket. Startup India recognition and MP Startup registration both require one. A proprietorship or an informal partnership qualifies for neither.

We handle incorporation start to finish — company or LLP, PAN, and GST registration.

2

Startup India (DPIIT) recognition

Incorporated within the last 10 years. Turnover under ₹100 crore in any financial year. Working toward innovation or improvement of a product, process, or service — not a split or rebrand of an existing business.

DPIIT recognition alone unlocks:

  • 100% profit tax exemption for any 3 consecutive years in the first 10, under Section 80-IAC, for companies incorporated before 1 April 2030 and cleared by the Inter-Ministerial Board
  • Self-certification under 6 labour laws and 3 environment laws, with no inspection for 5 years
  • Fast-tracked patent examination with an 80% rebate on filing fees
  • Relaxed public procurement norms — no prior turnover or experience requirement
  • Eligibility for the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups, which covers up to ₹20 crore per borrower
  • A 90-day fast-track winding-up process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
3

MP Startup registration

DPIIT recognition plus a Madhya Pradesh GST registration gets a business onto startup.mp.gov.in, and every scheme below. Nodal department: MSME, Government of Madhya Pradesh.

MP Startup registration runs on Startup India credentials — there's no reaching rung three without rung two.

MP Startup Policy 2025

The full
benefit table

Figures are from the official MP Startup Policy 2025 procedure and guidelines, dated 24 June 2025, current as of July 2026. Apply at startup.mp.gov.in. Nodal contact: startup-centre@mp.gov.in, 0755-3524017.

Schemes update without much notice. Confirm exact eligibility before applying — we track the portal weekly and flag any change.

Funding

Seed Fund

Up to ₹30 lakh

Grant through empanelled incubators. Not usable for construction, land, or fixed capital.

Funding

Capital Fund

₹50 crore committed

State commits up to ₹50 crore of a ₹100 crore fund to empanelled AIFs, which must invest ₹100 crore into DPIIT-recognised MP startups.

Funding

Investment / loan assistance

Up to ₹60 lakh lifetime

15% of each funding round received, up to ₹15 lakh per tranche, four tranches. 18% and ₹18 lakh per tranche — lifetime cap ₹72 lakh — for SC, ST, women, PwD, and transgender founders.

Funding

MMUKY startup loan

Collateral-free

Through the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups. Guarantee fee reimbursed for up to 5 years. 5% p.a. interest subsidy for up to 5 years. Stacks with investment assistance above.

Funding

State Innovation Challenge

Up to ₹1 crore

Grant across up to 4 phases, plus licence fee waivers and 2 years of procurement assistance.

Funding

Hackathon award

Up to ₹5 lakh

Per selected startup.

Reimbursement

Product & prototype development

100% up to ₹15 lakh

Through government institutions.

Reimbursement

Patent assistance

Up to ₹20 lakh

100% up to ₹5 lakh for a domestic filing, up to ₹20 lakh for an international filing — fees and consultancy both covered.

Reimbursement

Lease rental assistance

50% of rent

Up to ₹10,000 per month, for 3 years. Covers incubator seat fees too.

Reimbursement

Online advertising reimbursement

100% up to ₹3 lakh

For one year, on Amazon, Meta, Google, or Flipkart spend billed to an MP GSTIN. Once per policy period, for startups incorporated within 2 years of applying.

Reimbursement

Event participation

75% of cost

Domestic events: up to ₹50,000. International events: up to ₹1.5 lakh.

Reimbursement

Electricity

3-year duty exemption

Plus tariff reimbursement of ₹2 per unit for 3 years, for product startups.

People

Entrepreneur-in-residence assistance

₹10,000 / month

For up to 12 months, within 2 years of DPIIT recognition.

People

Skill training

₹13,000 / employee / year

For 3 years, up to 25 MP-domicile employees.

People

Employment generation

₹5,000 / employee / month

Up to 25 employees, for 3 years per employee, within 5 years of commercial production. MP-domicile hiring ratio: 50% in year 1, 75% in year 2, 90% in year 3.

Requirements

Eligibility
at a glance

1

Company or LLP

Private limited company, LLP, or registered partnership firm. A proprietorship qualifies for none of the steps below.

2

Startup India (DPIIT) recognition

Incorporated within the last 10 years. Turnover under ₹100 crore in any financial year. Working toward innovation or improvement of a product, process, or service — not a split or rebrand of an existing business.

3

MP Startup registration

Valid DPIIT recognition, plus a GST registration in Madhya Pradesh. Login uses the same Startup India credentials.

Source Documents

Official
resources

Don't take our word for it — read the government notifications yourself.

MP Startup Policy 2022 (English)

The full state startup policy document

PDF

MP Startup Scheme 2022 (हिन्दी)

Hindi version of the startup scheme

PDF

Gazette Notification — Amended 2022

Official gazette of the amended policy

PDF

Policy Clarification

Official clarifications on policy provisions

PDF

Electricity Duty Exemption Notification

Duty exemption notification for startups

PDF

Tell us where
you stand

Get a free eligibility check — tell us where you stand on the ladder and we'll tell you exactly what you qualify for.