Change log · 3 October 2026
What changed since the June 2026 playbook
DPIIT's playbook is dated June 2026. We re-checked everything on 3 October 2026. These are the closures, corrections, new schemes and state changes we found.
Closed or awaiting renewal
4 changes
Corrections to the playbook
1 change
Added in this edition
11 changes
- IndiaAIRent high-end GPUs at about ₹65 an hour, use 5,500+ open datasets on AIKosh, and apply to IndiaAI's foundation-model and startup programmes.Open now
- ANICGrants up to ₹1 crore over 12–18 months to take a working prototype to market in sectors of national importance.Between calls
- PMEGPA 15–35% margin-money subsidy on bank loans to start a new manufacturing (up to ₹50 lakh) or service (up to ₹20 lakh) micro-enterprise.Open now
- TTDFGrants for telecom R&D — 5G/6G, optical networks, telecom chips and rural connectivity — for Indian companies, startups and academia.Between calls
- MCGS-MSMEA 60% government guarantee on loans up to ₹100 crore for MSMEs buying plant, machinery or equipment.Open now
- PRIPUp to ₹100 crore for pharma and medtech R&D projects, including a ₹50 crore track for startups discovering new drugs, under the ₹5,000 crore PRIP scheme.Open now
- Startups for RailwaysGrants up to ₹1.5 crore on 50:50 cost-sharing to solve Indian Railways' problem statements — and the IP stays with you.Active
- BIRAC-PATHBIRAC help with patent filing and technology transfer for biotech innovators — applications open 1–21 October 2026.Open now
- TReDSGet paid in days, not months: discount invoices raised on large buyers and CPSEs at competitive rates, now with a CGTMSE guarantee.Open now
- SME Growth FundA new ₹10,000 crore fund to give equity to high-growth MSMEs — announced in Budget 2026-27, guidelines awaited.Announced
- EDFMeitY's electronics fund of funds — fully invested; its daughter funds backed 128 ESDM and IT startups. Not taking new investments.Closed
Status updates
29 changes
- FFSCorpus fully committed; successor FoF 2.0Active
- FoF 2.0Newly operational (Apr 2026)Open now
- CGSSDetails added (cover %, fees)Open now
- PRAYAS 2.0New 2.0 guidelines (Mar 2026)Active
- RDITDB window closed 30 Sep 2026; next call awaitedBetween calls
- NQMCohort expanded to 17Active
- BIGNext call awaitedActive
- AgriSUREContact details addedOpen now
- RKVYCohort calls running in 2026Open now
- SAMRIDHCohort 2 results outActive
- iDEXDISC 14 / DRISHTI cycle closed; next call awaitedBetween calls
- ADITI4th edition closed May 2026Between calls
- IN-SPACe Seed Fund SchemeFigures updated (Aug 2026 Parliament reply)Active
- DCISNo open roundBetween calls
- GREATNew approvals Jul 2026Open now
- BHARATICohort 1 onboarded; next call awaitedBetween calls
- BIPPNo 2026 call yetBetween calls
- E-YUVACall open now (closes 31 Oct 2026)Open now
- PACENo 2026 call yetBetween calls
- SBIRINo 2026 call yetBetween calls
- DLIProgress figures (Jan 2026); ISM 2.0Open now
- Space VCFInvesting (₹188.93 crore deployed)Open now
- TAFFirst awards (Jun 2026)Active
- CGTMSEBudget 2026 TReDS link addedOpen now
- SRI Fund₹2,000 crore top-up (Budget 2026)Open now
- ATLPortal closedBetween calls
- AICsPortal closedBetween calls
- ACICPortal closedBetween calls
- Agriculture Infrastructure Financing FacilityConfirmed active to 2032-33Open now
State & UT policy changes
12 changes
- AssamAssam Startup & Innovation Policy 2025–30 — 2025–2030 (Cabinet approved 10 Nov 2025)New policy
- DelhiDelhi Start-up and Incubation Policy 2026 — 5 years (Cabinet approved 16 Jul 2026)New policy
- GoaGoa Startup Policy 2025 — 3 years from notification (notified 23 Sep 2025; Official Gazette Series I No. 26, 25 Sep 2025)New policy
- GujaratGujarat Industrial Policy 2026 (startup chapter) — Announced 15 Jun 2026New policy
- KarnatakaKarnataka Startup Policy 2025–30 — 2025–2030 (cabinet-approved late 2025; unveiled 19 Jan 2026)New policy
- Madhya PradeshMP Startup Policy & Implementation Scheme 2025 — Launched 24–25 Feb 2025 (Global Investors Summit, Bhopal)New policy
- MeghalayaPRIME Meghalaya programme (2018–23 startup policy period over; Meghalaya Industrial & Investment Promotion Policy 2024) — 2018-2023Updated
- MizoramMizoram Entrepreneurship & Startup Policy 2019 + Bana Kaih VC Fund (2026) — 2019Updated
- PunjabPunjab Industrial & Business Development Policy 2026 (Startup Punjab) — Announced 7 Mar 2026New policy
- TripuraTripura Startup Policy 2024 — Launched 24 Jan 2025New policy
- Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh Startup Policy 2026 — 5 years from notification (approved by UP Cabinet, Aug 2026)New policy
- West BengalWest Bengal Startup Policy 2016–21 (expired) — new startup policy announced — 2016-2021Expired — new policy awaited