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Startup-relevant scheme · Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Self-Reliant India Fund (SRI Fund)

Open nowChecked 3 October 2026

₹50,000 crore provision (₹10,000 crore mother fund via NSIC Venture Capital Fund Ltd); Budget 2026-27 added a ₹2,000 crore top-up to keep risk capital flowing to micro enterprises. MSMEs register interest on NVCFL or approach empanelled daughter funds directly.

Amount
₹50,000 crore total provision
Type of support
Equity
Best for
Growth / Scaling
Who can apply
MSMEs
Go to the official portalSource: DPIIT playbook p. 81

The Self-Reliant India Fund (SRI Fund) helps MSMEs raise equity or quasi-equity capital through government-backed investment funds.

Who can apply?
  • MSMEs, defined as per the MSMED Act, as amended from time to time.
What do you get?
  • Provision of growth capital in the form of equity or quasi-equity through Daughter Funds.
How to apply

• Interested MSMEs can fill the form to show their interest: https://nvcfl.co.in/Home/InterestAsMSME • Further, NVCFL also publishes an official list of empaneled Daughter Funds, including fund names, investment managers, sector focus, contact persons, email IDs, phone numbers, and addresses, which can be used to directly approach funds aligned to respective sector/stage - https://nvcfl.co.in/Corporate/EmpanelledDaughterFunds

Objectives

• The SRI fund has the provision of ₹10,000 crore from Government of India and ₹40,000 crore through Private Equity / Venture Capital Funds. In totality, it will create a provision of ₹50,000 crore equity support to MSMEs, who have the potential and viability to grow and become large units. • SRI Fund is being implemented by NSIC Venture Capital fund Limited (NVCFL), which is an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) of Category II registered with SEBI. SRI fund is oriented to provide the funding support through NVCFL to the Daughter Funds for onward provision to MSMEs as growth capital, in the form of equity or quasi- equity.

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Deadlines, amounts and windows change. Check the official portal before you apply.

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