SFASISD
What this is
The "Scheme for Assistance for Start Ups/ Innovation" under the Gujarat Industrial Policy, aims to drive economic growth by generating jobs, fostering competition, and introducing next-gen solutions.
In detail
The "Scheme for Assistance for Start Ups/ Innovation" is an umbrella scheme launched by the Industries and Mines Department, Gujarat under the Gujarat Industrial Policy. Effective from August 7th, 2020 to August 6th, 2025, it aims to drive economic growth by generating jobs, fostering competition, and introducing next-gen solutions.
The component "Assistance for Skill Development" provides financial support for startups to participate in training programs designed to enhance their soft skills, managerial skills, marketing skills, and financial skills. This initiative aims to enable startups to better understand the ecosystem, raise funds, commercialize their ideas, and scale up their projects.
Who qualifies
- Any individual or group of individuals with an innovative idea or concept, recommended by an approved Nodal Institution, is eligible.
- The scheme is open to startups in any sector or branch of science, technology, engineering, agriculture, healthcare, etc., making it sector-agnostic.
> Note: Startups availing benefits under the Student Startup and Innovation Policy (SSIP) are also eligible.
What you get
- Financial Assistance: Startups can receive up to ₹1,00,000/- for skill development training programs on a reimbursement basis. - Skill Enhancement: Focused training to improve soft skills, managerial skills, marketing skills, and financing skills.
Who is excluded
- Entities formed by splitting or restructuring an existing business are not considered startups under this scheme.
- Startups availing benefits under other startup schemes of the Government of Gujarat are ineligible.
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Provenance
| schemeName | Scheme for assistance for Start Ups/ Innovation: Assistance for Skill Development | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeOpenDate | 2020-08-07 | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeCloseDate | ... | not published at source |
| nodalMinistryName | ... | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| dbtScheme | False | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| achievement data | ... | no source publishes this for any central scheme |