New Delhi, Dec 13 (LatestNewsX) – To boost enterprises from the earliest days through to growth, the government has launched three main programmes: the Fund of Funds for Start‑ups (FFS), the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) and the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Start‑ups (CGSS).
The Commerce Ministry says that FFS was created to spark venture‑capital activity and is run by the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI). SIDBI supplies capital to Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), and those AIFs then direct money into start‑ups. Since its inception, the AIFs that have been backed under FFS have put about ₹2,838.9 crore into 154 women‑led start‑ups in the years 2020 to 2025 (data as of October 31).
SISFS began on April 1, 2021, offering financial help to seed‑stage companies that operate within incubators. As of October 31, the incubators participating in the scheme had approved roughly ₹284.79 crore for 1,635 women‑led start‑ups.
CGSS, managed by the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC) Limited since April 1, 2023, supplies collateral‑free loans through selected financial institutions. By the end of October, 24 such loans—totaling about ₹33.17 crore—had been guaranteed for women‑led start‑up borrowers.
According to Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada, collecting a single, reliable statistic that captures every new business’s success rate is virtually impossible—and would inevitably be skewed. Consequently, the government does not keep a central database on start‑up performance. He added that, in response to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the government is running nationwide programmes that offer mentorship and training to women entrepreneurs.
—LatestNewsX
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