Startup hubs
Noida, Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi
Nodal agency
StartinUP, Dept. of IT & Electronics
Official portal
Tracks
By Women For Good
Uttar Pradesh is playing the volume game with real budgets behind it. The StartinUP policy targets a hundred incubators, a startup base in every district and multiple centres of excellence, while Noida gives founders direct access to the NCR customer and capital market. For founders from smaller UP cities, the message is that support is coming to them.
Flagship support
Sustenance allowance
A monthly allowance for recognised idea-stage startups so founders can build before revenue.
Prototype and marketing grants
Grant support for turning ideas into prototypes and getting early products to market.
Incubator network and CoEs
An expanding statewide incubator network plus centres of excellence in emerging technologies.
ODOP linkage
The One District One Product programme connects product startups to district craft and manufacturing clusters.
Who gets extra doors opened
For women founders
The policy provides enhanced allowance rates and assistance for women-led startups, and women-focused cohorts run through the incubator network.
For startups solving public problems
Agri and ODOP tracks tie startups to rural livelihoods, making UP a strong base for ventures whose growth directly lifts local producers.
Getting started in Uttar Pradesh
Get DPIIT recognition, then register on the StartinUP portal.
Apply for recognition and the sustenance allowance with your idea-stage documentation.
Join a state-supported incubator; they process grants and connect you to CoEs.
Official sources
Building in Uttar Pradesh? Do not build alone.
Join the hub for the Starter Boost: volunteer expert consultations, curated resources and webinars, at no cost. Then use the community to find your people in Noida and beyond. Founders never pay to be here.
Scheme details, amounts and eligibility change over time and by notification. This page is a plain-language starting point, not official or legal advice. Always confirm the current rules on the official portal above before applying, and if a link has moved, search the program name to find its new home.