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Bharatiya Janata Party · Lok Sabha General Election 2024
Last updated 1 Jun 2026
“We will expand the existing Startup India Seed Fund Scheme and Startup Credit Guarantee Scheme to ensure adequate funds for our start-ups in their entrepreneurial journeys.”
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Both named funding mechanisms have been expanded. The Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS) was expanded via a May 2025 DPIIT notification, doubling the maximum guarantee cover per borrower from Rs 10 crore to Rs 20 crore, raising coverage to 85% (loans up to Rs 10 crore) and reducing the annual guarantee fee to 1% for 27 Champion Sectors. On the equity side, under the Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) over Rs 7,000 crore has been disbursed to 135+ AIFs (which invested Rs 26,900 crore+ in 1,420+ startups), and a second fund with a Rs 10,000 crore corpus was announced. The specific pledge to expand the seed-fund and credit-guarantee schemes is fulfilled.
Promise Timeline
8 May 2025
DPIIT notifies CGSS expansion: guarantee cover per borrower doubled from Rs 10 crore to Rs 20 crore, with higher coverage tiers and reduced fees for Champion Sectors.
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