Sustenance Allowance
Pays Jharkhand founders a monthly stipend of INR 5,000 for up to a year.
Up to three members of the startup or project team can each draw Rs. 5,000 a month, for a maximum of 12 months. To qualify, the startup must be registered in Jharkhand, have turnover under INR 25 Crore, be less than 5 years old, and employ no more than 50 people. The scheme is administered by the Department of Information Technology and E-Governance, which does not publish a separate online applic…
This benefit is a living-cost stipend for people running a registered Jharkhand startup or innovative project. It sits within Jharkhand's Startup Policy 2016-2021 alongside sibling incentives such as marketing assistance, patent-cost reimbursement, rental assistance and utility-bill reimbursement.
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