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Public procurement relaxations for startups (GeM Startup Runway)

Status

Status not published

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Open now
Amount
Not published

No grant. DPIIT-recognised startups are exempted from prior turnover and prior experience requirements and from Earnest Money Deposit in central government tenders, and can sell innovative products on the GeM Startup Runway.

Funder

Government e-Marketplace (GeM), Ministry of Commerce and Industry

public · national

Deadline: Open all year

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

DPIIT recognition is a prerequisite. Quality and technical specifications of the tender must still be met.

How to apply

  1. No application needed — this is paid automatically to everyone who qualifies. Check that the authority holds your current address and bank details; a missing detail is the usual reason an automatic payment does not arrive. — link

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · DPIIT recognition for Indian startups, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://startupindia.gem.gov.in/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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