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Loans

Startup Enterprise Loan Programme

स्टार्टअप उद्यम कर्जा कार्यक्रम

Status

Status not published

The programme opens via a public notice with a 21-day submission window; timing varies by announcement cycle and annual budget allocation. Recent rounds have been heavily oversubscribed, with over 5,000 applications.

Check with the funder
Amount
2,000,000 NPR

Concessional loan of up to NPR 20 lakh based on approved project size, at 3% interest per year, repayable over up to 5 years with early repayment allowed without penalty. Disbursed in instalments.

Funder

Industrial Enterprise Development Institute (IEDI), Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies

public · national

Deadline: annual_call — The programme opens via a public notice with a 21-day submission window; timing varies by announcement cycle and annual budget allocation. Recent rounds have been heavily oversubscribed, with over 5,000 applications.

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
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Business must be registered as a firm, company, partnership or cooperative in Nepal, operating for less than 10 years, with annual turnover below NPR 15 million, demonstrating innovation and use of modern technology. Import-based trading businesses, blacklisted companies, unregistered entities and holding or investment companies are ineligible. Eligible sectors include agriculture and livestock, IT and digital innovation, infrastructure and transport, social services and tourism, and traditional or local resource-based enterprises.

How to apply

  1. Wait for the public notice announcing the application window.
  2. Submit the online application with the project proposal within 21 days.
  3. Evaluation and scoring by the project selection committee.
  4. Approved applicants are referred to a partner bank for disbursement at 3% interest.

What you will need

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://iedi.gov.np/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked

"3% per year"