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💼 Government Schemes for Business & Self-Employment in Uttar Pradesh 2026
6 government schemes for business & self-employment in Uttar Pradesh — benefits, who can apply, documents and how to apply. Check your eligibility free.
Also searched as Swarozgar Yojana, Business Loan Yojana in Uttar Pradesh.
ODOP Financial Assistance (Margin Money) Scheme (UP) — Margin-money grant on a bank loan: 25% of project cost up to ₹25 lakh (max ₹6.25 lakh); ₹6.25 lakh or 20% for ₹25–50 lakh; ₹10 lakh or 10% for ₹50–150 lakh; 10% (max ₹20 lakh) above ₹1.5 crore.
Vishwakarma Shram Samman Yojana (UP) — ₹10,000 to ₹10 lakh financial assistance for traditional artisans and craftsmen to establish or scale small industries + free 6-day skill training at government centres; covers carpenters, tailors, barbers, goldsmiths, potters, basket weavers, cobblers, blacksmiths, hawkers, and other traditional trades; toolkit provided; amount transferred directly to bank account
Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan (UP) — Interest-free loan up to ₹5 lakh for youth (18–40 years) to start new micro-enterprises or self-employment ventures in manufacturing, service, or trade sector; government bears interest cost for loan repayment; scheme targets 1 lakh youth per year with goal of creating 10 lakh micro units in 10 years; minimum qualification Class 8 (preference to Class 12+)
Mukhyamantri Yuva Swarojgar Yojana — Bank loan for a new unit — up to ₹25 lakh (industry) or ₹10 lakh (service) — with a 25% margin-money subsidy from the government
Mukhyamantri Gramodyog Rozgar Yojana (UP) — Interest subsidy on a bank loan up to ₹10 lakh for a village-industry unit: 50% of the interest for General category; 100% for SC, ST, OBC, minority, women, divyang and ex-servicemen. No collateral up to ₹10 lakh.