Scholarship
Chief Minister’s Startup/innovation Projects/new Industries(CHSIPNI)
Overview
About CHSIPNI
The Chief Minister's Startup/Innovation Projects/New Industries scheme, listed on state portals as CHSIPNI, is a Himachal Pradesh government programme built to move educated youth from job seekers to job creators. It backs startups and innovation projects across the state and offers training and guidance to young entrepreneurs.
The scheme is owned by the Labour and Employment Department, Himachal Pradesh, and is run through the Department of Industries' Startup Himachal portal, where applications are filed. Its stated objectives include self-employment and employment generation, skilling of entrepreneurs, setting up incubation centres, and promoting innovation in selected focus areas.
Support reaches applicants through host institutions and incubation centres rather than a single grant. Approved projects can draw a monthly sustenance allowance, along with mentoring, working space, and help with commercialisation.
It is aimed at individual innovators and groups with workable ideas, including students and alumni of educational institutions, and local entrepreneurs; host institutions such as universities and incubation centres take part in vetting and supporting projects. Focus areas run across technology-driven innovation, agriculture and food processing, retail, tourism and hospitality, IT and ITeS, and biotechnology.
Sources: Startup Himachal – About the Scheme, Department of Industries, Government of Himachal Pradesh · Startup Initiative, Department of Industries, Government of Himachal Pradesh · myScheme – Chief Minister's Startup/Innovation Projects/New Industries (CHSIPNI)
Who runs it
Provider
Himachal Pradesh State Government
State / UT Government
Labour and Employment Department, Himachal Pradesh
At a glance
Key details
| Level | State |
| Scheme type | — |
| Category | Banking,Financial Services and Insurance, Skills & Employment, Education & Learning |
| Beneficiaries | Individual, Industries |
| Benefit type | Cash |
| Application mode | Online |
Calendar
Important dates
Across all open application cycles.
| Cycle | Stage | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Current | Applications open | 2016-11-15 |
Who can apply
Eligibility criteria
| Startup/New Industries means any entity, Proprietor, Limited Company, registered partnership firm under Indian Partnership Act 1932, or Limited Liability Partnership, proposing to set up an enterprise in a micro or small scale category in the services sector relating to the focus areas. | |
| Innovation Project: Innovation is the process of introducing new or making changes with updated technology, large and small radical and incremental, to products, processes, and services that result in the introduction of some new and innovative products. | |
| Incubator: An incubator is any organization designed to accelerate the growth and success of entrepreneurial ventures i.e. startups, through an array of business support resources and services like physical space, capital, coaching and mentoring, common services, and providing networking connections. | |
| Host Institutes: Host Institutes (HIs) are reputed technology, management, and R & D institutes of the state and other institutions and organizations focused on entrepreneurial development and promotion to set up Incubators to galvanize the startup ecosystems in the State | |
| All Startups/ new industries/Innovation Projects as defined in above points 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the scheme would be eligible for availing applicable incentives for components covered under this scheme. The same incentives cannot be availed on the same component under State and Central Scheme. |
What to prepare
Documents required
Step by step
How to apply
- 1Apply online
https://startuphimachal.hp.gov.in/home/register/
Source
Official links
Questions
CHSIPNI – FAQ
Disclaimer
Scheme details are compiled from myScheme, the Government of India’s official scheme-discovery platform, and are reproduced without alteration. Amounts, deadlines and eligibility change between cycles — always confirm on the official links above before applying. Expertie does not process applications or charge fees.