The Scheme for Capacity Building in the Textile Sector (SAMARTH) is designed to strengthen workforce development across India's textile and apparel industry. Under the scheme, approved training partners and implementing agencies can receive reimbursement for eligible training costs after meeting prescribed training and assessment requirements. While this support can reduce the long-term cost of skill development, it also means that participating manufacturers often need to invest in training infrastructure and operational expenses before reimbursements are received.

SFURTI is a Ministry of MSME scheme that funds traditional industry clusters across India. In Arunachal Pradesh, bead and jewelry artisans in Itanagar can form a heritage cluster under SFURTI and receive grants up to Rs 5 crore for shared facilities and market linkages. TRIFED is an active Nodal Agency for tribal artisan clusters in the state.

For most traditional artisans, having good equipment means increased productivity, quality products, and earnings. Realizing the benefits of upgrading their equipment and tools, the Indian government has incorporated the provision for a Toolkit Incentive worth Rs 15,000 in its PM Vishwakarma Scheme meant to improve the financial standing of the targeted artisans and craftsmen through improved skills and access to concessional loans. Together with the concessional loans up to Rs 3 lakh from two separate loan components, the program provides a way for the beneficiaries to enhance their skills and businesses.

Under the scheme of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), eligible fish farmers in Kerala are eligible for subsidies of up to 40%-60% for the projects of Biofloc Fish Farming and Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS). The subsidies can make it easier to invest less money in the beginning to establish modern fish farming facilities and increase fish production.

As retail operations become increasingly technology-enabled, many shop owners are investing in tools such as POS terminals, billing software, barcode scanners, inventory management systems, and CCTV surveillance infrastructure. These systems can support day-to-day business operations, record-keeping, inventory tracking, digital payments, and security monitoring.

Rajkot is home to a large number of engineering, machining, casting, forging, and auto-component manufacturing units that support industrial supply chains across India. For many of these businesses, uninterrupted machine operations are critical to maintaining production schedules, meeting delivery commitments, and managing customer requirements.

For many years, wholesale grocery traders occupied an unusual position within India's MSME framework. Despite playing a critical role in supply chains, inventory distribution, and market connectivity, trading businesses were generally outside the scope of MSME recognition and, therefore, outside the Priority Sector Lending (PSL) framework available to eligible MSMEs.

Pre-shipment credit, also called packing credit, is a short-term working capital loan that lets Indian exporters finance raw material procurement and production costs before goods are dispatched. Eligible exporters can access 80% to 90% of production costs at concessional RBI-guided interest rates, typically for tenors up to 270 days.

The PM Vishwakarma Yojana is a Government of India scheme designed to support traditional artisans, including stone carvers, woodworkers, and other notified trades in Nagaland. Eligible beneficiaries may access skill training, a toolkit incentive of up to Rs 15,000, and collateral‑free credit support up to Rs 3 lakh at concessional interest rates, subject to scheme guidelines and eligibility criteria.

The PM Vishwakarma Scheme is a Government of India initiative designed to support traditional artisans and craftspeople engaged in recognised trades. In Meghalaya, eligible beneficiaries may include weavers, blacksmiths, basket makers, carpenters, masons, and other traditional artisans notified under the scheme.