Startup India registration in Delhi NCR: Delhi, Haryana and UP state benefits compared

Why Delhi NCR isn't a single jurisdiction for state startup policy

The National Capital Region spans the National Capital Territory of Delhi, plus neighbouring districts across Haryana (including Gurugram and Faridabad) and Uttar Pradesh (including Noida and Greater Noida). Each has its own state government, and state startup policy is set at the state level, not the NCR level - there is no unified 'NCR startup policy.' A startup registered in Gurugram falls under Haryana's scheme; one registered in Noida or Greater Noida falls under Uttar Pradesh's; one registered within Delhi's own NCT boundary falls under Delhi's. Your registered office address, not your city colloquially being 'in Delhi NCR,' decides which of the three applies.

Delhi's own Startup and Incubation Policy - approved, but still rolling out

The Delhi government's own scheme, the Delhi Start-up and Incubation Policy, was approved by the Delhi Cabinet on 16 July 2026, following a draft version released in August 2025 for public consultation. A ₹325 crore fund was announced at the state's Startup Yuva Festival, aimed at supporting 5,000 student-led startups; other reporting on the same policy cites a broader figure of around ₹400 crore directed mainly at building incubation infrastructure and mentoring capacity rather than direct seed cheques. Because these figures come from different announcements about different components of the same policy, treat the exact corpus size as still settling rather than a single confirmed number.

Policy summaries describe eventual benefits including equity-free grants reported up to ₹10 lakh, mentorship from industry experts, IP protection assistance, investor-connect events and subsidised co-working space. The important caveat for founders right now: the state-level application process, the nodal agency that will administer it, and the detailed eligibility rules had not been formally notified as of this policy's cabinet approval - the government has been consulting founders and investors on implementation rather than opening applications. If your registered office is within Delhi's NCT, it's worth watching for the operational guidelines rather than assuming the scheme is live today.

If you're registered in Gurugram: Haryana's State Startup Policy

Gurugram-registered startups fall under Haryana's state startup framework, anchored by the Haryana State Startup Policy 2022 (valid through July 2027) and administered through Hartron and the Startup Haryana Cell under the state's Department of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications. This is a well-established program, not a new one - Gurugram alone accounts for a large share of Haryana's DPIIT-recognised startup base and several of the state's unicorns. In July 2026, the state government additionally announced plans for a new ₹2,000 crore Startup Fund of Funds, alongside the existing ₹250 crore Atmanirbhar Startup Venture Fund, with a stated push to extend startup infrastructure to IT hubs beyond Gurugram, including Kurukshetra, Hisar and Rohtak.

DPIIT recognition plus a Haryana-registered office are the baseline eligibility requirements. On top of that, the state offers a seed grant reported up to ₹10 lakh per startup for proof-of-concept and prototype development; patent cost reimbursement reported at 100% of filing and consultancy fees up to ₹25 lakh for domestic and international filings; a lease-rental subsidy reported at 30% (45% for women-led startups); and Net SGST reimbursement reported at 50% for up to seven years, alongside subsidised incubation space and relaxed norms for state government tenders. Given how much has changed in Haryana's broader industrial and IT policy landscape in 2026, confirm current caps and the active nodal portal before applying.

If you're registered in Noida or Greater Noida: Uttar Pradesh's Startup Policy

Noida and Greater Noida-registered startups fall under Uttar Pradesh's state framework, which changed substantially in 2026: the state cabinet approved a new Uttar Pradesh Startup Policy 2026 in July 2026, replacing the earlier 2020 policy and built around a ₹1,000 crore UP Startup Fund structured as a fund of funds, plus an expanded ₹400 crore AKTU Corpus Fund for startup and incubator grants. Implementation runs through a new autonomous body, the Uttar Pradesh Startup Mission, via the StartinUP portal.

Under the new policy, seed funding has been increased to a reported up to ₹15 lakh generally (with up to ₹50 lakh for projects the state classifies as strategically important), prototype grants have been doubled to a reported up to ₹10 lakh, and the monthly sustenance allowance for idea-stage founders has been raised to a reported ₹20,000 for up to two years. A separate deep-tech capital pool and inclusion-linked top-ups (for women, transgender, Divyangjan and EWS-led founders, and for startups in the Purvanchal and Bundelkhand regions) sit alongside the general track. As of the policy's cabinet approval, formal notification was still pending, so treat these as the direction of the new policy rather than finalised figures, and confirm current terms on the StartinUP portal. Noida and Greater Noida startups in industrial areas, IT parks or SEZs should also check whether additional sign-off from the local development authority is needed alongside state registration. For the fuller picture on UP's new policy, see our dedicated Uttar Pradesh guide linked below.

What stays constant no matter which NCR jurisdiction you're in

Regardless of whether your registered office sits in Delhi, Gurugram or Noida, DPIIT recognition itself and the central Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) are available nationally and don't depend on state address. Given that Delhi's own state scheme is still finalising its operational rules, and Haryana's and UP's schemes are both already live with published eligibility criteria, the most reliable near-term path for most NCR founders is to lock in DPIIT recognition and pursue SISFS centrally first, then layer on whichever state scheme actually applies to your registered office as it becomes available or as you confirm current terms on the relevant state portal.