Every figure below was read off startupmission.kerala.gov.in, the scheme's own site, on 22 August 2026. Not from a press release, and not from an aggregator. Scheme terms change, so check the portal again before you plan around any of it.
What KSUM Productisation Grant, women and transgender founders publishes today
Run by Kerala Startup Mission, Government of Kerala.
| What | Published figure |
|---|---|
| Total benefit | Up to Rs 12 lakh |
| Additional grant for women and transgender led startups | Up to Rs 5 lakh over the Productisation Grant |
| Shareholding requirement | Women or transgender founders must hold the major share |
| What it funds | Product development, validation and early market readiness |
| Entity type | Private Limited, LLP or OPC, with a valid KSUM Unique ID |
| Disbursement | Milestone-based tranches, typically 50 percent up front and the rest after a progress review |
| Margin money | The startup contributes 20 percent |
It cannot pay your salary or your rent, and that changes the plan
The scheme explicitly excludes founder salaries, rent, major infrastructure setup, and fixed assets including land, buildings, high-end equipment and software costing more than Rs 2 lakh. Founders often treat a grant as runway, and this is not runway. It buys the building of a product, not the time of the people building it. Budget it against tooling, testing, certification and early market work, and fund your own months from somewhere else.
Also worth knowing
Money arrives in tranches against milestones rather than as a lump sum, usually half at the start and the rest after a review, so plan cash flow around the review rather than the award. Two things founders miss: you contribute 20 percent margin money yourself, and if you already took the Idea Grant you can only claim the remaining Rs 4 lakh here rather than the full amount.
Before you apply
Open startupmission.kerala.gov.in and confirm the numbers above still stand. Portals update quietly and news stories do not. If they have changed, the portal is right and this page is out of date, and we would rather you found that out here than in a rejection.
To see which schemes fit your startup rather than reading them one at a time, run your profile through the grant catalog.
Source
Kerala Startup Mission, Government of Kerala: https://startupmission.kerala.gov.in/schemes/productisation-grant-women-transgender. Checked 22 August 2026.
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