Self-Reliant India Fund SRI Fund
A fund of funds that puts equity into MSMEs with the potential to grow larger, through private equity and venture capital daughter funds.
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- Status
- Open
- Run by
- Ministry of MSME, through NSIC Venture Capital Fund Limited as the mother fund
What you get
- Equity or quasi-equity growth capital through empanelled daughter funds
- Planned total of ₹50,000 crore, with ₹10,000 crore from the government and ₹40,000 crore from private equity and venture capital funds
- Budget 2026-27 added ₹2,000 crore to keep supporting micro enterprises
Who can apply
- Businesses that are already running.
- Micro, small and medium enterprises.
- Udyam registration is needed. It is free.
- Investment decisions are made by the daughter funds, so a business approaches those funds, not the government
Where to apply
In person, Approach the empanelled daughter funds of NSIC Venture Capital Fund Limited
Figures you may see elsewhere
The 2025 year end review says 682 MSMEs received ₹1,823 crore. The PIB Budget 2026-27 MSME note says 682 MSMEs received ₹15,442 crore. The amount invested is not settled.
Worth knowing
Set up in 2021. 69 daughter funds empanelled and 682 MSMEs funded by 30 November 2025.
Where we found this
- PIB, initiatives for rural and semi-urban MSMEs, SRI Fund, 12 March 2026 (external site) Official announcement
- PIB, Year End Review 2025, Ministry of MSME (external site) Official announcement
- Budget Speech 2026-27, paragraph 29 (external site) Official
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