MeitY's SAMRIDH Programme Supports 5 Startups through Accelerator-led Innovation; ₹1.81 Crore Disbursed under the Programme

The Ministry of Electronics & IT’s SAMRIDH (Startup Accelerator of MeitY for Product Innovation, Development, and Growth) programme, which aims to accelerate about 300 startups across sectors such as health‑tech, ed‑tech, agri‑tech, consumer‑tech, fin‑tech, SaaS and sustainability, concluded on 31 January 2026. In Andhra Pradesh, one accelerator – Kalpataru Centre of Excellence (CoE) by AIC STPINEXT Initiatives – was selected. Through this accelerator, five startups (Aerogravity, Cairovision, Epsum Labs, Scraptechies Solutions and Voptimaise Climate Tech Solutions) received financial support, with ₹2 lakh per startup to the accelerator and matching funding up to ₹40 lakh per startup. A total of ₹1.81 crore was allocated and disbursed to the Kalpataru CoE.