DRDO Technology Development Fund (TDF)
Government of India scheme run by DRDO (Defence Research & Development Organisation), Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India. Open pan-India.
Category
Grant
Runs on
DRDO (Defence Research & Development Organisation), Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India
Applicable for
pan india
Deadline
Ongoing (rolling)
Benefits.
- Grant-in-aid up to ₹10 Cr (90% of project cost)
- Additional ₹500 Cr corpus for deep-tech projects
Who qualifies.
- Indian MSMEs/Startups with 51%+ Indian ownership
- Must be developing defence or dual-use technologies
Focus sectors.
Defence & Dual-use Technologies (Deep-Tech, TRL 3-9)
Official portal.
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