Self-Employment Scheme for Scheduled Castes and Tribes

Financial Assistance:

Loan Amount: Project loans from ₹20,000/- to ₹7,00,000/- through nationalized banks.

Subsidy: 50% of the project cost or up to ₹10,000/- as government subsidy.

Margin Money: 25% of project cost provided at 4% annual interest.

The applicant must belong to a Scheduled Castes and Tribes community.

The applicant must be living below the poverty line.

The applicant annual income must not exceed ₹15,975/- in rural areas and ₹21,206/- in urban areas.

The applicant must not be a defaulter of any bank or financial institution.

The applicant must not have availed any subsidy from any government scheme earlier.

The applicant must possess a commercial driving license.

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Application Process:

Step 1: The interested applicant downloads the application form from the official website.

Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).

Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the Village Development Officer/Assistant Social Welfare Officer/Block Development Officer.



Selection Process:

Rural Areas: Beneficiaries are selected through open meetings in Gram Sabha.

Urban Areas: Selection is done through interviews.

Passport-size Photograph.

BPL Card.

Caste Certificate (Issued by Tehsildar).

Income Certificate (Issued by Tehsildar/BDO).

Bank Details.

Any Other Document if Required.