West Bengal Artisans Financial Benefit Scheme 2024: Grant to Individual Artisans

One Time Grant up to ₹15,000/- for purchase & repair of tool kits/ equipment.

The applicant should be a handicrafts artisan.

The age of the applicant should be between 18-60 years.

Applicant should be engaged in traditional Craft/trade with hand tools/equipment/ small machines.

Applicant should be enlisted in the State Portal for artisans & weavers.

Applicant should be an Indian citizen permanent resident of West Bengal for the past 10 years.

For Work shed, an industrial cooperative society of the eligible artisans should possess a piece of land whereupon sheds will be constructed/ machines will be installed.

Offline

Applications by individual artisans or by the Cooperative Societies of the artisans are to be submitted at BDO'’s office for rural areas, at SDO’s office for Municipality areas and at the Municipal Corporation Office for the urban areas, as the case may be.

Helpdesk: Office Addresses and Contact Details (District Wise).

Proof of enrolment in the State portal for artisans & weavers.

The standard price of tools/kits on the basis of 3 sets of quotations collected.

Registration certificate in case of the industrial cooperative society.

In case of repairing of Tool/equipment-invoice/bill from concerned workshop.