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Schemes Of HP Minorities Finance & Development Corporation

Social, educational and economic upliftment of the minority class people living below the poverty line of the state.

Start date23 Sept 1996
Last verified7 days ago
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About This Scheme

The H.P. Minorities Finance & Development Corporation (HPMFDC) was registered under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 (not for profit) on 23-09-1996 and was declared State Channeling Agency (SCA) for National Minorities Finance & Development Corporation, New Delhi (NMFDC) with the objective to give social, economic and educational upliftment to the people of Minorities below double the poverty line in H.P. by providing financial assistance/loans to them for setting up of self employment ventures of income generating activities and education loan for acquiring professional/technical education and job oriented degrees in India and abroad as well, as per NMDFC guidelines and schemes. Similarly, the Corporation was also declared State Channeling Agency (SCA) for National Handicapped Finance & Development Corporation, Faridabad (NHFDC) on 20-01-1999 for providing them financial assistance/ loan for setting up of self employment ventures of income generating activities and education loan for acquiring professional/technical education and job oriented degrees in India and abroad as well.

Benefits

  • Loans are given for self-employment for 5 years at 6 percent interest rate up to Rs.5.00 lakh.
  • Loans for professional and technical education like JBT, Nursing, Hotel Management, MBA, MBBS, Engineering, LLB and B.Ed etc. are given at 3% interest rate up to Rs 10,00 lakh.
  • The age of the applicant should be between 16 years to 32 years.

Eligibility

Note: You may be eligible based on the information shown. Please verify the official eligibility requirements before applying.
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    Individuals belonging to minority communities (Sikhs, Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Jains and Parsis) in the age group of 18 years to 55 years whose annual income is Rs.98,000/- (rural areas) and Rs.1,20,000/- (urban areas) be less than.

Required Documents

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    Caste certificate.
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    Income certificate.
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    Age certificate.
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    Himachali certificate issued by the executive magistrate.

✦ Required ◦ Optional

How to Apply

IIn-person

It is mandatory for the eligible person to submit his application on the prescribed form along with caste certificate, income certificate, age certificate and Himachali certificate issued by the executive magistrate.