The scheme offers financial assistance to Scheduled Caste individuals who wish to establish cottage industries for self-employment without requiring bank loans. Employment/tool kits are provided to those who seek self-employment opportunities.
Under the scheme, tool kits are provided for a total of 28 types of trades/businesses to individuals seeking self-employment opportunities. The list is as follows:
| Sl. No. | Trade Name | Sl. No. | Trade Name | Sl. No. | Trade Name |
| 1 | Handicraft work | 10 | Electrical Appliances Repairing | 19 | Pickle Maker |
| 2 | Stitching work | 11 | Agricultural Blacksmith | 20 | Hot, Cold Drinks, Snack Seller |
| 3 | Vehicle Servicing And Repairing | 12 | Welding Work | 21 | Puncture Kit |
| 4 | Tailoring | 13 | Carpentry | 22 | Flour Meal |
| 5 | Embroidery | 14 | Laundry | 23 | Masala Meal |
| 6 | Pottery | 15 | Broom Making | 24 | Mobile Repairing |
| 7 | Different Types of Ferries | 16 | Milk- Curd Seller | 25 | Hair Cutting (Barber Work) |
| 8 | Plumber | 17 | Fish Seller | 26 | |
| 9 | Beauty Parlor | 18 | Papad Maker | 27 |
The applicant should belong to the Scheduled Caste category.
The applicant should be a native of Gujarat state.
The age limit of the applicant should be 18 to 60 years.
The applicant from the Scheduled Caste Category should have an annual family income of up to ₹6,00,000/-.
There is no income limit for applicants belonging to the Most Backward Caste among the Scheduled Castes category.
If the beneficiary or any family members of the beneficiary have already benefited from this scheme, they are not eligible to avail of its benefits again.
✦ Required ◦ Optional
Step 01: The eligible applicant may visit the e-Samaj Kalyan Portal: https://esamajkalyan.gujarat.gov.in/
Step 02: On the home page, under the tab ‘Citizen Login’, click on New User ‘Please Register Here’.
Step 03: Enter your Full Name as per Aadhaar Card, Gender, Date of Birth, Aadhaar Card Number, Email ID, Caste etc. and then click on ‘Register’.
Step 04: After successful registration, the applicants can login through their User ID and Password.
Step 05: Now, click on ‘User Profile’ to update your profile.
Step 06: Fill in all the mandatory information and then click on ‘Update’.
Step 07: After updating the profile successfully, select the scheme appearing on the home page; an application form will open.
Step 08: Fill in all the mandatory details in the application form and upload all the relevant documents.
Step 09: Now agree with the terms & conditions and click on ‘Save Application’.
Step 10: Submit the application form and take out the print of the application for future reference. The applicant can note down the application number to track the application status by logging into the portal using their User ID and Password.
Step 01: The eligible applicant may visit the nearest office of the District Deputy Director, Scheduled Caste Welfare and collect the application form. The application form can also be downloaded from the official website.
Step 02: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across, if required), and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).
Step 03: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the concerned authority in the office.
Step 04: Request a receipt or acknowledgment from the concerned authority to whom the application has been submitted.
